I’ll be hunting South Africa in January 2025
What are the pros and cons of hunting in January and pros and cons of taxidermy done by splitting image taxidermy in South Africa. This is my first African hunting trip
Eric I am new to the forum, welcome. I just got back from the Eastern Cape in July so I can't respond to Jan. However the guide I used suggested that I go a different route for taxidermy since he had some bad customer experiences with Spliitting. I heard their showroom is nice but the negatives outweighed. I Dont want to share the negavites since I took the guides word for it but he suggested I use lauriston taxidermy and So far so good on communication and they are only 9 months out on getting my trophies shipped.
I used Splitting Image Taxidermy for my June 2021 hunt with KMG and was very happy with the work done. Don’t know if things have changed since. Nothing stays the same forever I guess.
It will be hot and buggy. As soon as an animal is down they will have to move fast to keep it from spoiling. So the hunt may be over for the day while the carcass is run to a cooler. In contrast, on my first safari I had four animals piled in the truck before lunch of the first day (end of August). It was cool enough to require wearing a couple of layers. In January you can also easily run into issues with hair slippage (very likely) so I suggest skulls only.
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