CT Reader Becky Asks: What is the most efficient method ? I am not sure of the measurements, but it is approximately 50lbs.
I am just beginning to collect taxidermy pieces, and I have no clue as to how these shipments work...I would assume I'd need to place insurance on it and ship it with packaging foam peanuts and FRAGILE labels, etc.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Don’t ship Fedex. They do not offer insurance on ground packages. They ask you the value of the package and charge you extra if the value is over $100, but they do not offer insurance. Google Fedex insurance and you’ll see a lot of complaints from people who found out the hard way that they don’t insure packages.
If the overall box size is less than 108″ (girth+height), you can ship it UPS and insure it.
DHL is cheaper than UPS, but tend to cause more damage (from my experience).
For a deer, I would wrap the antlers with bubble wrap and then wrap the entire thing with foam (king size foam mattress pads are great and cheap packing material) and then fill any voids in the box with the packing peanuts. I wouldn’t use just packing peanuts.