Take no more than one large bag with wheels and a back pack type carry on. In the carry on have all the essentials you'll need to the point you could do without the main bag if you had too.

If you bring a rifle a good option is to use a take down case that fits in the duffle bag. You will be doing site in any way so doesn't matter if it holds zero when taken down.

Take extra time off if you can to check out the parks and other sights. Don't go crazy buying new gear but if you do get a better camera. Better to have multiple cameras than multiple guns. Bring a point & shoot camera and let the staff take photos with it.

Agree on the taxidermy advice costs add up fast and by the time you have it all shipped there may not even be a good spot for it.


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