If you have a chance to move to Canada, which province would you choose?

Blockcaver said:
I've lived in South Central BC the past 16 years after 35 years in CO and growing up in WI. Am a dual citizen of the US (born there) and Canada. Could live anywhere north of Mexico but chose to retire and build the retirement place in BC. The dry central interior gets limited snow fall down low and offers a decent growing season.....grapes, watermelons, corn, cherries, peaches, apricots, apples, blackberries, strawberries, etc. Keeps my wife busy and happy.

Local hunting for mule and whitetail deer is marginal coming from CO...three month gun season and over the counter licenses here...short 9 day early Sept archery season. Black bear hunting is decent. Bighorns are primarily over the counter but a low success for a legal ram. Stones are too but a 16 hour drive to reach a place to fly or back pack in for me. Goats are over the counter in many areas and a lot closer drive....BC has about half of the Mt Goats in North America. Moose are locally on a draw, but over the counter in north. Mt Caribou just went to a draw in the areas open to hunting in the north. 15 huntable big game species....but Dall Sheep and Bison are a low odds draw.

All that said if I was young and single I'd live in the Yukon for a while.
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How far south are you in bc? Worried about the land title issues currently


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Having lived all of my 60 in BC I have watched it go from one of the best places to live in the world to now I cannot wait to retire so we can get the hell out of here! I grew up on the coast catching salmon, steelhead and chasing blacktails to living in Northern BC chasing deer, moose, elk, sheep, goats and bears and the north is where it is at, if you had to move.

You would never catch me living south of Williams Lake, just too many libtards that think they know what is best for the province and a bunch of boot licking politicians who cater to them.

IF you had to move to BC, I would seriously look at North East BC - cheaper cost of living, higher wages, lots of jobs, close to Alberta (it is a lot like Alberta with the people and similar minds), good hunting, easy access to sheep, goats, bison and moose, fishing sucks and you have to like snow and cold weather. But it gets to most sunshine in BC....

Otherwise, northern Sask or Alberta would be my choices.

Just remember, BC means Bring Cash!!!

Cheers

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The Yukon. we moved 16 years ago and never regret it. the cold snap we are getting since beginning of december is a good way to keep some staying here. but that is not new klondike has always been known for cold snap so it is payback from nature ... i can hunt mostly what i want without draw except for elk, deer and goat the rest it OTC ... including grizzly.

another point The Yukon is not a province but a territory it that makes a difference for you.
 
medvedyt said:
The Yukon. we moved 16 years ago and never regret it. the cold snap we are getting since beginning of december is a good way to keep some staying here. but that is not new klondike has always been known for cold snap so it is payback from nature ... i can hunt mostly what i want without draw except for elk, deer and goat the rest it OTC ... including grizzly.

another point The Yukon is not a province but a territory it that makes a difference for you.
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How`s the sheep hunting in Yukon? I assume is very decent for resident. The sheep hunt is the primary reason I want to do it. I just can`t justify paying $70000 for a guide even I can afford it....
 
lcx321 said:
How`s the sheep hunting in Yukon? I assume is very decent for resident. The sheep hunt is the primary reason I want to do it. I just can`t justify paying $70000 for a guide even I can afford it....
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That 70k would probably be cheaper in the long run vs moving there. Canada as much as I love it, has changed a ton, and is more expensive now than ever. I’m in BC as we speak, and seeing it slide further and further into the abyss is sad.

