Any experience with Zululand Taxidermy?

[yhc]

I am planning a safari to RSA this May and am considering using Life-Form taxidermy as I was quite satisfied with their quality of work in 2021.
My outfitter recommends using Zululand taxidermy as they are nearby, and they have a partnership with Zululand. I have already talked with a couple of forum members who live in South Africa, but I wanted to see whether there are any other members from the USA who had experiences with Zululand Taxidermy. I would like to know the quality of taxidermy, ease of communication and crating quality, etc.
Regards,
yhc

 

[BRICKBURN]

A friend was happy with their work a decade ago.
It appears that same owners are operating the taxidermy today.
They need to update their website.

 

[tristan didge hunter]

I am planning a safari to RSA this May and am considering using Life-Form taxidermy as I was quite satisfied with their quality of work in 2021.
My outfitter recommends using Zululand taxidermy as they are nearby, and they have a partnership with Zululand. I have already talked with a couple of forum members who live in South Africa, but I wanted to see whether there are any other members from the USA who had experiences with Zululand Taxidermy. I would like to know the quality of taxidermy, ease of communication and crating quality, etc.
Regards,
yhc

ive used them over 3 hunts since 2022. i found their prices in ZAR relaly good, half the cost of life form. the work was all really good. i had a few of my skulls on the first job from 2022 not come up that good. but since then everything has been perfect. i found margret very good to work with and repsonded to all my emails n questions promptly. crating was done very well, everything arrived no damage. flatskins all tanned and trimmed very well. some of the more art decor stuff they did me was fantastic! i too loved life forms design ideas, i sent th epics to zululand and they copied the ideas as i requested and they did a great job. as tempting as it is to try life form cos their work looks super good! i can get past the value and price point of zululand. ill be sending my items form august 2025 hunt to them for another big crate of goodies to be sent to australia! my outfitter shikra safaris put me onto them and i have to thank charle for the recommendation.

 

[SFRanger7GP]

We used them a few years ago. Their taxidermy is the best we have used in Africa. Their work is noticeably better than others we have used.

Safe hunting

 

[gearguywb]

I toured their facility last week. We did see some quality work

 

[davidafrances]

I used them for our April 2023 hunt, and our trophies were delivered in October 2025. I think they actually arrived in the US in August 2025, but delays with Coppersmith were intolerable. This was the 2nd time I used an African taxidermist, the first was my 2nd Namibia hunt in 2018 - for that hunt, I had my mounts back exactly 1-year to the day I hunted them, so I probably had unrealistic expectations on timing. Overall, I felt that Zululand's quality was supurb, but th24+ months I had to wait was a bit unexpected. Here's some examples of their work:

 

[318AE]

I used them in 2019 with good communications and results. I would use them again if I had another hunt in that area.