Didn't read all the thread but determine what trophies you will bring back before hand. I know many experienced hunters who don't bring back anything. If not doing a skull or Euro mount have the horns sawed off and the skull cap separated at the suture line. Shipping is by weight and bulk. Buffalo skulls are heavy, take measurements and then do the same treatment. The only time that this is not a good idea is if you want to enter the horns in the record book as this can disqualify them.

I am not sure what I paid for bringing hides back but it was about four times more than what I could buy an already made rug for. Same with pillows. But if I had shipped less I could have taken two more trophies.

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