More and more of our clients who hunt here in Montana are also sending their trophies taken from their home states and elsewhere. We wanted to include a few tips to ensure safe arrival of these horns and skins.
    By far and away the "safest" method to send skins is in the dry salted state. However, the preparation must be done by a competent individual. The alternative for gamehead capes is to skin off and freeze. Smaller mammals and birds can be frozen whole. These frozen items can then be wrapped to prevent leakage, insulated and shipped 2nd day air. Horns and antlers should have points protected to prevent puncturing boxes. Also, any appropriate licenses and tags should be included or attached. Shipping, especially of frozen items, should be done on a Monday or, at the latest, Tuesday to prevent any possibility of the perishable package being in a warehouse over the weekend.
   Replacement capes and skins are available for many species where the original skin was lost or destroyed.
    Please contact us before sending any of your trophies to discuss the best methods of shipping for you.

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