Taxidermist costs

[bsterns]

Thanks for your reply. I greatly appreciate your sage advice. I will search around for price lists in Namibia. Has anyone had a Kudu or Gemsbok mounted recently in Africa? I saw a video on how they treat the hides, skulls, and horns in South Africa for export. I was impressed. The hides and dried skulls are shipped to U.S. destinations and that has a certain cost to it. I wonder how much more of a cost it would for a finished mount to ship. I am sure it would take up more space than just the hides and skull. Perhaps combining shipping with several people would be possible. Unfortunately I am not a wealthy person. I feel very fortunate to be taking this once in a lifetime trip. Costs still are a limiting factor for me. Comments welcomed.