jpomazi
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Hello all, Looking for advice and experiences of others. As a background I have always cleared my own trophies arriving from both RSA and Nambia. Granted this is the first time since 2011 but overall the process is similar. My crate arrived at J-Burg right before the lockdown and was stuck there until about November. Finally get it on a plane. They've always used Delta in the past but this time it's Turkish airlines. It goes from Joburg to Istanbul and then Houston. From Houston it is suppose to go via truck to Portland, Oregon. Side note I don't live in this sh*thole city but I do work at the Justice center for one more year until I retire and leave this State forever. Okay, back to the issue.
The U.S.D.A puts a hold on my crate. I never bring back warthogs or swine unless they are finished as I know they will make you redip them at a certified taxidermist. Getting answers from them is like pulling teeth. To make a long story short they are telling me that nothing actually needs re-dipped. However due to the disease status of the country of origin it needs to go to a certified U.S.D.A taxidermist for the finish work. This makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. If you want everything re-dipped okay, but how can you force me to use one of the 5 certified taxidermist in Oregon to do my work. I have a friend that does my stuff and he gives me great prices as well as we do some horse trading. In addition it might be quite awhile before I do anything at all. I was actually thinking of maybe just displaying the skulls on a skull hooker tree and then slowly doing shoulder mounts.
Anyway, that's the skinny of the situation. Is this a new thing? I know this is the place to get answers so give me your thoughts. Thanks.
The U.S.D.A puts a hold on my crate. I never bring back warthogs or swine unless they are finished as I know they will make you redip them at a certified taxidermist. Getting answers from them is like pulling teeth. To make a long story short they are telling me that nothing actually needs re-dipped. However due to the disease status of the country of origin it needs to go to a certified U.S.D.A taxidermist for the finish work. This makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. If you want everything re-dipped okay, but how can you force me to use one of the 5 certified taxidermist in Oregon to do my work. I have a friend that does my stuff and he gives me great prices as well as we do some horse trading. In addition it might be quite awhile before I do anything at all. I was actually thinking of maybe just displaying the skulls on a skull hooker tree and then slowly doing shoulder mounts.
Anyway, that's the skinny of the situation. Is this a new thing? I know this is the place to get answers so give me your thoughts. Thanks.