Thread: Buying Fishimg and Hunting gear in Alaska/ Canada

Good afternoon Gents.
I'm heading over for a cruise in July. Is it worthwhile buying fishing/hunting gear over there?

friend over there last year prices about the same - scopes is what he looked for - but if you like them get yourself a pair of cowboy boots huge selection not really available here

i can tell you that decent arrows in the usa are far cheaper

Cabelas and Bas Pro in the US are worth the visit just for the taxidermy alone.

You will be mind-boggled at the selection of fishing gear , let alone hunting and every other sort of outdoors equipment .

Dont know about Canada

As @fawkes said, Cabelas and Bass Pro are definitely worth a look! But allow yourself plenty of time, at least a full day, hopefully 2, cos there is way to much to see before you start buying. I found the best places to look for decent gear was in the fishing/hunting shops in the towns outside of the major centres. Lots of bargains, and priced about the same as here until you find a bargain, some of the second hand stuff can be an absolute steal.

army disposal shops are amazing too

I shopped REI in US and they have some phenomenal deals esp if you pay $30 and get lifetime member ship - they give you a $30 voucher on the spot.
Scopes - I couldn’t find anything in Nth America that was much cheaper than NZ esp given any GST or duty tax.
Ps - Better to carry goods back into NZ and sea with GST etc. I paid nothing but on a shipped box, customs hammered me with the gst/duty plus all their ‘fees’ which I never knew existed


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and watch the TSA people - they delight in confiscating anything they can - bastards

Canadian Tyre had some pretty good prices on gear 10 years ago when I was there - https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/shop-...DC0002119.html

+1 for Cabelas too

Good outdoor/hunting/fishing shop in the main drag of Whitehorse. Can't remember the name but would be easy too find.

Look for 'mail-in rebates'. If you are there long enough you can mail an address to get a % off the products you buy.

The reason you see prices about the same there, especially in 'big box' stores (Cabela's, Gander Mountain, Sportsmans Warehouse) is due to RRP pricing. Can't be under-cutting that too much otherwise you lose the distribution rights.

Some smaller outfitters will be way under (or over!) RRP but unlikely to have the very latest stuff.

Cheers for the replies fullas.

Just about had a fuck up. Went to book accommodation in Vancouver. I didn't know there was another Vancouver not so far away in the US. I do now.

Don't be fooled by the marked prices. Tax is added at the checkout so can be deceiving.

From my experience most things similar in price to NZ. Some cool stuff there that one can't get in NZ though. Jerky seasoning and cure was a winning purchase for us has been awesome to be honest

As mentioned, cabelas/bass pro have great taxidermy. Enjoy






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With the trump tariffs in place and the Canadian retaliation, I am not sure you are going to see much advantage at buying American made stuff over there. Maybe mdt gadgets could be be found a bit cheaper. If you ask for an import permit in advance here you could bring back a chassis maybe.