The trick would be to have a house here and and spend the “dark and gray months” abroad.
 
lcx321 said:
How`s the sheep hunting in Yukon? I assume is very decent for resident. The sheep hunt is the primary reason I want to do it. I just can`t justify paying $70000 for a guide even I can afford it....
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sheep hunting except few areas is OTC but doesnt mean it is easy lol ... first you are not alone and second outfitters can be a problem in the closest areas around whitehorse. lambing has not been very good in the last few years due to freezing rain, in the spring and also heavy snow fall that lead to the sheep going lower and getting chased by wolves (another issue). in the unit we have been hunting for almost 13 years we did not see any shootable sheep for the last 5 years and the closest areas got hammered bad too it is a shame but trappers are not present anymore and hunters do not take wolves, bears (black and grizzly). but it is still doable again you need time to discover the place you want to go but the same can be said for moose or caribou.

the draws areas it is more complicated as around whitehorse we had a good one (draw every 4 years) but env decided to put together multiple areas in one and giving out 60 tags for the whole instead of the 2 for that specific spot. needless to say mountains are empty now lol ... but i imagine the outfitter there is still selling sheep hunt so maybe he knows things that locals do not know lol or his hunters are coming back empty and do not complaint lol ...

stone hunts or fannin as we call them is way easier as the mountains are harder to reach unless you do fly out and less competition except again the pressure from the outfitters ...

not the paradise it is used to be but still enjoyable.

if you want to go sheep hunting go the farther you can afford (in time and / or money) with the less people you can meet and the better it will be.

and make you meet the full curl rules as a few hunters even guided are caught every year. do not shoot if you are not sure ...

sorry i meant to type a short version.
 
ProRoad said:
I had the chance and chose to return to the USA. Vancouver was amazing for 5 months while I worked on Spiderman 2, food was great, people were nice but I was taxed in both Canada and US so it was a nice trip but no thanks on living there. Montreal was a crowded nightmare and couldn't get around for all of the construction going on. Def not the same experience as Raincouver.
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We need a new name for you on Rockslide, something Spideyman Dos related.
 
some reading for you:

23-0461 - Open government portal - Government of Yukon

I’m requesting access to all sheep survey data in the Yukon, categorized by sub-zone. This encompasses data from the earliest available vintage (1970 onward if possible). Additionally, I’m seeking...
open.yukon.ca open.yukon.ca

23-0506 - Open government portal - Government of Yukon

The total number of Dall sheep harvested by residents and non-residents as well as the age, total length and circumference measurements of the base and annulis for each zone and subzone for the...
open.yukon.ca open.yukon.ca

22-0061 - Open government portal - Government of Yukon

Looking to know the number of illegal dall sheep and stone sheep rams that were taken in the Yukon during the 2021 hunting season both by resident and non resident hunters. Timeframe: July 31, 2021...
open.yukon.ca open.yukon.ca

22-0064 - Open government portal - Government of Yukon

Yukon Thinhorn Sheep harvest numbers for all game management subzones from July 1, 2012 to October 31, 2021. Please also include 1) the amount taken by residents by game management subzone; 2) the...
open.yukon.ca open.yukon.ca

22-0145 - Open government portal - Government of Yukon

Average horn length, average of the circumference measurements (ie measurement at bases quarter 1, 2, 3) and average age of all Dall Sheep harvested over the last 10 years by game management...
open.yukon.ca open.yukon.ca

22-0656 - Open government portal - Government of Yukon

The total number of Dall sheep harvested by residents and non-residents as well as the average age, and average circumference measurements for each zone and subzone for the 2022 hunting season....
open.yukon.ca open.yukon.ca
 
I think it is hard to fathom as an American moving to Canada just how much we are taxed. Especially if you make a decent wage.

Couple that to our housing nightmare post covid and immigration flood. Look on realtor.ca and see how much housing is in the Yukon.

Add on native land claims.

Food, transportation, everyday goods are incredibly expensive. My xlt f150 sticker price was $76000

Firearms are going to be a thing of the past in a couple generations.

Healthcare….everyone talks about our “free” healthcare. My pregnant gf can’t even get a doctor.

We keep voting for this somehow. The safest areas are Alberta and Saskatchewan but Calgary and Edmonton are filling with more liberals every day.
 
Coveyleader said:
That 70k would probably be cheaper in the long run vs moving there. Canada as much as I love it, has changed a ton, and is more expensive now than ever. I’m in BC as we speak, and seeing it slide further and further into the abyss is sad.

