FYI, Just found out that Air Canada is now refusing to ship trophies. My trophies from Tz from last year I now have to clear at either Vancouver or Toronto since Swiss Air uses Air Canada to ship from those airports to Calgary.

F*^^$ sake this is getting ridiculous!

This is insane!

Gonna make things interesting in places where only one or two airlines fly. Whitehorse, for instance.

Hi

Can you let me know where you found this info.?

I would be more than happy to contact AC and express my opinion.

Thanks

Is this just african animals or all trophies.Caribou?

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Originally posted by ilw:
Hi

Can you let me know where you found this info.?

I got a call from Swiss Cargo who is shipping my trophies from Tz. They were informed by AC that AC would not forward them from Swiss Toronto to Calgary. I am now stuck clearing them at Toronto or Vancouver unless I can find a different shipper.

I have been trying to find anything on Air Canada's site but not seeing anything.

Given my five years of living up there I am not at all surprised by this. It is a danm shame...

I couldn't find any official statement from AC regarding this, though there is a Change.org petition with 5000 signatures. I find it hard to believe that they caved to 5000 idiots.

Have you checked with Westjet?

Good Lord......save us from the disease of liberalism and tolerance of all that ain't right.

Consistent with Air Canada's motto, We're not happy till you're not Happy.

Grizz

Looks like I have the same problem. Shipper has had to resort to using Turkish Airlines!!

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Originally posted by Canuck:
Looks like I have the same problem. Shipper has had to resort to using Turkish Airlines!!

Oh good golly! What we need is, hunters standing up for our rights together! Together being the word.
As Keith says, "Ignore your rights and they'll go away".
Hunters need to show solidarity, we're obviously lacking.
Bob or Chris, have an organization round up signatures of, us money spending hunters and whoop some ass.

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Originally posted by Canuck:
Looks like I have the same problem. Shipper has had to resort to using Turkish Airlines!!

Me too. Had that we have to use a Foreign carrier to transport legal trophies in Canada now.

Air Canada has sucked for decades.

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Originally posted by conifer:
Air Canada has sucked for decades.

I agree. I have personally boycotted Air Canada for years and I always recommend my hunters avoid them if at all possible.......... and strangely enough you can usually avoid using them without paying more. Lots of guys use travel agents though and they are often factored in to the flights.

I refuse to spend money on airlines that are not hunter friendly. There are usually always options. Having said that, if this trend continues it could get difficult, especially since most guys just book what works or what is cheapest and do not think about who the money is going to and their corporate views of hunters and firearms owners.

Conifer has it right. I will not fly with Air Canada any more.

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Originally posted by Canuck32:

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Originally posted by Canuck:
Looks like I have the same problem. Shipper has had to resort to using Turkish Airlines!!

Me too. Had that we have to use a Foreign carrier to transport legal trophies in Canada now.

My crate arrived yesterday. Was quite the cluster-fudge, but at least they got here.

The trophies were shipped a couple days before the Cecil incident happened. Went via Turkish Air from Bulawayo to Johannesburg to Istanbul to Toronto to Vancouver. Somewhere along the way the original paperwork supposedly went missing. So they were stuck in Vancouver. CFIB passed them with copies, but Customs refused entry without originals. Turns out CITES permits (there were no CITES animals!) aren't re-issued by Zimbabwe. So, it was looking bleak, but finally the original permits showed up in Vancouver. Not sure where they got lost, how they were found or if it was malicious. Anyhoo, Customs finally released them and I got them shipped via truck up to PG from there. All is good, but what a nightmare this is turning out to be.

I avoid Air Canada at all costs.....mainly due to their firearm "handling fees", but have to use them on our upcoming hunt!! Didn't really have much of a choice as WestJet's schedule in/out of Whitehorse is very limited.

Air North is your best option to Whitehorse. Super hunter friendly.

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Air North is your best option to Whitehorse. Super hunter friendly.

+1 to that!

I looked at Air North but they don't fly in/out of Winnipeg. We could have taken another airline to either Vancouver or Edmonton and then Air North to Whitehorse but the costs, schedules and hassles didn't make sense.

Oh well............... hope you have a good hunt.

well what i know is Air Canada lost so many luggages, box of ammo and rifles in the previous year so if it s not anti hunters ....

Brett i understand the hassle of travelling but think about that when you will be in Whitehorse if anything is lost for your trip.

they are charging a lot for extra luggage, 25$ for the second and 100$ for the third .....

Air Canada is charging $100 for a rifle regardless if it is your only piece of luggage.

I know, I know..........hated booking with them but the tickets are bought!

Few other reasons on staying with one airline:
* Lost/delayed luggage- blame game can start on who's fault. Been there.....
* Delayed/cancelled flights - same thing
* Change fees - IF we are lucky enough to tag out early and want to head out due to weather or just because, it's easier to deal with one airline and changing flights/fees than dealing with two.

We get into Whitehorse around 2:30 pm so if the luggage is lost/delayed, at least they have another flight(or two) and have somewhat of a chance at making it.

Don't really even want to think about having to do that (leave early) but we might. Brother owns a business and has bean busier than hell. ........was lucky to get him to commit to this hunt the way it was! I'm missing our anniversary for the 3rd year in a row due to my hunting trips and I can tell the wife's not super happy. Even if I can get home 2 days early, I would make it! And to top it off, my wife just got offered a new job last week, which she took, and now has to fly out/be gone the whole 1st week that I'm on my hunt......big issue trying to find someone to watch our 3 yr. old and 8 yr. old for a week.

Just talked to the outfitter tonight as I had a couple questions and they have gone 100% on sheep so far. 1st group (3) averaged 11 yrs. old on their sheep and the 2nd hunt(3) averaged a little over 10.

Good luck on your hunt

Thanks

Crossing my fingers that things go smoothly and I'll have a hunt report full of pictures to share.

Brett

For those of you wanting to do something SCI has a form letter you can send to Air Canada and Westjet here