Taxidermy FAQ’s & Policy Information
1. Rush Service: WET TAN – 75 % additional fee, DRY TAN -100 % additional fee.
2. Short Incision 15% additional charge – North American, Texas, Exotics.
(Except for Blacktail, Coues, Mule and Whitetail Deer Cape).
3. Dorsal Cut 20% additional charge – All North American skins.
4. Additional 35% on Short Incision/Cased on African and heavy capes such as an Axis, Oryx etc.
5. African life size Dorsal Cut – additional charge of 40%.
6. All skins with the hide and head attached will be charged the price of life size minus the price of feet.
7. Additional shop time charged for skins that arrive improperly treated:(Improperly treated – damp, poorly salted, greasy, etc.)
8. $100.00 handling fee on all incoming international shipping from customs.
9. $75.00 for any swine & primate dipping/treatment on skulls.
10. $30.00 for each wood Crate Disposal.
11. $45.00 processing fee for outbound freight shipments.
12. Re-packing fee will be charged shop time ($80.00/hour).
13. Storage fees: $5.00 per day after 15 days of Invoice for Dry tan and after 7 days of Invoice on Wet Tan.
14. Additional shop time for the following services: Removing excess flesh, drying damp hides, splitting lips & nostrils, removing tailbones, removing knuckles, or turning ears removing shield on boars.
15. Any rejected hides may be subject to partial processing fees based on our discretion.
16. Capes with shoulders longer than normal will be charged: Deer $6.50/SF, Elk & Moose $ 9.50/SF, and Bison $17.00/SF on each side of the shoulder.
17. Wet Tan conversion into a dry tan – Additional 50% charge.
18. Re-tan service for any skins tanned previously at another facility is subject to a 100% charge of our listed tanning cost. (We do not guarantee the result on this process).
19. Extra charge for quarantine services on shipments with live bugs.
20. Sheep: domestic/merino that arrive short incision will be required to be split open.
21. Bison/Buffalo that require extra attention for bloody, matted hair or too thick will be charged shop time.
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