The not needing the Yellow card is news to me. Must be a recent development. And no I have not been up in 8 years time, the economy and health issues insured that.
But ummm. Yes on planning a trip if tight on money, as not everyone has disposable $ like some on here do. Back in the early 90s the hunters started to come back to ND, it was to the point of damned near impossible to get a motel within 50 miles of where I hunted, not to mention the hunting pressure, i was literally hunting within 3 miles of the US/CAN border. At times 100yds south of it to access fresh arriving birds. Well the CAND plummeted, so basically the gas was the same price, and as you know, food, etc is a bit more in CAN too, so with the devalued CAND it was a wash to hunt Canada VS ND. I had some good trips up there. until of course the G/Os and stupid rich Americans paying them $500 a day moved into the region and took all the pea and feed fields. But there are still places to hunt if you scout enough. Being able to move until you find the birds (lots of scouting which = lots of fuel $) is the key to freelancing. But anyways, if person has a limited income or budget and wanted to go, with the devalued CAND now is the time to head up there. If 2 guys got together, it'd cost them less than $1,000 each for a 1 week trip.