Anyone Ever Shipped an Elk Shoulder Mount?

[Sackett]

I shot my first elk (the bull in my avatar) on my first elk hunt of my life on the last second of the last evening of my hunt this past September and dropped him off with a Taxidermist in Cortez, CO. Taxidermist called and the elk is ready. He mentioned he had one shipped to Louisiana that was around $350. Has anyone ever had one shipped from Colorado and who did you use? I did a rough quote on an online shipping website that had truck/ship rates from $200 and up. I figured a 4'x4'x4' crate at around 110 lbs. Does this sound about right?

Thanks in advance. Either way, it's cheaper than driving up there and back so I'm going to ship it, but wanted to know if there was a right or wrong way to do it.

[GARY]

I had all my mounts shipped to Canada and back to Texas in past four years. Nary a hair out of place in either move. I would make sure they are professionally packed by outfit like a moving company unless the taxidermist is experienced. They built crates for all my shoulder mounts.

[Chance Love]

An elk shoulder mount will not fit in a 4x4x4 box. Did he make the horns removable? That would save a lot on the shipping. They will go by dimensional weight, not actual weight. The taxidermist should be able to build a crate and can ship it Fex-Ex.

Why didn't you just bring the elk home and use a taxidermist here?

[Bowhuntamistad]

Exactly why my oryx is in Texas and not on my wall here in Las Vegas

[Sackett]

Why didn't you just bring the elk home and use a taxidermist here?

It was September 6th, caped him the morning we left the mountain and had to drive straight through to Texas, New Mexico Heat for my Grandfathers funeral the next day. Didn't have time or means to keep the hide cool and didn't know how to remove the cape properly from the skull to preserve it the 20 hours home. This year, I'll learn how to cape/cut the hide from the skull to preserve it in an ice chest........not that I'll be lucky enough to shoot another bull.