$175 isnt too high at all. I ship over 300 wild boar mounts all acrss the country and the average shipping costs runs me $35-$55. And that is packaging them in a well packed, doube corrugated box and shipping them via UPS.

Shipping a antelope in a wooden crate...which had to go Truck/freight lines, adding in the labor and time to buy,build, and coordinate a pickup time with a freight company for the crate..I would say $175 is about right.

I shipped a Buffalo shoulder mount from Tennessee to New York. After materials and feight expenses the owner of the mount paid just over $425 for shipping..And I didnt charge any labor and only asked for reimbursement of the materials to construct the crate.