Good for you. I’ve hauled in a lot of freight, guided a lot of hunters and hauled out a lot of game. If you have the gonads to pack out a bull elk or bull moose by yourself then more power to you. Even a nasty old bear has to be packed out if that is what you are hunting. In Canada if you are coming in from the USA, you have to either have a guide or hunt with a resident. A couple of the western states are talking about making it the same way.
We just got back from Colorado, two nice bulls and two big bucks. We leave for Idaho next week.
Actually, I haven’t hunted four legged critters in 30 years. Won’t do it anymore, unless I absolutely have to, to eat.
But I do love exploring the wilderness. Love Colorado, Especially the San Juans.
And I have done a good bit in Alaska (mostly Denali area) as well. One of these days I’d like to go back there, go even further north, and do some of the NWT and Yukon area of Canada on the way.... But I’ll skip Canada if I have to leave my armaments at the border OR hire a guide.
‘Course the way things are going, They may not be legal in the US much longer either.