Where would be the best place to look for a hunting lodge in Alaska?

Have lived Down Under all my life but now the financial situation has changed and we are looking at alternatives.

Are there any real obstacles to my family (myself, wife and two offspring, a girl at 20 and a boy at 18) buying land in Alaska?


My son and I even have tossed up the idea of a hunting lodge as at 50, I am a bit too young to retire and I have spent my whole life hunting (when not working. I am a teacher by profession).

Any ideas where to lok will be greatly appreciated

Ross

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If, you are interested in buying in B.C. and you are an Australian, you would be welcomed here; my family pioneered in B.C. before Confederation and we Canucks tend to be pretty fond of our Commonwealth brothers. There are minor bureaucratic requirements, but, a teacher from Oz will hhave no problem getting into Canada.

Once you have satisfied your CORE requirements and obtained your Hunter No. Card, keeping a resident licence is easy, if you wish to travel back and forth to Oz. If, however, you want to get into the Guide-Outfitter racket with a view to offering hunts to foreigners, I would caution against this as a wise investment.

Non-resident "alien" hunting in B.C. is on it's way out, due to domestic demand, Aboriginal demands and an increasing resentment of foreign hunters among residents, due to various factors. So, as an investment, I don't think it a sound one.

Anyway, if you want to come here, go to your nearest Canuck consulate in Oz and check out all the bureaucratic bullshit involved. Good luck.

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You misunderstood my point as what I meant was that we Canadians welcome immigrants from Australia and a few other countries. We tend to feel that these people share a common heritage and very similar culture with us and thus will become good citizens of Canada.

As to the current immigration situation, it has been a disaster since 1967, just look at the killings here in the Lower Mainland and in Toronto. It needs to be made extremely restrictive and only appropriate people allowed in, Australians are among these. Immigration to Canada is a privilege and anyone allowed in should be grateful.

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Originally posted by kutenay:
It needs to be made extremely restrictive and only appropriate people allowed in, Australians are among these. Immigration to Canada is a privilege and anyone allowed in should be grateful.

I'm not from Australia. I'm grateful I was allowed in. Obviously I thought I'd like live better here than over in The Netherlands. And I do. But I like to think I'm bringing some skills to Canada as well. At least my current employer thinks so. And so did all the clients I had when I ran my own business. Wouldn't that be more important than country of origen?

But anyway, since this is not the political forum: are y'all looking forward to opening day for waterfowl? I'm taking my son along for the first time!

Frans

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Originally posted by ALF:
Kutenay:

Welcomed here ?

How do you get to that one?

I am a recent immigrant ( 7 years ) to Canada and I can assure you that you are not simply "welcomed in any way " to Canada or the USA.

Unless you can provide a skill that Canada needs ( or you are some refugee or an unwanted person form another country) you do not just simply come here!

And even if you do have the skill Canada requires to to recertify.

So if you are a physician you rewrite all your exams .

If you are nurse you have to rewrite all your exams and show competence.

If your profession is one that is union bound the hoops that need to be jumped are absolutely prohibitive.

No I can assure you that you are not simply welcomed here in any way or form !

Alf, as I'm sure you're aware, you emigrated here under federal jurisdiction, and were given extra immigration "points" due to the fact you are a physician. So, like a lot of foreign trained professionals, Immigration Canada said "Come on in - we'd love to have you!!"

Unfortunately, regulation of professions come under provincial jurisdiction, and the feds have, in the past, not bothered to ask the provinces about their immigration needs or requirements. I think that's changing now, but it's still the provinces which are ponying up the money to set up the recertification programs (and in turn passing that cost on to the taxpayers and in part, to the applicants). In the meantime, a lot of these professionals end up driving taxis for a living.

Maybe it's time the feds ponied up some cash for it, too. Though, I know there is only one taxpayer, it's the feds mess, and they should help clean it up.

I wouldn't mind buying some land either. Who do I talk to about that? I hate hunting in wildlife management areas, too many hunters like to "drink and shoot". Our Conservation office handles cottage lots, but only in the Interlake area and only in "developed" areas. Who's in charge of Crown land? I wanna buy some!

Hello;
Actually, Plan B, other than the refugee route, requires you yo make an investment of $300,000. in Canada, I believe. In the case of people fleing Hong Kong before it reverted to China, they bought expensive houses over here.
Grizz

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Who's in charge of Crown land? I wanna buy some!

That would be "The Crown", I guess. Mickey, I can assure you that many, many areas are still not overrun with hunters here, no need to go buying large tracts, and keeping the rest of us out, even if you could. I seem to remember there are restrictions on the amount of land non-residents or aliens can buy.

Of course I'm from Europe, even down-town Calgary seems pretty laid-back to me at times. Still during most of my exploits (not counting desperate last minute attempts or opening days) I'm the only one out there, or so it seems.

Frans

hello;
Here in Alberta, they used to give "Recreational Leases". I'm not sure if they do any more. Not for your own personal use, but for small commercial operations and some not so small., based on tourism. No permanent structures allowed and they ran for 25 years. The definition of non permanent has become pretty far stretched in some of these places. That's how places like Frontier Town just outside the Ya Ha Tinda came to exist.
Grizz

Mikey, the branch of govt. that handled that sort of thing used to be in the Norquay Bldg. Maybe still are? derf

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Originally posted by derf:
Mikey, the branch of govt. that handled that sort of thing used to be in the Norquay Bldg. Maybe still are? derf

I think they've moved, but I'll find out for sure. The Norquay building is mostly Manitoba Finance now, I fix their computers for them Someone in the Gov't is bound to know who's in charge of land titles.

Found it! It's actually int he Woodworth building now, in the basement. Maybe I'll give them a call. Maps and such must be purchased through Manitoba Conservation, then I pick a lot and buy it. Found 80 acres in Lac du Bonnet area, down the highway and a half mile down a service road... Treed area with a few alfalfa fields. I'll see what happens...