Taxidermy Africa offers a comprehensive collection service throughout South Africa, all our clients need do is contact us with the details of their Outfitter or Professional Hunter and we will make sure that the trophies are safely received on our premises.

We also organize imports from anywhere in Africa. Import costs are fronted by us. Reimbursement is required when a client pays his deposit. There is no surcharge for imports provided we do the mounting.

When a client’s trophies are received or collected, they are listed on an acquisition form, this listing includes all the parts of the trophy collected.

Example : BUSHBUCK skull/horns, cape, back skin, 2 feet.

When the trophies enter our factory they are assigned an ascending number per trophy. All the parts of that trophy are then labeled with the same number. The label will be stamped and engraved with the client’s name as well as the allocated factory number.

Trophies are checked for any damage and clients are informed of any field damage. All trophies are recorded on our computerized data base. The client is sent a quotation as well as a covering letter advising him/her of the details which pertain to his/her trophies.

All parts of the trophy are handled in the manner as required by our stringent South African Veterinary Regulations. The skull and horns are boiled, skins are treated and then packed away in classified shelves in a container where they are fumigated on a regular basis.

We are a national veterinary inspected studio.

Work is only started on a client’s trophies when a 50% deposit has been received. We guarantee an 8 month delivery period from receipt of a client’s deposit. When a client is asked for his deposit, we also require specific mounting instructions for each trophy, this includes the direction in which direction the trophy should be facing.

Trophies are tanned in house using up to date German tanning methods. In house polyurethane forms are manufactured for the client’s specific mounting directions. All modifications are made by either John or Roland. We vacuum form our own ear liners and the eyes are purchased from Germany.

Whilst the trophies are being mounted, all the necessary export permits are applied for from the relevant Nature Conservation Departments. Please note that most South African Provincial Nature Conservation Departments charge for permits. This charge is for our clients account.

Four weeks before the completion of the trophies, the client is advised and final payment is requested. A freight estimate is then presented to the client. Shipping details as well as the final destination address are then finalized with the client. All the trophies are crated and collected by whichever shipping company has been chosen by the client.