RE: Elk Hunt
MeoMako, You' ll be flying in and out of Montrose Airport...last time I flew out of that airport(prop only) I had a hard gun case, wheeled duffel in baggage along with 4 boxes of Elk Meat and costs at the time (2000) were 100 dollars for the additional boxes. Count on at least 100 dollars minimum. Add to that about 150-200 bucks to get the meat processed. Make sure the processor puts a plastic liner in the meat box and then put in 2.5 lbs of dry ice or whatever the airlines allow on top. Also depending on how many people and equipment are on the plane don' t count on getting home with everything at the same time. Meat is the priority item on these flights and make sure the attendant at the desk knows that your shipping that. Your guns and other baggage may arrive on another flight. Never heard of that outfitter and there are a lot of them in that area. As far as trophy mounts I find that letting people that work on them all the time is preferable to giving it to the local guy that doesn' t do that many or frequently.