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Bob:
Should be no problem to move any extra capes you ship home. Do not have them tanned in SA; ship them raw/salted (flint). They will have to go to a Taxidermist who is licensed with the US F&W due to import regs and will need to be re-disinfected, but this is no big deal. You'll have an average of 6-8 months for delivery on raw skins/skulls (save up more $$$) or as much as a year or more if their mounted in SA. Any capes you do not mount will sell. No red tape unless you take a CITES animal or Primate (you mentioned neither). SA Airlines flies out of Dallas, next trip give me an email and I'll pass along a company in TX that has served us well. We're flying out of Atlanta to Dulles (DC) but only because after we booked a direct flight (Johannesburg) SAA dropped their direct Atlanta route. They paid for our DC flight, no cost to us. I leave in mid July. 10 day hunt; 13 animals. May sub a few due to my desire to only take mature trophy's. I'm not interested in anything with milk on its lips or a "representative" of the species. All of my game will be shipped here (TN) and turned over to Foster Butt (Wildlife Taxidermy). I left an Antelope and Whitetail with Foster this past fall and both are hanging on my wall already. Return time was less than six months, and quality is on par with the big names in the US. Having been a professional Taxidermist myself for 17 years, I consider carefully who does my mounts today. We're also using an expediter since this is my first trip to SA. Forms are there and we will be met at the airport and escorted through all the red tape. Fee was well worth it and not expensive. Let us hear all about your trip when you get back. Stay safe and good hunting, grayghost
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