Ryanlo, take your daughter up to Jim Guist's Totally Awesome Taxidermy near Springfield. If she is as persuasive as most girls her age you will be going to Africa more often than you think. Going into his Gallery and seeing his trophies is much better than just loo9king at them online. Jim is a "good ole boy" and loves to talk to fellow hunters. Jim has done a number of Rams for us and really nice White Tail, he is going to be doing the taxidermy work on our Safari animals. I live in Michigan and there are a lot of Taxidermists closer than he is.
Regarding the KC show, it is small but you will have the opportunity to talk to several outfitters, one on one. This past year there were a number of African hunts that were auctioned off for $700.00 or less, mostly less. If you are planning to go anyway, these are great prices to which you can additional animals if desired. This year the auctions were held on Friday and Saturday nights after a reasonably good dinner. They also have a "silent auction" that spans the duration of the show. This year I won 5 boxes of Sierra Bullets (my choice) for $60.00.
