The idea of contacting him and relating that you have done some research and the going rate is "X" is going to be most effective. It is hard for me to beleive that the trophies are worth that ,as is, on the open market in Canada.If your research is short, you might try the taxidermy thread here.

I have the same problem here our goverment put taxes ,taxidermists always ask is dollar for the first preparation of the trohpies and you have then to pay transport and us importation fees the price is between 200us and sometimes more .I believe hes not taking advantage of you but check all the outfitters and you will see most of the phs doest earn a cent with this .If for example wants to take advantage of my clients ill ask them for all the animals injured and i didnt that .juan

I see this problem from both sides ,because im a sport hunter and a ph and when i hunted in USA for example the cost of exportation as higher than in my country ,its not totally adecuate to see that the outfitter ph is involved in the high cost ,i always offer my client that if they know or want a cheaper method they can use it .Here they are very good taxiermist much cheaper than i usa and you can have a finished trophie for lee money .Juan