Just remember an option is drop off the cape with a taxi there and ship the hide back and let you own taxi do it. Pricey to crate a whole bison mount and ship. My daughter's whole rug was just 16lbs in a small box. Remember to keep the head and horns intact. The great thing is you can get a euro skull mount with reproduction horns and your real horns go on the bison form. No part of the skull is used on a bison shoulder mount. Your main concern at that time is either way you'll need to get to a taxi to cape the skull. So might as well pay him/her to tan it for you. All those guys use the same tannery so not an issue picking one to just tan it.