Hoof & Mouth Disease Detected in Namibia - Sept. 2026

Darn, I was due to have 5 trophies shipped this week. Has this ever happened before?
 
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not sure how long these things typically take, but hoping everybody gets through this swiftly
 
Darn, I just came back from there and of course I was planning on have some taxidermy done there.

Edit: My animals were from the green area in the map above. Does that mean they are not impacted?
 
Tanks said:
Darn, I just came back from there and of course I was planning on have some taxidermy done there.

Edit: My animals were from the green area in the map above. Does that mean they are not impacted?
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Just all exports of any animal product is paused right now. Pretty frustrating

I talked to a USA/Namibian consulate member today.
 
My trophies from last Aug in the orange area were due to ship this week. DELAYED!
 
South Africa had an outbreak of Hoof and Mouth this year as well, right?

Why weren't the trophies stopped from export from there?
 
Imagine what this means to the taxidermists in Namibia! In my case, the taxidermist was just finishing 5 trophies when the quarantine came down. I’m not going to pay until they’re able to ship. That could be weeks, months or never!
 
Casper’s Taxidermy informed me they cannot ship my elephant. All finished taxidermy. Four stools, tusks on bases and all leather tanned. I’m no Virologist but tanned hides and clean tusks being prohibited? Makes no sense to me.

JES
 
JES Adventures said:
Casper’s Taxidermy informed me they cannot ship my elephant. All finished taxidermy. Four stools, tusks on bases and all leather tanned. I’m no Virologist but tanned hides and clean tusks being prohibited? Makes no sense to me.

JES
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It’s government, I expect nothing logical from any government.
What happens when the CITIES permits expire? Can you just renew them or do you have to reapply for them?
Hopefully the ban won’t take that long but we never know how this type of thing will play out.
 
JES Adventures said:
Casper’s Taxidermy informed me they cannot ship my elephant. All finished taxidermy. Four stools, tusks on bases and all leather tanned. I’m no Virologist but tanned hides and clean tusks being prohibited? Makes no sense to me.

JES
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Yup my mounted trophies and euro mounts shot 16 months ago, 480 MILES from the recent out positive test location.... pretty silly

Im sure your elephant was shot closer to 700-800 miles away hahah. so dumb
 
JES Adventures said:
Casper’s Taxidermy informed me they cannot ship my elephant. All finished taxidermy. Four stools, tusks on bases and all leather tanned. I’m no Virologist but tanned hides and clean tusks being prohibited? Makes no sense to me.

JES
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I will commiserate. My elephant killed in May 2025 and has the export and US import permit ready, cannot be shipped. 4 barstools, mounted tusks, ears, skull, tail, a lot of tanned skin and some pistol cases and overnights bags that have already been made is just sitting there in its shipping crate, in limbo. The US import permit was issued in March of 2026 and is valid for a year. Fingers crossed something gets worked out in time. Cheers
 
This is another point for my, "not bringing anything home but pictures" decision on Africa going forward.
 
KevinNC said:
This is another point for my, "not bringing anything home but pictures" decision on Africa going forward.
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Yes, if you don’t have patience I’m sure it can be too much for some people.
 
My next trip is for 2 buffalo and a hippo. I'm hiring a videographer which will make for some great memories without spending 8k to get 3 skulls home. 8k buys me a rusa stag hunt in the South Pacific. Eventually you run out of wall space and realize you are retiring in a few years and where the hell is is all going to go? I've done plenty of taxidermy but transitioned to just Euro mounts and now just pictures.
 
dchum said:
Yeah, I’m hoping this initial pause is just a panic reaction.
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RSA had a big outbreak this year. We had it go though our cattle herd which are not vaccinated. Did not lose a single head. Not a calf, heifer, cow. Zero. Not a single abortion either. Our neighbour's herd that were vaccinated at the time, was just as affected as ours.
Also, zero delays on trophies.

I am of the opinion that you are correct on the initial response and that is indeed a panic reaction. Hopefully it settles for all affected parties.
 
KMG Hunting Safaris said:
RSA had a big outbreak this year. We had it go though our cattle herd which are not vaccinated. Did not lose a single head. Not a calf, heifer, cow. Zero. Not a single abortion either. Our neighbour's herd that were vaccinated at the time, was just as affected as ours.
Also, zero delays on trophies.

I am of the opinion that you are correct on the initial response and that is indeed a panic reaction. Hopefully it settles for all affected parties.
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Could you answer my question from above?

Why do you think South Africa didn't have any delays or stoppages of any trophies whatsoever? Compared to Namibia which seems to be going into total lockdown.

It also seemed like the US and other countries also didn't worry about the disease outbreak in SA, in regards to trophies either.
 
Sabre said:
Could you answer my question from above?

Why do you think South Africa didn't have any delays or stoppages of any trophies whatsoever? Compared to Namibia which seems to be going into total lockdown.

It also seemed like the US and other countries also didn't worry about the disease outbreak in SA, in regards to trophies either.
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I can't answer this for you, sorry. Different countries, different protocols, I guess. The cattle is not the problem. It's once the disease gets into the Buffalo that poses an entire different beast.

In South Africa, if one hunts within the Red line, which is a buffer zone for diseases such as FMD, the hide and skull of hunted animals has to stay within the area for 30 days in order to dry, before it is allowed to be removed from said area.
 
KMG Hunting Safaris said:
I can't answer this for you, sorry. Different countries, different protocols, I guess. The cattle is not the problem. It's once the disease gets into the Buffalo that poses an entire different beast.

In South Africa, if one hunts within the Red line, which is a buffer zone for diseases such as FMD, the hide and skull of hunted animals has to stay within the area for 30 days in order to dry, before it is allowed to be removed from said area.
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Thank you, I appreciate the insight.
 
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