Shipping and Receiving

Shipping
The process begins with you
Proper preparation is the key! In
order for us to give you the best
possible product, we need you to do the
following:
- Carefully inspect the skin when
you get it. You are looking for
damage, holes, drag marks, strange
odors, and making sure the hair is
tight. We strongly urge you to use
STOP-ROT on all skins. We are a
proud distributor of this product.
We use it and so should you! Take
the necessary measurements and we
recommend that you mark your skins
with a punch system or use a small
round number tag placed in the ear.
These are the best two methods.
Avoid metal or wire tags or other
tags that may fade or fall off in
the tanning process. Don’t worry
that your tagging system will
interfere with our marking system.
We use color combinations of zip
ties.
- Make sure that the skin is
properly scraped and that all tail
bones and feet bones are removed,
eyes and lips are split, noses and
ears are turned, and remember to
flesh out bear pads/paws.
- Proper salting will help
eliminate most problems. The cleaner
the skin and the better the salting
job the better it will turn out and
the less money you will spend. To be
clear, after the animal is skinned
and scraped, it should be placed on
a 45 degree angle with a finer grain
salt rubbed into the face and any
folds of the skin. The salt should
be at least ¼ inch thick covering
the entire skin. Using a fan will
help to dry the skin. Leave to drain
at least over night. The next day
the salt should be shaken off and
the process repeated again at a 45
degree angle with fresh salt. This
process should be repeated until the
skins are dry. Then fold and box.
- When you are ready to ship
please completely fill out and
enclose our Shipping Form. You can
download and print a copy of our
shipping form by clicking the link
below. Be
sure to include the number and type
of skins, any special instructions,
your return address, phone number,
email address and any prepayment. If
sending multiple boxes please label
them 1 of 2, 2 of 2 and so on. If
you have a questionable skin, please
call us and let us know in advance
or make a special note on your
packing list. This way we can work
with you and in most cases save the
skin with special treatment during
tanning.
Call Tag Program
The Call Tag Program is something that
we started offering a few years ago.
Because of our shipping volume with UPS,
we have negotiated discounted shipping
rates. Typically you receive between 30%
and up to 50% savings on shipping.
We will order the Call Tag on our UPS
computer, UPS will show up at your door
(you don’t even have to be there) and
pick up your boxes with our pre-printed
labels which gives you our discounted
shipping rate and special insurance.
All we need from you is:
- Your name and/or Taxidermy name
- The address UPS will pick up the
box from
- The day you want it picked up
- The weight of the box or boxes
- The length, width, and height of
each box
- How much insurance you want on
each box
- And you must have a credit card
on file (or a check in the box)
We will bill your credit card the day
the call tag is ordered. We make no
money on this service. It is designed
solely to save you, our customer, money
on shipping.
For example: “I have 3 boxes, box
#1: is 25lb, it is 8 x 18 x 27 and I
want $100 insurance, box #2: is 30lb, it
is 11 x 20 x 31 and I want $300 and so
on.”
Smaller is often better-For example
it is better to send two smaller boxes
than one big box that weighs over 70 lbs
because you will get surcharged with a
fee for overweight or over sized boxes.
Receiving
We tan skins year round. We receive
delivery from UPS, FEDEX, USPS, trucking companies year round and
customer drop offs by appointment. Once
we receive your skins, the boxes are
opened in most cases that same day
depending on delivery time. They are
checked against your packing list and a
post card is mailed or emailed to you
listing the number of boxes and the date
they arrived. The skins are then sorted
and marked using color coded zip ties.
If any skins are damp they are re-salted
and fully dried. Assuming there is no
obvious damage, they are then placed in
a separate temperature and humidity
controlled room until the lot is ready
for tanning.
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