Gearhead...I am going to presume that you are carrying that shotgun for 'protection'. We in Canada take great umbrage at the assumption that because one can do it at home, a person thinks they can do it in Canada. You can save yourself just a whack of grief by leaving the blunderbuss for safe keeping, along with the pistolo. Just a for instance..if you were to have a bear in your campsite and you brought out the shotgun...I would bet you will be in jail, in short order. Yes, I know the arguments but unless the bear were actually attacking, there is no reason for you to have it in your hands and until the bear really does charge..you standing there with the weapon will see you charged. You won't be booondocking in any of the areas you mentioned, so if you are worried about your 'personal safety'...having the shotgun is just not a cool thing. I know...jury of 12 better than carried by 6...and maybe that might hold if it actually got to that...but chances are, it won't and if you whip out that weapon to 'protect'..you will go down, under a blanket of RCMP serge. If all I have said leaves you angry and determined to bring it over...perhaps you'd be happier re-thinking the plan.
Gary Haupt