[grayghost]

Might want to consider this: If hunting with friends, you can share the cost of shipping your raw trophies back together. Average cost for a container shipped home is $1,600. Divide this with 2 friends and you come out a lot cheaper. Ship 5-8 mounted game heads home could run you $1,600 by yourself. Be sure you check into all the details, after all, it's the details that get us. I have a friend that hasn't received his mounts, and it's been over 18 months now. I checked into having my skins tanned in Africa and shipped home. I thought maybe I would save on shipping weight. However, I discovered two concerns: they would be chrome tanned and dry when received (loss of elasticity or stretch) and shipping charges are based on total weight OR dimension; which ever is greater. In other words, I pay what ever costs more. My Taxidermist uses wet tanned skins to allow for correct stretch. You don't want a Kudu to have a neck that looks like it belongs to a Giraffe. Do your homework while you can. Good luck on your hunt, grayghost