Big Game Export Permits

In order to export big game across the border, you must buy a permit for $35 Canadian and these are available in several locations in Fort Frances. Without the permit, you will not be able to bring any parts of your animal (cape, rack, meat) across the border.

Export permits are available at Rainy Lake Sports in Fort Frances and at the Shell station in Rainy River for 35 Canadian.

We will help to make sure that you purchase an exporting permit. At Border Country Outfitters, we want to contain the possible spread of Chronic Wasting disease. Although it has not been found in Ontario, we want to make sure, you the hunter, is aware of the possibility. With the laws of the MNR and scientific knowledge of CWD, we want to help spread the information to help prevent the spread of CWD and other diseases.

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
• There is no evidence to date that CWD is found in wild populations in Ontario, but the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF), and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are monitoring deer and elk in the wild and on farms and zoos to ensure that it is detected if it is present.

• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal nervous disease of mule deer, white-tailed deer and elk. It has recently been detected in mid-western states and in Alberta and Saskatchewan, leading to the concern that it may be spreading.

• The province is reviewing all possible regulatory changes to prevent the introduction of CWD and to control its spread should it be found in the province. The province is looking at any necessary steps to minimize any risk of the disease spreading into Ontario and is also sampling deer as an added precautionary step.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is no scientific evidence CWD can infect humans. However, WHO has advised jurisdictions where CWD has been detected that no (part of a) deer or elk with evidence of CWD should be eaten by people or other animals. The symptoms observed in wildlife with CWD include: emaciation (loss of body weight and body condition); abnormal behavior or indifference to human activity; increased salivation; tremors; stumbling, lack of coordination; difficulty or inefficiency in chewing or swallowing; and increased drinking and urination.

• MNR will continue to provide hunters with information about CWD. Hunters that are concerned should follow the guidelines for handling and processing deer that are on the MNR Web site: http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/csb/news/nov5nr02.html. Should there be a need, the Ministry of Natural Resources will communicate with hunters and the general about any significant aspects related to CWD.