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and what do you do about the 17% vat tax?
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RSA East Cape Safari here, AWA African Wildlife Artistry Seems to have it under control. There are no really good African taxidermists locally...and AWAs work was impressive after a tour of their shop I decided to let them do the mounts. Will update when i have all 4 Springbok, Impala, Blesbok and Red Lechwe plus several flat hides in hand.
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Having shipped a lot of stuff from Africa, I can report that dipping, packing, and shipping is just another revenue source for operators and shippers. You can do it yourself - make all the transportation, packing, vet clearances, permits, and shipping arrangements, but it can take days to arrange all that and that's assuming you know how to get all that done. So, if you are not doing it regularly, you're going to spend way too much having your outfitter and/or taxidermist do it all for you. It's just another unspoken and often overlook expense of a hunt. So yes, it can be pretty shocking.
Depending on the country of origin, you can shop for the best deal "before" your hunt. Contact shippers (Google) and see what you can negotiate. But most folks don't want to bother with it.
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Agree with the majority, I've been over three times in the last half dozen years and it was expensive 6 years ago to bring anything back and prices have doubled since than.
Africa has gotten pretty greedy with their permits/fees/shipping prices. Truly wonder how much it actually costs vs what you're billed?
Have no plans to go again, but if do it will be a cull hunt and only pics taken and brought back.
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Just got my bill for shipping from Lusaka, Zambia to the importer here in the US. 5 animals, not yet mounted, $3500. They said they won’t even include vasoline. Ouch.
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That is not too bad. Shipping them could be 1/3-1/2 of he cost.
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Yes but that’s before a $4-5 k on taxidermy…
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Yes but that’s before a $4-5 k on taxidermy… and 6-8 Covtard boosters, huh jdollar, you freaking joke? You still scared schitttless to go anywhere without your mask?
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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$12k for taxidermy where I’m going. 😭😭😭
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Just got my bill for shipping from Lusaka, Zambia to the importer here in the US. 5 animals, not yet mounted, $3500. They said they won’t even include vasoline. Ouch. Did Borman do your dip, pack and shipping? If, so how were they shipped back to the USA - Qatar or Turkish?
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Yes but that’s before a $4-5 k on taxidermy… and 6-8 Covtard boosters, huh jdollar, you freaking joke? You still scared schitttless to go anywhere without your mask? [quote=jdollar]Yes but that’s before a $4-5 k on taxidermy… True to form from my online stalker. Some things never change. Thanks for your valuable contribution…..
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And thanks to you for continuing to show the world that you're a complete fraud, dumbass, and coward.... Sorry for the delayed response. Just saw this post. I leave in 4 days for the Caprivi via Doha, Joberg, and Kasane, then drive into Namibia. I and my wife( who has a PhD in nursing education) are vaccinated. As a retired physician, I consider anyone that is refusing the vaccine as stupid. It’s free insurance against a potentially fatal disease. Granted, the mortality rate is low, but the hospitalization rate isn’t for unvaccinated people. 85-90 % of people in hospitals due to COVID are unvaccinated. Enough said.
) The virus is now ubiquitous and will remain so forever. It isn’t going away. The days of worrying about travelers spreading it are gone. All one can do now if you want to travel outside the US is follow the rules, whether it is vax or testing prior to arrival. Right now you must have a negative Covid test to re-enter the US but that regulation is expected to be lifted in the near future. Brother Raider believes the vax does no good and is dangerous. Check the graphs in the link, especially the US graph. The evidence speaks for itself. https://ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths-by-vaccination[/quote]
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Just got my bill for shipping from Lusaka, Zambia to the importer here in the US. 5 animals, not yet mounted, $3500. They said they won’t even include vasoline. Ouch. Did Borman do your dip, pack and shipping? If, so how were they shipped back to the USA - Qatar or Turkish? Not sure exactly. I believe it was done by my PH. Shipping slip says Qatar.
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anyone bring their capes back and sell them ?
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By the time you pay for transport, tanning, shipping there is not much margin left to make it profitable.
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