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Took my daughter to the Eastern Cape of South Africa
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<blockquote data-quote="gillettehunter" data-source="post: 2840206" data-attributes="member: 25760"><p>I'll answer a couple of the questions. The meat belongs to the owner of the ranch (they call them farms), unless the PH/outfitter has negotiated to keep the meat. The meat is often used to feed some of the farm workers as well as sold. These farms are a for profit venture and bush meat is a income stream as well as trophy fees.</p><p> Some do taxidermy in Africa. Most of mine has been done here int the states. Better finished product IMHO. To get to mount in the states you have the capes and horns sent to a company to prepare them for export. Remove all flesh. Then the are dipped in a disinfectant and packed. Then shipped to the USA and your taxidermist.</p><p> As long as you follow the rules it's not difficult to bring things back. You can't bring it in your luggage! Curios and souvenirs are usually no problem. No meat or fruits can be brought back.</p><p>Eland can be huge. May weigh over 1600 lbs. A winch on a truck is very useful in loading one. In RSA we used a tractor to lift and carry the carcass. My last one was a Livingstone eland in Zambia and weighed considerably more than the cape buffalo I killed a few days earlier.</p><p> Different animals have different flavors. Eland and zebra are often cited as favorites by many african hunters. I'm sure that [USER=114928]@HappyGVM[/USER] will chime in about his experiences.</p><p>Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillettehunter, post: 2840206, member: 25760"] I'll answer a couple of the questions. The meat belongs to the owner of the ranch (they call them farms), unless the PH/outfitter has negotiated to keep the meat. The meat is often used to feed some of the farm workers as well as sold. These farms are a for profit venture and bush meat is a income stream as well as trophy fees. Some do taxidermy in Africa. Most of mine has been done here int the states. Better finished product IMHO. To get to mount in the states you have the capes and horns sent to a company to prepare them for export. Remove all flesh. Then the are dipped in a disinfectant and packed. Then shipped to the USA and your taxidermist. As long as you follow the rules it's not difficult to bring things back. You can't bring it in your luggage! Curios and souvenirs are usually no problem. No meat or fruits can be brought back. Eland can be huge. May weigh over 1600 lbs. A winch on a truck is very useful in loading one. In RSA we used a tractor to lift and carry the carcass. My last one was a Livingstone eland in Zambia and weighed considerably more than the cape buffalo I killed a few days earlier. Different animals have different flavors. Eland and zebra are often cited as favorites by many african hunters. I'm sure that [USER=114928]@HappyGVM[/USER] will chime in about his experiences. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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