Taxidermy & Trophy Solutions
As the marketing season is in full swing and safaris are being planned and booked, I felt it important to make a big bold statement regarding the TTS service we now offer.
Why? Well, when the hunt is over, the important next step is the management and costs of your trophy handling.
While shipping costs have gone ballistic since covid, it exposed an opportunity we have been fortunate to apply for your benefit, and that is to negotiate favorable taxidermy rates in South Africa. In fact, extremely favorable rates through our taxidermy brokerage network being the first part. These costs, when combined with our already lowest shipping rates, mean you will save 40% plus on the traditional ‘after hunt costs.’
Hard to believe, but true.
Furthermore, there are other factors to consider that may not have been adequately explained in the past.
An example: Instead of sending the ‘Dip and Pack’ trophies home, perhaps consider tanning it in Africa. Why? Because if you see the skin is damaged, you will be able to do something about it ‘In Africa.’ You will save money on the shipping of lighter cargo, the process avoids one extra step (saving time) back home, and your taxidermist back home can get straight to mounting it when he receives an already tanned skin.
As you know, my mission is promoting hunting in Africa.
And when it comes to shipping – which we have done for 7 years, saving you money so you can hunt more – was part of this mission.
TTS, the A-Z, one point of contact – Taxidermy & Trophy Solutions business – is our next chapter in the journey.
Using our one-stop service is straight forward.
- You’ll need to inform your outfitter that you will be using our services. Ideally before the safari, but certainly, while on the safari. NB. You do not want to leave your safari without clarifying what happens to your trophy.
- We need your confirmation that we can contact your Outfitter and plan the collection of your trophies or their importation, if in a neighboring state.
- Once we know what trophies you have hunted, we’ll prepare a first DRAFT of your mounting instructions as we believe them to be, along with envisaged costs of the export and shipping.
- This forms the basis for receiving a deposit, which we need to collect the trophies. On occasion, timing may not allow this, and we would then collect the trophies in good faith as you would have given TTS the ‘go ahead,’ having seen the envisaged costs of our work, (be it on the quote, web or on a flyer). NB. We will not transport trophies without your authority.
- We’ll go back and forth with the paperwork, while you decide and ultimately confirm mounting instructions. This may go well into the time when you back home – and that’s OK. You need to be 100% comfortable.
- Upon collecting the trophies, we confirm with you immediately, so you know that your trophies are being attended to right away. We take them directly to the taxidermist, pay the Outfitter his commission and the taxidermist’s deposit to start the work.
- We’ll keep you updated monthly, although the first few months there is not much happening. In the mounting stage when finishing touches are carried out, you will be updated regularly with photos.
- When completed, and WE are happy (firstly) and, most importantly, YOU are happy, we’ll ask for the remainder of the taxidermy fee. Then, we’ll start the crating and export process. (The taxidermists we use have all been in the industry for years. Furthermore, we would not stake our reputation using anyone other than highly experienced practitioners.)
- You will be given options for export, be it air or ocean and will be introduced to the importing agent as and where necessary in your home country.
- Once you have settled the export charges, your trophies will be on their way. We will keep in touch until they have been cleared and collected (if you are picking them up) or received (if they are being delivered to your home). Either way, we’ll keep in contact, to ensure everything was just as you expected.
Please remember, we remain your one stop ‘point-of-contact’ till your trophies are done and safely home with you.
And as many people popped past the booths in Dallas and Nashville, we are at the major shows to help answer anything you need to know.
Here’s to a wonderful year of hunting in Africa!
Regards
www.taxidermytrophysolutions.com
