Bill - You really hit it on the head! I have a client thatwon a tripto Africa, shot a zebra, kudu, springbuck, impala and a wildebeast. Costs are outrageous! All he had to pay for was the shipping to him and for a taxidermist. It was, in his words, "a once in a lifetime trip". Now guess where he wants to skimp? The exact things that he wants on the walls for him to look at for the rest of his life. MyCOST on a zebra rug, tanning and rugging, is right around $1000, before markup. Thats sent to a tannery then to a ruggery. He says that he can't afford that. Maybe not but if it was me and I won a trip to Africa, I would get a loan if I had to. maybe it's just me. He wants euro mounts on the springbuck, wildebeast and kudu. The only thing he wants mounted is the impala, cause to his midset, "it's about the same size as a deer, so it should cost about thesame." I am at wits end and about to tell him to find another taxidermist. It all boils down to where you want to spend your money and what you can afford, I guess.