Not if she’s a minor
I'm right there with you on not bringing meat back. I started hunting whitetail near Lake Pleasant in the Adirondacks in the '60's while in high school. Love to put elk, deer, antelope, etc in the freezer. My first trip to Africa was Botswana in 2023, D&P 5 animals, had a kudu shoulder mount done locally here in Denver. Euro skulls were done by me, went to a beauty shop supply house and bought 40 volume peroxide and whitener. Also made my own plaques for mounting skulls. Videos on youtube are helpful. An earlier poster mentioned that you can't combine multiple hunters in shipping. But...I wonder about 2 with same last name. Waiting now to hear about my animals from September/October SA hunt.
I've had it done both ways. On my last trip I had things taken care of in South Africa which was cheaper, but the shipping was more. In the end I think that it was a wash except that I had my mounts a full year if not a year and a half sooner since my taxidermist was 15 months out and that was once he received the dip and pack.
African taxidermy has come a long way recently in my opinion. I’ve also had taxidermy done here and in South Africa and other than a full body baboon done in Africa I’ve been pleased with it all. As @JimP stated you get your mounts much quicker if done in Africa. Of course there are exceptions, a few threads here that members have had nightmares about taxidermy both here and abroad.
One thing to add to your point. IF something were to happen to a cape during tanning an African taxidermist has a better chance of finding a replacement at an economical price than an American taxidermist.
I live in northern ny have a camp in Paul Smith i was tracking bucks 2 weeks ago love the adirondacks
My son and I had our stuff come back in the same crate. He wasn't a minor. This was shipped in 2024.
www.genuslogistics.com
I went last year to the show and talked with multiple outfittersOne contact you can also ask about typical import costs you should have anyway is Matt Meyers from Genus Logistics, import broker.
If you decide to ship stuff back it’ll be through JFK and it’s a good company to have working for you.
Genus Logistics
I would suggest a ride to Harrisburg Pa, outdoor show in February. There are a fair number of Namibian outfits that’d fit your hunt wishlist and you should be able to put together a package as you have a very strait forward hunt to plan. I’m in the Hudson Valley of NY , but even from the ADK’s it’s not to bad of a drive.
I hunted with Jan Duplessis of Sebra Safaris in Namibia and he’d also be a good guy to contact. Good honest hunt on his own land, no high fence , unfenced ranch hunt,top notch food(best i’ve had in a dozen camps). Small outfit,one group at a time type place.
