Taxidermist costs

[bsterns]

Grayghost and John Duarte... RE the taxidermist in Africa(Nyati Taxidermy);
I instructed him to shouldermount the kudu, gemsbok, and steenbuck. I am going to make European mounts of the springbok and Wildebeast. The PH is going to take him the trophies and he will let us know when they are finished. The payment will be made at that time. I thought that was pretty neat since most require 50% up front. The three of us will share a carton or crate. I have awhile to save up my money.

My hunting friends, Larry and Doug, met our PH, Johan, in the United States about 4 years ago. Johan was just getting started with a 50,000 acre ranch in Namibia and invited them to come over. Johan had just gotten his PH certification. He and his brother buy goats in Namibia auctions and sell them in South Africa. He turns over 1000 goats a week. Besides the goat business they are primarily in the game capture business. They have a helicopter and round up game in different areas in Namibia. They then sell them to game management farms. I was hoping to watch them but we did not have time. They advertise in African magazines as Undiscovered African Game LTD.. Johan only guides about 10 parties a year. He keeps the best captured game for himself resulting in a very nice genetic pool. Larry has hunted with him 4 times, Doug three times, and this was my first year. He has one place southeast of Windhoek near Mariental and another in the mountains near the Namib desert which is southwest of Windhoek near the ocean. We hunted 10 days in the Kalihari and 3 days in the mountains.

The taxidermist also has a very large ranch which they call a farm. He is quite wealthy but likes to do taxidermy. He is a friend of Johan hence the no money down.

I do not want to bore you with a lot of trivia but since this thread is about taxidermy then I felt it was apropo. I do tend to ramble at times. I can't wait to see the mounts.