Here is part of an email from our outfitter in Bethel....
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"ALASKA TROPHY EXPRESS: The company is based in Wisconsin. In early October (Around Oct. 1 or 2), they drive a refrigeration truck from Anchorage to the lower 48. They will carry all of your moose meat, hides, and antlers to a pick-up spot along their route. They will notify you where they will be and when. Where they stop is dependent on the amount of customers in the area.
To use this service, you must go online to:
www.alaskatrophyexpress.com. and register. The registration fee is $150, is non-refundable, and is a down payment on your haul fee. You will send your moose via Everts Air Cargo in Bethel to Everts Air Cargo in Anchorage. Dalton Refrigeration in Anchorage will pick your moose up at Everts and store it in their freezer until Alaska Trophy Express picks it up for the trip to the lower 48. Dalton Refrigeration will charge you for pick-up (approximately $150) and for storage at their facility (approximately $200 – no matter how many days). The charge for your entire moose (meat, unsplit antlers, & cape) will be around $950.
Please note: The prices quoted above are for 2020 services. Those prices could change.
Your moose antlers must be wrapped before shipment from Bethel to Everts Air Cargo in Anchorage. The representative from the Wildlife Gallery can wrap them for you for shipment. Each moose antler will cost $150 for wrapping.
In addition, it is not unusual for the moose shot by your party to go to Anchorage in separate shipments. What this means to you is that Dalton will charge $150 for each trip to pick up moose at Everts Air Cargo. This cannot be avoided by us – we simply don’t have the storage space to hold onto the moose until all have arrived.
NOTE: PLEASE NOTE – WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ALASKA SAUSAGE CO., BILL HOWELL, OR ALASKA TROPHY EXPRESS."
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If I am reading and adding correctly
Wildlife Gallery(antler wrap) $150
Everts $150
Dalton $200
Alaskatrophyexpress $950
Total $1450
versus checked baggage (taking about 300# meat home - donating rest) was going to ship up my own antler packing materials with the totes ahead - 3-7 days before.
3 - 100# totes $300
1 - antler $100
Total $400
Alaska Air Cargo Price estimate
https://www.alaskacargo.com/shipping/rates
Check to see the closest Alaska Air Cargo airport terminal to you
To become a known shipper, you have to fill out Known shipper application.
A Known Shipper is an individual or entity who may transport their goods on passenger aircraft. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requires all shippers who wish to transport their goods by air transport with Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air to be Known unless your shipment meets an...
www.alaskacargo.com
A TSA agent will come verify your address and ask you questions, - what you plan on shipping and where you plan on shipping to and from. They will call you and tell you how much is will cost for the closest TSA agent to come to the address. It can be expensive. Mine was $222 for a 1 hour drive to my place.
If you split the costs with another hunting partner it can become more cost effective.
If you become a known shipper, you can potentially save some money by shipping totes stacked together (with antler packing materials inside) to your outfitter.....then use those totes to bring you meat (100#) as checked bags on Alaska Airline or depending on your location, a little more on Alaska Air Cargo. Note that you declare what is in your totes (frozen meat) Alaska Air Cargo will keep it frozen at there locations between flights and after it arrives. You have up to 48 hours typically to pick it up or they charge your a nominal fee to keep it stored till you can pick it up.
Best thing to do is call Alaska Air Cargo and ask a customer service person your questions. They are very helpful.
