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Funny, when I went, Impala was the one animal I really wanted (besides a big buffalo). I shot a nice one on our first hunting day. Brought it back and wouldn't you know it, it was the one animal where the cape got ruined by Jonas Bros. I never was sure if Jonas' tanners did it, if it was messed up in Africa, or if someone stole it at the tannery and then told us it was ruined.

In any case, to the OP: Go to Africa and get a real one in its native range. You'll be glad you did.

Anyone who pays $7000 to shoot a TX impala needs serious professional help....

I have sold several capes of various animals that I did Euro mounts on and also bought a few when mine got messed up in shipping. Didn't Jonas brothers offer to get a replacement cape for you?

Sorry, Blacktailer, I just saw your question.

Unfortunately, no, Jonas did not offer anything in way of compensation or even any help. It seemed to be a pattern with them, though, since my Dad also lost a full caribou hide with them a few years before. My suspicions are that if something nice comes across their tanner's counter that they can use/sell/etc. they take it and then tell Jonas it was messed up. Typically, they tell you it was prepped improperly and the hair slipped. But, of course, you have no way of knowing what the truth is. The impala was back in 2007 and the caribou was in 2005, I think. I quit taking things to them at that point. They do nice work once the taxidermists get everything back from the tannery, but twice in a few years when other hides were sent at the same time and were prepped the same way leads me to believe something fishy was going on. Now, it's been quite a while since that happened so maybe they are better about things these days. But, I found a decent tannery myself that I can trust and some other quality taxidermists, so all is good now.

Here's a package similar to what we did on our family did with Kei River Safaris in 2012. We hunted seven days and had kudu as well.

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/832100588/m/6941099732

I'm new on the site but if you're still open to ideas visit with Ryan Wilson, he has hunted Africa 20+ times and offers a service to help folks get set up. His favorite outfitter is Milkycreek Safaris, he can introduce you to them if you want. You can reach Martin Booysen at Milkycreek Safaris on the web or get with Ryan at milkycreeksafariswilsoncombat.com.