African Arrow Safaris Hunt Specials!

[dgilbert]

Just cost me about $3300 to get two animals back here. That's more than my package cost.

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Was that including airport pickup and getting your stuff to usda taxidermist and hides processed here?

[DRT]

Was that including airport pickup and getting your stuff to usda taxidermist and hides processed here?

Including dip and ship, shipping being the bigger cost in it. Included the importer fees, I used Coppersmith's, storage and shipping fees here as well. Plus I have to pay have to use a certified taxi here (Alpine) to "further inspect" and pay a fee for that as well. I'm still waiting for them to release and ship to the taxi.

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[skeeter]

So you're saying the total will be: (trying to get a total cost)

$3,499 total for 4 animals which includes all accommodations and food/drinks
$1,000 total for transportation

What about airfare/animal care/shipping and taxidermy? (just a good estimante)

whatever your hunt+airfare costs, double price that and youll have an approx cost of everything, including taxidermy

[7sdad]

So $12,000 to $15,000 will cover it?

[Buff]

Just something to consider....

I started going to Africa 20 years ago and looked up 10 or 12 years ago and realized I had 80 shoulder mounts.

I still loved Africa so I started going over and hunting without bringing anything back but the pictures and more importantly the memories.


Nothing says you have to bring anything home to mount

[Mudslinger]

For this hunt, $1000 per person for 3 animals each, pickup and delivery to the airport, $500 (not positive if this is pickup and delivery) split 4 ways, Taxi work in RSA, less than $1000 for 3 animals per person, Shipping is a BIG question, clearance with Coppersmiths, my 4 was $350 and clearance at a local USDA taxi was $250. Taxi fees for your 3 animals, your choice on how much and how you have everything done.

From my understanding, shipping is done via volume, not weight from RSA. If you do not want to have anything mounted and just do Euros, then you will not have to include any capes or backskins in the shipment, only the skulls and horns. They come from the taxi in RSA as Euros so you eliminate taxi work in the states and save on the volume of your animal crate in shipping!

I will say this and it is from my taxi in San Angelo, you should be able to pick up your animals at Coppersmiths in Houston UNLESS you get the wrong agent with their panties in a wad or if you have a Warthog or other primates that will need clearance with a USDA certified taxi. He said half of his customers have picked up their animal crates in Houston and the other half the agent will want them sent to a USDA taxi.

[buck_wild]

Just something to consider....

I started going to Africa 20 years ago and looked up 10 or 12 years ago and realized I had 80 shoulder mounts.

I still loved Africa so I started going over and hunting without bringing anything back but the pictures and more importantly the memories.


Nothing says you have to bring anything home to mount

True and lots of folks are going that route. But there is still a cost to leaving stuff there. If you don't export, It's y understanding you then have to pay the 14% VAT (tax) on the trophy fees. Just know it might be part of the deal to leaving stuff behind also.

[buck_wild]

For this hunt, $1000 per person for 3 animals each, pickup and delivery to the airport, $500 (not positive if this is pickup and delivery) split 4 ways, Taxi work in RSA, less than $1000 for 3 animals per person, Shipping is a BIG question, clearance with Coppersmiths, my 4 was $350 and clearance at a local USDA taxi was $250. Taxi fees for your 3 animals, your choice on how much and how you have everything done.

From my understanding, shipping is done via volume, not weight from RSA. If you do not want to have anything mounted and just do Euros, then you will not have to include any capes or backskins in the shipment, only the skulls and horns. They come from the taxi in RSA as Euros so you eliminate taxi work in the states and save on the volume of your animal crate in shipping!

I will say this and it is from my taxi in San Angelo, you should be able to pick up your animals at Coppersmiths in Houston UNLESS you get the wrong agent with their panties in a wad or if you have a Warthog or other primates that will need clearance with a USDA certified taxi. He said half of his customers have picked up their animal crates in Houston and the other half the agent will want them sent to a USDA taxi.

Another option is to have it sent to a USDA tannery, maybe the one your taxidermist will use anyway. Lots of taxidermist aren't UADA certified but don't let that factor into who you might use bc of a USDA certification. The skins that are going to be mounted are headed to a tannery likely anyway.

[Mudslinger]

To show you how out of touch the lady I dealt with told me that if my critters were not a finished mount, they had to go to a USDA taxi here in TX

[Buff]

True and lots of folks are going that route. But there is still a cost to leaving stuff there. If you don't export, It's y understanding you then have to pay the 14% VAT (tax) on the trophy fees. Just know it might be part of the deal to leaving stuff behind also.

Not saying that that tax is not on the books but I have done a dozen cull hunts with 3 different outfits and have never paid any tax

[buck_wild]

Not saying that that tax is not on the books but I have done a dozen cull hunts with 3 different outfits and have never paid any tax

Sounds like you owe Uncle Cyril some money I'm betting the outfitters did it under the table.

[Mudslinger]

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BIG NEWS!

Harry has decided that this hunt Special is good for not only 2023, but for 2024!!!!!

At these prices, better not wait too long to book!

[S-3 Ranch]

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BIG NEWS!

Harry has decided that this hunt Special is good for not only 2023, but for 2024!!!!!

At these prices, better not wait too long to book!

Thanks muleskinner
My buddy ,his friend and I are heading over in 2024 this is great information