Recent content by Jeffrey Masters

Well written report Mickey. Now I have to go and get a bigger bucket. The bushbuck was a beauty, as were all your animals, but that Buffalo, was really special. I am not the jealous type, but I must say, reading this has got me thinking about another trip. I can't congratulate you enough, and I...

Can't measure memories! That is a beauty of a Sable, and the mount will always bring back memories for you!

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Rakman, thank you for reposting as this is exactly the kind of info we all need. Opinion are exactly that, and most of us take no offense at others posting theirs. I think you are exactly right about knowing the cost up front being an important part of the decision to do the hunt to begin with...

Truth be told, the prices quoted to us by First Class are not substantially higher that what I just paid to get my trophies back from Namibia. I felt violated from each and every vendor that touched my items all the way to my door, with one big exception, and that was my outfitter in Namibia. He...

LOL, Kind of like United knows what the options cost........ There is no winning sometimes. And, I as type that I think just how blessed I am to travel to the places I do, and enjoy hunting with some fine outfitters who are genuinely good people. I need to quit complaining and be more thankful.

Thanks for the offer sir. We were somehow able to find a flight that did not exist two days ago! We tried desperately to make that flight work, eventually finding out the the last flight is the week before we hunt. That was a painful lesson. We made the decision to hunt in late September to...

It was quite a shock when we found out, and agreed, it is robbery.

Thank you for reposting this sir. We have already found out how painful it is going to be, and are going to proceed. I do appreciate you letting us know.

Sarg, this is what I was asking.

Thank you gentlemen, I really appreciate the help and support. I inventoried all the skins I received and it seems like all of them except the couple I specifically asked to be caped are full skins, so I have decided to have them dry tanned and used them on beds or on the couch. Last question on...

Any recommendations for a respectable honest tannery? I am in Kentucky.

No sir, I do not want the back skins badly. There are two flat skins that I would like to have and use, possibly for rugs, or wall hangings. I feel idiotic for having the back skins sent at all. I should have left them in Africa.

All of my hides from my last trip to Namibia were sent treated only, and not tanned. I am left with a pile of skins folded, and hard as bricks. These would be almost impossible to ship in their current state, and I am ignorant of how to work with them without damaging or destroying them. My...

Very impressive trophies! Do you know where they were taken?