Moving with mounts

[7MAG]

Hey guys, I am moving in November and am in the middle of packing right now. I don't have a lot of stuff and will be moving everything via uhaul. However, how do I transport my mounts safely? I am literally only bringing clothes and a dresser in the uhaul since I flew down and purchased all my furniture there. My car is going to be full so the mounts must be in the trailer...any ideas???

 

[JimP]

Others will chime in but my suggestion is to get some plywood and deck screws and attach the mounts to the plywood.

Depending on how many mounts you have it may take up the whole trailer

 

[JimP]

Here is a thread on moving with your mounts.

Moving Trophy Room Advice from our Taxidermists

Alright guys, I’ve finally decided to head back home to Montana permanently! With this comes the logistical nightmare of moving when you hunt a lot. The first leg of this journey was moving guns, ammo, reloading and the garage north. I rented a U-Haul and an auto transport for my bronco...

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[buck wild]

 

[Berettaco]

All good advice above - screw to plywood and set on top of other stuff. If worried about bouncing around you can build a crate and screw down within crate.

 

[buck wild]

I found a Uhaul truck- maybe a 17', that had wood slats on the walls. I screwed my plywood into the slats for the standing stuff and had my bigger mounts on the floor pointing up. If I remember correctly the inside walls were 7' tall, therefore I had to cut 8' sheets by 14" or so. I saved them. I'll have to do it all again in the next 9-12 months when I retire. Unfortunately added another 8 mounts since my last move

 

[Hunt anything]

Other than what has been posted I would suggest if you think 3 screws will hold a mount use 6 and use screws a little longer than May be necessary. The only significant move I’ve made was maybe 1/2 doz deer and a few fish but I had about 50 or 60 waterfowl mounts in a U-Haul trailer. Good luck.

 

[Bullthrower338]

just moved 1700 miles and not a thing was damaged, use plenty of screws, they are cheap

 

[Hunting Hitman]

I moved an entire lodge of animals(120 life size and shoulder mounts) using Trophy Transport.

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I highly recommend them for bigger jobs. Extremely professional and all mounts arrived with zero damage.

HH

 

[C.W. Richter]

as i re-plan on semi-retirement (2 yrs after the kung flu,) my move is just hours away, so I've been taking 1-2 mounts to that property everytime i drive up. I think this may be the easiest for those that are moving to their personal wilderness paradise via driving in the future. If only elk came w/ a sheet of plywood or treated 6x6 wedged in their antlers-it'd pay for the licenses!