The Darndest Things Happen to Hunters – Part 6

You take a buddy to your favorite spot because he’s never hunted. He happens to shoot the biggest buck in the County in 19 years and you haven’t even seen a doe yet.

You are feeling the rumblings and grumblings of having to go #2 and you realize you have NO paper of any kind and you’re 3 miles from civilization. You realize going “old school” with some leaves is in your immediate future.

You did not bring bug protection as your wife insisted. You now regret your decision as mosquitos turn your face and hands into mosquito bit city.

The deer of your dreams is 15 feet away, broadside. You raise your bow, draw back and your arrow falls off the rest. And you laughed when the clerk at Cabela’s tried to sell you the Whisker Biscuit.

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The Darndest Things Happen to Hunters – Part 5

As you begin to fall asleep within 2 minutes of climbing your stand, you realize going out with the boys for JUST ONE last night was a bad idea.

You have 3 tree stands setup. You think about which one is the best based on weather, the rut, phase of the moon, what you saw yesterday. You pick one. You notice through your binoculars that the buck you’ve been scouting for a year is feeding under your other stand.

As you walk to your stand a little later than planned and you see deer running away from your spot, you realize hitting the snooze button 10 times was not a good idea.

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The Darndest Things Happen to Hunters – Part 4

When you woke up, it was cold enough to freeze spit in mid-air. As you walk to your stand, you realize you may have overdone it with the layers.

Deer know exactly when hunting time is legally over.

Big bucks know the exact time and hour of opening day somehow.

You decided it’s ok to go ONE day without a scent free shower and the carbon suit. As the big buck turns and runs 100 yards downwind, you want to punch yourself in the face.

The Darndest Things Happen to Hunters – Part 3

You’re scent free, unseen, on like a lampshade with your weapon, the wind is right, the buck of your dreams is walking your way about to be broadside…a little tickle to the nose, a sneeze and bye bye dream buck.

You’re scent free, unseen, on like a lampshade with your weapon, the wind is right, the buck of your dreams is walking your way about to be broadside…BOOM...ummm, that wasn’t me. I guess I didn’t see that other guy 50 feet away in the other stand.

Hey guys, I have a great idea, let’s setup North of these bird hunters as they push from the South. 20 minutes later you realize in your ground blind that this wasn’t such a good idea.

You scout for months, find every scrape and rub and setup for the perfect ambush spot for that big buck. Hey, why is that buck over in that other field with NO scrapes, rubs or tracks?

You have a perfect shot and it’s cold outside…foggy scope ruins everything!

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The Darndest Things Happen to Hunters – Part 2

1. You ate some chili last night and now you have to Houdini your way out of 8 layers of clothing before adding a 9^th layer in your pants.

2. It’s just past last light for shooting and as you get out of your stand, you notice the 5 deer to your left 20 yards away (are those deer snickering?)

3. No one has sat in this tree stand you found in 5 years, today must be your unlucky day as you see blaze orange march your way looking none too happy to see you.

4. Deer down, field dressed, time to relax. You just realized you came in your Ford Festiva and not with your buddy Bob with the pickup, a minor oversight.

The Darndest Things Happen to Hunters – Part 1

1. You practice at the range for weeks with one specific ammo, then can’t find the same ammo the night before opening day (because you waited til the night before to buy more).



2. You’re on like a lampshade at the range, then you knock your scope getting out of the car opening day.



3. It was 70 degrees when you walked to your stand, now it’s 50 degrees with the sun going down, you’re freezing and can’t steady your bow to take a shot (or maybe you’re too cold to even sit in the stand any longer).



4. You have the perfect shot, pull the trigger….safety’s on, now the deer has moved. You think about this for the next year.



5. You drank a pot of coffee to wake up, now your back teeth are floating in the stand and there is a doe in heat with a big ole buck just out of range. Can you wait or let it fly?

The freight is here, the documents are here - now how long does it take?

The freight is here, the documents are here - now how long does it take?
We immediately begin the classification and data entry process when we get the original documents from the carrier. CBP's Automated Manifest System requires there must be at least one piece/box/crate for each hunter entry. Separate entries must be made for each individual hunter with Fish and Wildlife. Customs and Border Protection now requires that the Fish and Wildlife Service clear trophies prior to submission of documents to CBP. The Fish and Wildlife Service requires clearance by CDC and USPHS on animals requiring special handling prior to filing of the original documents, which accompany a 3-177 form (or e-Decs) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife will determine if a physical inspection is necessary or if they can release the cargo based on the documents submitted. This can take from 3 - 10 working days in some ports. When the actual FWS release is received we can then physically file the entry with Customs and Border Protection.

Customs who will usually clear the shipment within 24 hours. Once we have Customs and all the other Government Agency releases, we then prepare to pick up the trophies from the carrier where they have been held in-bond. Because this process often exceeds the allotted free time (72 hours usually) from the carrier we must find out how much storage is owed and prepare a check for that plus pay the Cargo Import Service Charge charged by the carrier.

Our local cartman will retrieve the trophies and bring them to either our warehouse or the cartman's warehouse. Upon receipt we will contact you to reaffirm where you want them to be delivered. Then we will obtain a quote for transport to your desired destination on a prepaid basis, prepare our invoice and fax or scan it to you for payment.

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