Recent content by AfricaDreams

Talked with my dad about his last shipment from Namibia that included a warthog and other trophies. He stated that he avoided these issues as his broker has a USDA approved warehouse that they clear all shipments through. This prevented him from having to incur extra shipping charges to send it...

This thread got me curious about my own trophies, so I looked up the following from the USDA website: "To be safely imported, animal trophies and other animal hides or feathers from certain regions of the world must be sent directly to Approved Establishments for processing or sent to an...

Mort, While I can understand not trying to get stuck on trees and enjoy the forrest, I do think that it is important to have an idea of how my trophies are going to get back before I go. Especially since the world is seeing the biggest disruption of travel since WWII. This trip has been a long...

CW, Thanks for the insight on both methods. May I ask what your costs were for ocean freight and arifrieght? What was the general time difference in getting shipments to the states? My biggest concern would be the skins sitting in a metal container for months on end.

Hello Fellow hunters! Been a long time reader and figured that I should finally join since I have a hunt planned for 2021. This will be my first trip the the Dark Continent, and this site has been great for researching. Current question: I know that COVID shutdowns have really caused issues...