Canada Gamebird Ban

Taken from the USDA link above:

"Hunter-harvested unprocessed wild game bird meat/carcasses, originating from or transiting Canada, will not be permitted to enter the United States regardless of the Canadian province from which the bird was harvested."

"Unprocessed"....so it they are cleaned and froze????

Dave, what is up with the pleasant demeanor this morning? Save that for somewhere else.
Processed means it must be processed by a "licensed" and "approved" game processor and labeled "wild game not for resale". Or at least this is USDA's position a day ago. Tomorrow who knows???

A wing and breast plate frozen is a carcass..
 
USDA post on 9/12 now allows the importation of ducks & geese into the US from Canada
The government is an embarrassment
Some of us the went to Saskatchewan on 9/10 and didn't bother to bring a bird hitch or big coolers. We donated our birds to the first nation so they didn't go to waste.
 
Another great trip to Alberta has come & gone, visiting friends and enjoying some fine waterfowl hunting. About 40 years of experiencing what all waterfowlers should experience at least once. When we started hunting up there, virtually all fields were swathed and allowed to dry in the field, and then combined. Now virtually all the crops are straight combined, although a fair amount of canola is still both swathed & straight combined. Headers keep stretching, now 40, 45, 50'! Hopper and yield monitors on touch screens, gone are the glass windows to visually see how full the hopper is. Combines loading rolling track grain carts that then load super bees. Then real time yields uploaded to spring fertilizing software, applying more fertilizer where field yields were light. Advancements in farming are amazing! If you've seen a canola pellet, it's a wonder how they combine it; & and of course they have genetically altered the pod shell to toughen it to help minimize shatter loss.
The combine I'm riding in (see pic) had a 45' header, straight combining canola.
Used a BEST shooting pad (see pic) to help minimize recoil due to shoulder and bicep tendon surgery June 1st - it really helped, although those BlackCloud goose loads pack a wallop! Looking forward to SD pheasant hunting in a month & wish you all a successful fall!
Had some amazing short videos of ducks coming in before shooting time on that dugout, but not good at transferring from phone........
 

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Even pictures do not do it justice, magical for sure. Get local Chinese diner to prepare mallard breasts in Asian bbq sauces over fried rice. Again it’s magical. Only have missed two years since 1986. Great people on the prairie.
 
Returned from Ontario Sunday with 2 limits of grouse. No problem with US Customs. Still very green foliage. Returning next week hope some leaves drop.
 
We had to donate all these birds to the first nation because our government couldn't make a smart decision in a timely fashion. While they didn't go to waste I still felt wrong about not using what I harvested. Awesome trip though.
It is possible that a double banded 19 year old Ross somehow made it to a Taxidermist.
 

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Even pictures do not do it justice, magical for sure. Get local Chinese diner to prepare mallard breasts in Asian bbq sauces over fried rice. Again it’s magical. Only have missed two years since 1986. Great people on the prairie.
Yeah Canada is awesome. The farmers are more friendly than montana.
 
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