2 lion mounts, looking for advice?

[stiffler4569]

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

What advice do you need
They look great

 

[Fixfire]

Any backstory?? Did you shoot?!?!?

 

[stiffler4569]

No did not shoot, we used them for education in different settings, and now dont have room for them anymore. Dont really know there value, but know cant sell them across state lines.

 

[Safari Dave]

What state?

 

[yhc]

Man of few words....

BTW Welcome aboard @stiffler4569!!

 

[RR 314]

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I advise less aqua-net on the male. He has Gene Simmons helmet hair.

 

[stiffler4569]

What state?

wisconsin

 

[TheGrayRider]

Possibly try to donate them to a 501(c)(3) organization like a museum or conservation club. You might get a tax writeoff.

Also, possibly contact your in-state big box outdoor and hunting retail stores. They often buy big game taxidermy. Best of luck, TheGrayRider.

 

[BWH]

Consider a school with Lion as mascot

 

[nztimb]

Giday stiffler and welcome to the A H forums

 

[Mekaniks]

What makes you think you can't sell them across state lines?? in the US....

 

[RR 314]

What makes you think you can't sell them across state lines?? in the US....

Fairly certain it is a Lacey Act violation to sell outside any state other than where located.

 

[LucasK]

Shouldn't be if they were taken legally.

 

[RR 314]

Shouldn't be if they were taken legally.

Maybe someone will chime in that knows more than I do. I do believe lions cannot be sold out of state, but have not researched the issue. A friend researched it dealing with his father’s estate and told me the same.

 

[gizmo]

Maybe someone will chime in that knows more than I do. I do believe lions cannot be sold out of state, but have not researched the issue. A friend researched it dealing with his father’s estate and told me the same.

I guess it depends on individual state laws but to my knowledge lion sales across state lines isn’t a Lacy violation. Tigers yes but lions, not to my knowledge. A client of mine sold one 3 or 4 years ago and when we called to check it wasn’t an issue. Call USFW, they will have the definitive answer but I think you will be fine.

 

[JimP]

There was a similar post a few years ago.

Lion taxidermy is it legal to sell?

We are trying to sell my father-in-laws trophy collection. A TWRA official has told us that certain pieces cannot be sold legally but hasn't been able to show us any documents saying as much? Can anyone let me know if this is correct? I do not have room for a full body mount lion in my house. : (

www.africahunting.com

You might also want to give this shop a call but it appears that if they are in Wisconsin they have to stay in Wisconsin.

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[375 Ruger Fan]

Maybe the lions identify as elk or deer, making sales across state lines a nonissue.

 

[Safari Dave]

If you could figure out a way to get them to Mexico and come across the boarder into the US, they would be given a free cell phone and airline tickets to anywhere they wanted to go in the US.



If I were them, I would go to Islamorada, FL and donate myself to the Safari Lounge.

The lounge is in desperate need of good mounts!

 

[gpacker022]

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