I have an extensive collection of mounted trophies. I am moving from Washington State to Florida. I am thinking of building crates for each one and moving them in a cargo trailer. Has anyone did this yet? Any tips? Thanks in advance

I did that with some taxidermy when I moved from MN to AZ. Recently I had some taxidermy brought from AZ to my CO place by my taxidermist; he has a trailer on which he can screw mounts to the floor. Worked well and I didn't have to mess with it.

I have used Trophy Transport in the past and was very pleased with their service.

I used Wild Game Transport out of Colorado to move 30 mounts from CA to GA. Highly recommend them.

I had a trailer with a wood floor. I screwed boards or plywood to the back of the mount that was a little larger so that I could then screw THAT board to the bottom of the trailer. Worked well. If I had to use a trailer with a metal floor I would just use plywood to make a wood floor. Crates will take up a lot of room and time but you can stack them.

When I moved from Atlanta to Jacksonville, FL (only about a six hour drive) the moving company I used would not transport my trophies unless they were in crates.

A separate company came and built crates for all my large shoulder and pedestal mounts. Not an inexpensive event.

I personally moved my smaller shoulder mounts--impala, a couple of springbok, etc.

When my household goods were delivered I had to uncrate all the mounts and break down the crates for disposal.

Having read some of the comments above, if I ever move again I'll rent a UHaul and do like 416 did--might take some time but would save serious $$$.

When I moved we did the same w/ the plywood. Just screwed the mounts on to the plywood and placed them inside the UHaul. A sheet of plywood held about 6 avg sized mounts.

I have moved my sons trophy heads 3 times! Ist, PA to IOWA; 2nd,IOWA to NC. And the last, NC to GA. I built crates using 3/4 plywood for the base and osb for the sides and tops. Traveled well and were able to be stored as his home was being built. With a bit of thinking you can "nest" the heads and use the space efficiently. Take a bit of work, but, it worked for us. I will being doing another move for my mounts within the coming year for our move south!
Good luck, and remember it's another adventure!!!

Years ago I had a Houston Taxidermist build a crate. It was incredible the amount of heads he got into a 4x8x4 crate. Definitely not that guys first rodeo. Each head had only a few, like 3" of antler/horn clearance. IIRC he had about 15 or 16 heads in the crate, which included a large elk and a Kudu. Those heads stayed in the crate for 6 years when I lived in a place with no display room.

Congratulations on your departure from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of Washington! I left for ID end of last year. LOVING IT!

I was able to move most of my medium to small trophies in my RV. The rest I moved in a U-haul.

screwing wall mounts into a sheet of plywood is a good way to keep them safe in a move.

I got quotes from Trophy Transport and they were more than I wanted to spend - they delivered my stuff from Jerry Huffaker a few years back and did a great job. no crating. if money is not an issue I would use them in a heartbeat.