The trick would be to have a house here and and spend the “dark and gray months” abroad.
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I just returned from Baja Mexico and it’s full of folks from Canada and California, Washington state , lots people who are retired and the locals HATE them, because they are really upset about how uptight the liberals and Canadian people are, I don’t know what providence would be happy to see a few Texan there?
But I would love to know where a Texas man could live and muledeer & whitetail hunt? With a moose hunting trip every couple years?
My sister is in BC & Toronto 8 months of the year working in the California TV filming industry, so something close to family and still going deer hunting
 
S-3 ranch said:
I just returned from Baja Mexico and it’s full of folks from Canada and California, Washington state , lots people who are retired and the locals HATE them, because they are really upset about how uptight the liberals and Canadian people are, I don’t know what providence would be happy to see a few Texan there?
But I would love to know where a Texas man could live and muledeer & whitetail hunt? With a moose hunting trip every couple years?
My sister is in BC & Toronto 8 months of the year working in the California TV filming industry, so something close to family and still going deer hunting
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That almost sounds like a joke….. “There was this Texan in BC”
 
BreechFace said:
I’d give up hunting before moving to Canada.
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Great. Please stay where you are then!

I've lived in Saskatchewan, Alberta, The NWT, Yukon and now BC.
Each has something excellent to offer.
I can tell you that even today there is NO State that can match Saskatchewan's and Alberta's Whitetails (guided for them and had chiefly US clients). Mulies in both get of excellent proportions, rivaling many of the best from Utah & Colorado.

Moose & Caribou in the NWT & Yukon will never be matched anywhere south of the Medicine Line - Reality.

Elk in Alberta are some of the largest in the world, and although tough to draw tags, the Roosevelt Elk on Vancouver Island basically wrote the books.

Alberta had some good sheep hunting for a lot of years.
Now sadly largely on draws.

The Yukon still has pockets that are very worthwhile for sheep.

BC still has some excellent hunting for Stone Sheep, but after so many years of chasing them and back-packing them off the big hills my knees won't allow that any more.

Vancouver Island sports some of the biggest black bears on the planet. I've taken a few that went well over 7 feet nose to tail and whose skulls went book.

I too am a Dual Citizen US / Canada. And while I have enjoying some fine hunting down south, there is a reason I chose to live up here.
Hunting (and fishing) was an extremely large consideration in that choice.

In short, you can always find something in pretty much any place you set your sights on.

However to suggest you would give up hunting rather than checking things out north of the Medicine Line is incredibly naive IMO.

Cheers
 
IronNoggin said:
Great. Please stay where you are then!

I've lived in Saskatchewan, Alberta, The NWT, Yukon and now BC.
Each has something excellent to offer.
I can tell you that even today there is NO State that can match Saskatchewan's and Alberta's Whitetails (guided for them and had chiefly US clients). Mulies in both get of excellent proportions, rivaling many of the best from Utah & Colorado.

Moose & Caribou in the NWT & Yukon will never be matched anywhere south of the Medicine Line - Reality.

Elk in Alberta are some of the largest in the world, and although tough to draw tags, the Roosevelt Elk on Vancouver Island basically wrote the books.

Alberta had some good sheep hunting for a lot of years.
Now sadly largely on draws.

The Yukon still has pockets that are very worthwhile for sheep.

BC still has some excellent hunting for Stone Sheep, but after so many years of chasing them and back-packing them off the big hills my knees won't allow that any more.

Vancouver Island sports some of the biggest black bears on the planet. I've taken a few that went well over 7 feet nose to tail and whose skulls went book.

I too am a Dual Citizen US / Canada. And while I have enjoying some fine hunting down south, there is a reason I chose to live up here.
Hunting (and fishing) was an extremely large consideration in that choice.

In short, you can always find something in pretty much any place you set your sights on.

However to suggest you would give up hunting rather than checking things out north of the Medicine Line is incredibly naive IMO.

Cheers
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People are getting too political nowadays....
 
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