"Africa"
Even the term "Africa" is too vague. Each country within "Africa" has a different set of rules when it comes to "gun friendly" and necessary permits, etc.
Etosha National Park is the northern part of Namibia, so shoudl we assume that is your destination?
Namibia is extremely gun freindly with minimal time lost at entry and exit. The wife and I were there in June of 2018 and had a great time. We (I) made arrangements months in advance to cover all the necessary permits for travel with a firearm. Most of the carriers didn't even open my gun case to check the firearm, they were only interested in the paperwork.
I chose to have the mounts fully done in Namibia. I was able to visit the actual studio and see the quality of the finnished mounts, get the price list on each mount, and discuss the turns of the forms, etc. The downside is, that they ship when they are all finnished, and you get hit with the big bill in one shot.
The reduced cost of taxidermy in Namibia offset the cost of shipping. I made the final decision to go with this route based entirely on the fact that these are the guys who handle these animals daily, and know what the final product should look like. Every fold of skin, eyelash, and nose tuck is familiar to them.
If I had anything negative to say at all, it would be that the final shipment was wrapped soooo tightly, that some of the maines and beards were folded down tight to the animals, and they are hell getting them to lay properly. The packaging and the crating itself was done extremely well, with no issues to the mounts in transit.
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