International trophy turnaround information

[adamkolesar]

A few fellow RS'er were curious about the stateside return of my blue sheep hide and horns. There have been a few horror stories about seizures or just plain loss of trophies when dealing with international exportation.
Fortunately for me the process was seamless and efficient.
Here are the particulars:
I hunted with Neal & Brownlee as the domestic outfitter.
The costs on the initial invoicing was $450 vet cert. CITEs/exportation paperwork.
There was also a $1500 Nepalese Blue Sheep dontation.
The Sheep was harvested on November 4th and was at my door on August 21st.
That's pretty good in my book.
M&B used an outfit called Genus Logistics to manage correspondence with the outfitter in Nepal. Genus and N&B were great in maintaining communication throughout the process.

Here's the breakdown for Genus Logistics services:
Entry fee - $489.76
Inland trucking/freight - $96.96
Terminal handling charge - $295.00
USFWS fee - $95.00
Bonded warehouse fee - $85.00

The hide and horns arrived in perfect condition in a hand fabricated "tin box". My taxidermist was thrilled with the condition and careful field care of the cape. It's a real tribute to Mahesh and his crew as this will be a life-size mount.

Here are a couple of images:
The hand fabricated tin box.


Nepalese government stamp.


Hide and horns intact.

Hope this helps those considering an international hunt. Logistics and reliable connections overseas really make the difference.
I'll post the final results of the taxidermy down the line.

 

[chizelhead]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[akennedy52]

What an epic hunting adventure. Thanks for sharing.

 

[vaquero]

Great trophy, thanks for sharing

any heard of marco polo from tajikistan making it into the states yet?

 

[Sevens]

Would say this is one of those areas where having a good agent stateside, like Neal & Brownlee, is worth it. Often wonder how those folks who say “don’t use a booking agent” feel after the hunt when trying to get stuff home. I’ve heard some horror stories.

While I can’t speak for Asia, can vouch for Greg Brownlee. He has helped me through a couple shipments of safaris home.

 

[7maggr]

A few fellow RS'er were curious about the stateside return of my blue sheep hide and horns. There have been a few horror stories about seizures or just plain loss of trophies when dealing with international exportation.
Fortunately for me the process was seamless and efficient.
Here are the particulars:
I hunted with Neal & Brownlee as the domestic outfitter.
The costs on the initial invoicing was $450 vet cert. CITEs/exportation paperwork.
There was also a $1500 Nepalese Blue Sheep dontation.
The Sheep was harvested on November 4th and was at my door on August 21st.
That's pretty good in my book.
M&B used an outfit called Genus Logistics to manage correspondence with the outfitter in Nepal. Genus and N&B were great in maintaining communication throughout the process.

Here's the breakdown for Genus Logistics services:
Entry fee - $489.76
Inland trucking/freight - $96.96
Terminal handling charge - $295.00
USFWS fee - $95.00
Bonded warehouse fee - $85.00

The hide and horns arrived in perfect condition in a hand fabricated "tin box". My taxidermist was thrilled with the condition and careful field care of the cape. It's a real tribute to Mahesh and his crew as this will be a life-size mount.

Here are a couple of images:View attachment 759659
The hand fabricated tin box.

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Nepalese government stamp.

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Hide and horns intact.

Hope this helps those considering an international hunt. Logistics and reliable connections overseas really make the difference.
I'll post the final results of the taxidermy down the line.

I see this is an older thread but want to ask you if your mount has been completed yet? Who is doing the work for you?
Asking because my Blue Sheep and Tahr is about to be shipped and i'm still trying to choose a taxidermist.