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[Jayco]

Will the PH sell your capes and animal if you just want to bring pictures back? How well is that received?

 

[Ridge Runner]

Good questions.

There are at least a couple of members here on AH that have posted they have ran out of wall space for taxidermy and now just have photo albums on a coffee table and/or walls of their hunts.

Generally, it depends on where you hunt. On tribal land the animal(s) goes to the tribe. In RSA the animal(s) belong to the concession/farm owner.

The outfitter that I hunt with in RSA periodically offers unwanted hides and mounts to incoming clients at less than or at taxidermy price.

Taxidermy shop is at the lodge.

The meat: tribal animal the meat is divided up among the tribe. From my understanding when hunting a concession/farm the owner may share a portion of the meat with their workers and either retain the rest of the meat for themselves and or sell the meat to local community butcher shop.

Based off my last trip to RSA my outfitter uses the meat killed on his property to serve his clients.

With exception to my 2021 Zimbabwe safari, never really thought about not having my first or second species of an African animal taxidermied. So IMO it's up to you whether or not you have your animals mounted or just want full skins or just horns and/or tusks. They are your memories preserve them the way you want.

Just my 2¢, but after I get the animals I want taxidermied I'm going to just make up photo albums and with each photo have a hunt report that list the outfitters name and location, PH and trackers names, where when, and how the hunt happened along with any other relevant details that made the hunt more memorable.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I only keep a select few trophies and I don't mind in the least if the operator sells what I leave behind, good for him. As long as nothing goes to waste.

 

[Frederik]

Will the PH sell your capes and animal if you just want to bring pictures back? How well is that received?

That should not be an issue at all just inform the PH outfitter before hand.
Then he can arrange with his taxidermy if there is a specific animal and cape to be cut that they have short. For instance a taxidermist client looking for a fullmount nyala cape and he doenst have one in stock.

 

[375Fox]

It’s a business, no outfitter will be offended by it, but tell them up front you won’t be taking trophies home. You’ll have to pay 15% VAT on non-exported trophies.

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

you pay for what you hunt
if you dont want the trophies, no outfitter will be upset. but then the trophies belong to the outfitter if you dont take them and he can do with them what he pleases. certain capes can have some value to a taxidermist of they are in very good condition etc, but not many really.

 

[Philip Glass]

If the outfitter owns a taxidermy then certainly he will be disappointed. I would not worry about it because it is your hunt. From my experience you DO NOT want to tell them up front that you will take nothing home if true trophies are your goal. If representative animals is your goal then it is fine to tell them up front. Some will intentionally not guide you to a big one if it's not being mounted. With the bills I am paying now for three shipments I am nearly there with you! The costs are absurd these days.
Regards,
Philip

 

[Dinsdale]

I disagree with the above post.

A good PH and outfit will work just the same for you even if they know you aren’t doing taxidermy.

Passed up several cape buffalo looking for a great bull and several representative plains game on last 2 hunts. Shipped nothing last three hunts.