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In the middle of firming up flights to Deer Lake for Sept 2020. I've heard the horror stories about clearing customs in Toronto with guns, but what is it equally as difficult coming and going clearing customs without a firearm? In other words, should a guy try and avoid Toronto no matter what? Thanks. | ||
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JG, If you can go through Halifax you'll be happier. I found Toronto not an issue going in with Canadian Customs but the airport is a zoo. Air Canada is just a mess. Going through Toronto US Customs is confusing also and a long process. I'd much rather pitch up anywhere in Africa than go through Toronto again. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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So if I have no choice but to transit through Toronto, without a firearm..... When connecting back through Toronto returning home, I know I have to clear US customs in Toronto, but do I have to retrieve my checked bags to clear customs or not? | |||
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Depends....if you have a firearm, US customs will want to see it. That means, they will call your airline and ask the airline to find your firearm and bring to customs. That can take hours. Depends on how busy they are. Would not bring firearm. | |||
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I am confused. Why would it take hours for the US customs to clear firearms? | |||
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JG, Toronto is a PIA but hundreds of hunters pass through there every year. I think the most important thing if you have to transit Toronto Airport is not to make reservations that give you anything less then 3 hours between flights arriving Toronto and departing for Newfoundland and the same on the return. It takes a long time to get everything in order. You'll spend a bunch of time waiting on the return for US Customs to call you up. It is a goat rope but you can do it. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Ah,Toronto. I have spent a lot of time in that airport, and truly love the fact that I no longer need to do so. Canada has two official languages...which makes it all the more astonishing when you meet so many airline and other employees who can apparently speak neither of them... | |||
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Now! That was funny! MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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I have not been through Toronto in years, but the only problems I remember were with US immigration. They looked at my passport one time and said -- so you claim to have been born in Texas. What was the name of the hospital? Generally the US people in Toronto were more difficult that the Canadian officials, but this was ten plus years ago.Such trusting souls. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Funny you said this. Last year we were in Toronto, and were met by someone working at the airport. We got through both customs and immigration very quickly, everyone was very friendly and helpful. We had no firearms. But he did mention that people going to the US encounter a lot of problems with US officials. Hew said "frankly, some of them are just a bunch of assholes" | |||
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Customs will call your airline and ask them to bring your firearm to them to inspect. All depend how quickly airline does this. Last time,it took 2 1/2 hrs. Customs is not the issue. It’s the airline getting firearm to Customs to inspect. | |||
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Unfortunately it is true. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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So how long should a guy expect to wait if he has no firearm? I appreciate the responses so far, but I will NOT have a firearm. Some connections coming home are tight, and it is important for me to know what to expect. Thanks again. | |||
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If you are connecting with another airline, through an International airport, there are few points to bear in mind. If your arriving and departing flights are in the same terminal, I usually like to have a minimum of 2 hours in transit. If your flight requires you to go to another terminal, I prefer to have 3 hours. If your flights are tight, it might be an idea to book one of the meet and greet services to get you through quicker. I do that if I fly through certain airports. Makes life much easier. | |||
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I think there is a contingent of US customs that are assholes. Anti-hunting or something. They hold up the inspection until your plane has left, then let you go. I went to the Air Canada counter(who were very gracious and friendly) and they issued a boarding pass for the next flight. They said there is usually a seat or two because US customs always holds up some hunters which frees up some seats on the next flight. ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, duke of York ". . . when a man has shot an elephant his life is full." ~John Alfred Jordan "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero - 55 BC "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand Cogito ergo venor- KPete “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.” ― Adam Smith - “Wealth of Nations” | |||
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