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I did a Dall sheep hunt in August 2016. Great hunt and total experience with Dickson Outfitters. Hunt report link: https://www.africahunting.com/threa...ep-hunt-report-with-dickson-outfitters.30905/
I did experience some difficulty on getting the taxidermy work done. Both my hunting buddy and me took Dalls and Scot also took a black bear. At the conclusion of the hunt, the outfitter showed us a bunch of wolverine pelts and we both purchased one, thinking they'd make a very interesting mount. We left all these critters with a local taxidermist in Whitehorse. Several months went by with no communication. I called the guy and asked if he wanted a deposit and he told me not yet. All the stuff was being sent to a tannery and he'd get back to me. Several months passed and nothing. Finally got a note from the guy saying he was going to close down his business in about 6 months (end of 2017) and wasn't sure he'd get our animals done. Scot and I made the decision to move on. We paid for the tanning and had everything shipped to a taxidermist in Nevada, near Scot's home. This was Rich Herb with Desert Pines Taxidermy (http://desertpinestaxidermy.com/ ). Rich took about 6 months and emailed me a few weeks ago to get a shipping address so he could get a freight cost estimate. The first estimate was pretty high, a little over $800. He got a second estimate from a specialty trucking firm called Wild Game Transport (WGT), out of Colorado. They specialize in transporting taxidermy and their fee was $200 cheaper. I quickly received a text message from WGT saying they'd deliver to me within a few days. Received them first thing this morning and I'm debating whether to keep them in my Houston apartment or bring them into the office. I have a few more months before my new house construction and man cave are done. For now, they are in the apartment.
I did experience some difficulty on getting the taxidermy work done. Both my hunting buddy and me took Dalls and Scot also took a black bear. At the conclusion of the hunt, the outfitter showed us a bunch of wolverine pelts and we both purchased one, thinking they'd make a very interesting mount. We left all these critters with a local taxidermist in Whitehorse. Several months went by with no communication. I called the guy and asked if he wanted a deposit and he told me not yet. All the stuff was being sent to a tannery and he'd get back to me. Several months passed and nothing. Finally got a note from the guy saying he was going to close down his business in about 6 months (end of 2017) and wasn't sure he'd get our animals done. Scot and I made the decision to move on. We paid for the tanning and had everything shipped to a taxidermist in Nevada, near Scot's home. This was Rich Herb with Desert Pines Taxidermy (http://desertpinestaxidermy.com/ ). Rich took about 6 months and emailed me a few weeks ago to get a shipping address so he could get a freight cost estimate. The first estimate was pretty high, a little over $800. He got a second estimate from a specialty trucking firm called Wild Game Transport (WGT), out of Colorado. They specialize in transporting taxidermy and their fee was $200 cheaper. I quickly received a text message from WGT saying they'd deliver to me within a few days. Received them first thing this morning and I'm debating whether to keep them in my Houston apartment or bring them into the office. I have a few more months before my new house construction and man cave are done. For now, they are in the apartment.
