I picked up my Trophies from my June 2004 21 day Zimbabwe Safari today.
EVERYTHING made it back. One of the horns from my kudu was broken about 8 inches from the tip.
This happened before they were packed as the broken piece was taped back together.
Minor taxidermy problem. Most important the IVORY made it with out a scratch.

Everything was packed in 3 crates. Total weight was 575.4 lbs.
total cost $2,630.66.

Broken down as follows:
Air Import Freight $2,366.50.
Airport Transfer $20.00
COD Fee $59.16
Customs Clerance- Formal Entry $150.00
Messinger service $10.00
CDC [Center of Disease Control, necessary for Civet Cat and Baboon Skull] $25.00
I do not think that is too bad considering some of the stories I have heard.
I used ABX Logistics at DFW airport, and will use them again.


Bottom line is MY IVORY IS HERE!!! [actually Single Malt Scotch]

Congratulations on getting your trophies, but you forgot the pictures!

$4.57 a pound.

450: who performed the taxiderm work for you? jorge

Holy shit! 500 plus pounds. What did you have shipped back?
peter.

jorge and Peter
I had my elephant hide one cow buff and the buff bull backskin tanned into leather in Africa. Also the backskin of my waterbuck and kudu tanned there with the hair on.
All mountinfg will be done by Jerry Huffaker [AR poster]. I have seen plenty of his African work adn it is first rate. He has done other work for me including 3 black bear rugs.
He is a great guy and does great work.
Shipped back:
Crate 1:
1 kudu skull and cape
2 elephant feet
2 elephant ears
1 elephant trunk
1 elephant tail
1 impala skull and cape
1 waterbuck skull and cape

Crate 2;
1 buffalo skull, cape and scrotum
1 buffalo cow skull
1 baboon skull
1 civet skull and full body mount
1 jackal skull and body bount
1 klipspringer and full body mount [full body mount means the full hide]
1 buffalo back skin tanned [into leather]
2 buffalo panels tanned [into leather]
1 waterbuck back skin tanned, hair on
1 kudu backskin tanned hair on
8 panels elephant panels tanned [into leather]

Crate 3:
2 ELEPHANT TUSKS

Plus they give you 3 wifes for each elephant you shoot. So add 9 new wifes...... When wife No1 gets home.... well this may be my last post.

N E 450 No2,

I'm glad you got everything in good shape - always a worry until they arrive.

Could you please provide me the contact information for ABX Logistics. Coppersmith charged me almost $6000 for my trophy shipment from Tanzania to Dallas and I thought that was a tad much!!

Thanks

MHC_TX
Contact Jodi Flynn 817 481 2801.
Tell her I recommended her.
She helped me a lot [CDC permit etc.]

Great report, thank you. I also have 3 crates sitting at Taxidermy Enterprises in Bolawayu waiting on export permits. Similar cargo. I have been leaning toward using Cargo Services, I will call Jodi upon your reccomendation and get a quote. I hereby second the motion for PHOTO'S!!! How long did the shipping take, and to where in the US?

It is great to hear that you have been successful once again in receiving your memories from
Africa.

I am anxious to see the DVD and photos of your hunt.
Frank

Thanks!

Tony,

How do the tusks look??? Did you have them capped???


Mike

Congratulations Tony! I cannot wait until Dallas. Stories, drinks, steaks, cigars, and Oh, I almost forgot, the show!

Gentlemen:
You cannot believe how relieved and happy I am that my trophies have arrived. While I am happy to have all of them, including the elephant and buffalo hides made into leather, it is the IVORY that captivates me. There is nothing like it.

Mike,
They are not capped yet. They are in their natural form. It is amazing to see the difference between the Ivory that was "Out of the Lip", and the part that was "in the Lip".

In Africa wife no 1 gets to pick all the others You may not be too happy with what she brings home! My wife said if she picks for me the rest of em will be UUUUUG-LEEEEE