Going to the Brooks Range on a guided moose hunt this fall and wondering what I should do should I get lucky enough to "bag" one (moose don't fit into most bags)

Anyway, what I would really like to do is have the skull and horns done european style, and then mounted on a pedistal. I understand that using bugs to clean the skull is the prefered way to do it (by some) and it does make sense to me. But getting it from the Brooks Range to a taxidermist in time (there are no freezers where I am going) --yes it is Alaska. but it will be September and probably not below freezing where I am going-- and I am somewhat afraid of trying to "cut" away all the meat, etc as this could leave some knife marks on the finished product.

The other problem I face is the shipping home of this to the lower 48 may take 7-10 days via cargo shippment. I will be coming off the hunt on a Sunday which means very little in the way of services being open in Fairbanks. My ability to carry this on the plane in an entire (and hopefully LARGE) head without the horns removed may not work out based on traffic. So, shipping via the Fed-X and Alaska Airlines shipping may be the only real way to do this.

What I want to know is what is the best way I and the guide, who I am told is proficiant with a knife, prep the head for shipping. I will not be able to take a bunch of supplies with me due to the flights required (other stuff will travel in with me to camp). I may not be able to get the head out right away as I will be there for 8 days. Add to that 7-10 days shipping....

Thoughts? Suggestions? Forget it?