Thread: Hunting kazakhstan info

Originally Posted by whanahuia

Yeah good thinking 30,06!

Im not sure if you can do it now, But we always made sure we took our heads home as extra luggage right away. The ibex of my brother wasn't hard, but I had a bit of convincing to do at Melbourne airport that the two sambar heads strapped to my pack were fine to travel that way....

Good point Whanahuia. I forgot about that potential option of taking trophies home with you and it certainly has been done in the past. I'm not sure it can still be done with Ibex and Maral but it would definitely pay to enquire with the outfitter. The potential obstacle I see is whether CITES permits are a requirement or not. If required it may take a while for permits to be issued in which case trophies won't be shipped until after the hunters have returned home. However, in that part of the world it's just possible ( nudge, nudge, wink, wink ) that CITES permits can be issued on the spot making it possible to fly trophies home as extra luggage. Whether you would want to with a Maral is another question but even taking only an Ibex would save some shipping cost. International trophy shipping is not cheap ( any more ).
Ask the outfitter if CITES permits are necessary for Ibex and Maral, and what they charge for obtaining CITES permits and if this cost is included or extra to the hunt cost. They all pay for CITES permits but what they actually charge clients for the same you should know upfront.

Another point you may already be aware of is that costs for most overseas hunts get quoted in USD which need to be factored into calculations.