We handle every trophy with the same care and diligence as the next. We understand that your hunt is not complete, until your trophy is hanging on the wall. Great care is taken to recover animals whole from the field, to avoid damage of antlers and skins. This is not an easy feat, but your trophy is one of a kind.
Once back at the lodge, we begin the Unmaking process. You tell us whether we’re caping for a shoulder mount, skinning for a
pedestal or life-size display or fleshing down to the skull for a classic European mount. Obviously taxidermy fees are additional, however the trophy preparation, skinning and caping are all part of your hunting price.
The meat from Elk, Stag and Bison at Laurentian Wildlife Estate is very nutritious as well as extremely good tasting game fare. As the animals are recovered whole from the field, we not only skin, but quarter them there too. The meat remains in the cooler until your departure or until we transport the meat to a local butcher. (per your request).
NOTE: The average weight of bulls harvested is 750 lbs (range 650lbs-1200lbs). Typically you can work on a 50-55% retention for dressed carcass weight. This usually yields 400-500 pounds of hanging carcass (“bone in”). Typically the meat will fit in 3-4 of our polystyrene boxes (3 - Boneless and 4 – Processed and Frozen). Because hunters have different travel modes and varying tastes for game meat, we offer several options for processing and transport.
