Shipping euro mount
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From: Lee
07-Apr-20
All,
Need suggestions on shipping an elk euro rack. Good sized bull. A buddy had the rack and plans on shipping it to me but neither of us has shipped a rack before. Any suggestions on how to box it up so it arrives in one piece?
Thanks,
Lee
From: Tilzbow
07-Apr-20
I did this 12 years ago and had a bronze made. We built a crate out of wood and secured the skull to the bottom with screws. To my recollection shipping cost was over $500, each way, and that was from Reno to NY and back.
From: cnelk
07-Apr-20
I shipped a smaller euro bull. Made a crate from mdf board and some 1x2's. Shipped it back east - shipping cost was $265
It would cost a lot less to cut off the antlers and then re-attach later
From: Lee
07-Apr-20
Thx guys! Pretty good Bull - hate to cut rack off...
Thanks,
Lee
From: JohnMC
07-Apr-20
Where are you trying to get from and to? Never know might be someone heading that way with empty truck bed? I know a lot less traveling these days.
From: Treeline
07-Apr-20
You can cut off the antlers below the pedicles and re-attach later with pins. If the antlers are removed from the skull, you can get by with a much smaller box for a euro. I did removable antlers on a caribou after it was measured and it really makes it much easier to move and hang. Should have done it for my big elk. Check with your local taxidermist or if you left it with a taxidermist out west.
From: Treeline
07-Apr-20
PS, I have also done this for velvet euro mounts as well.
From: Lee
07-Apr-20
AZ to IL
From: RK
07-Apr-20
Where in Arizona
From: Lee
07-Apr-20
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From: Trophyhill
07-Apr-20
Man.......the way shipping companies treat others stuff, I'd be paranoid to ship that. I see how stuff gets delivered to my job site quite frequently and how it rides in those trucks and gets bounced around. From Old Dominion to FedEx to UPS to USPS and many more. That are all the same......
From: CPAhunter
08-Apr-20
Taxidermist in WY shipped mine to MN last fall. Crated up like in pic above. My suggestion is to pay a taxidermist to crate it up for you. They will know all the tips and tricks and best shipper to use. It was a pretty elaborate method that took a lot of careful thought. Certainly worth a couple hundred bucks imho.
From: Lee
08-Apr-20
Good idea.
From: BOWUNTR
08-Apr-20
I can get it from Arizona to eastern Nebraska in early November... if you can wait that long. Ed F
From: wildwilderness
08-Apr-20
Take up the offer from Ed! No better way
From: Lee
08-Apr-20
Ed thanks for the offer! I’ll check on it and let you know.
Thanks,
Lee
From: Trophyseeker
08-Apr-20
I had one shipped from Montana to Pennsylvania. Here is how it was crated and shipped.
From: lsoiehgoee
26-Apr-20
lsoiehgoee's Link
Can we buy small smoker for food and meal with these coin?
From: RacksFurnSkulls
26-Apr-20
Use Alaska Airline Cargo, as a Known Shipper. Wrap Skull really good, cover tips with foam and your Golden! No need for a box.
