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• Six-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member

  August 2016 #2

  I have heard of guys spraying their Alaska kills down with citric acid solution before they pack it up. Supposedly, it keeps the meat good even at moderate temps. As for the horns, I believe the airlines will allow you to wrap them as fragile cargo, but make a few phone calls before you go that route.

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• Jayhawker Posts: 18,355 Senior Member

  August 2016 #3

  I'm relatively sure your outfitter has done this before....many times. It's part of what you're paying him for.

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• jaywapti Posts: 5,114 Senior Member

  August 2016 #4

  I don't know if the airlines still allow this as the last time I flew meat out was 98 or 99 , we got those cheap Styrofoam coolers, doubled bagged them with game bags, filled the coolers with dry ice, duct taped them and filled out a voucher , carry a roll of tape just in case they want to open and check them.
  
  Since you have time before you go call the airlines and find out what the requirements are, another option is call UPS and Fed Ex.
  
  The horns can usually just be wrapped up.
  
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• early Posts: 4,950 Senior Member

  August 2016 #5

  IIRC I over heard out of state hunters at the game processer I use setting up his stuff for overnight express shipping. I'm sure an outfitter working out of Fairbanks will have access logistical information and support.

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• Jermanator Posts: 16,244 Senior Member

  August 2016 #6

  When we fish in Alaska, we have the processor vacuum pack and seal the fillets and store it in their freezer until we are ready to head back to Michigan. The morning of our flight, they will pack them in styofoam lined boxes and we go to pick them up. From there, at least in Anchorage, the airport will let you store your stuff in a freezer there if you need to. We take the boxes on the plane as checked baggage. Keep it under 50 pounds per box to avoid having to pay additional fees.
  
  Regardless, once out of the freezer you got about 36 hours to get that box home and in your own freezer before it thaws.

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• Six-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member

  August 2016 #7

  jaywapti wrote: »

  I don't know if the airlines still allow this as the last time I flew meat out was 98 or 99 , we got those cheap Styrofoam coolers, doubled bagged them with game bags, filled the coolers with dry ice, duct taped them and filled out a voucher , carry a roll of tape just in case they want to open and check them.
  
  Since you have time before you go call the airlines and find out what the requirements are, another option is call UPS and Fed Ex.
  
  The horns can usually just be wrapped up.
  
  JAY

  
  The foam cooler was how I did it leaving Montana. The processors there had a steady supply from the vet down the block, who gave him vaccination coolers used to ship shots for farm animals. He packed up all of the frozen meat in there just before I left and I took 70+ lbs. home on the plane. I didn't even need dry ice with that much frozen meat and it wasn't even close to thawed when I landed hours later. You can pack dry ice if needed, but DEFINITELY ask the airline the legal quantity. There is a strict limit to how much weight of dry ice you can pack in the cooler since it can cause a suffocation hazard, especially for pets in the cargo compartment.
  

  early wrote: »

  IIRC I over heard out of state hunters at the game processer I use setting up his stuff for overnight express shipping. I'm sure an outfitter working out of Fairbanks will have access logistical information and support.

  
  It's brutally expensive to ship that quantity of meat express overnight. It can be arranged, but for a critter the size of a caribou, I wouldn't be shocked to see a $1K shipping bill out of Alaska.

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• early Posts: 4,950 Senior Member

  August 2016 #8

  Ouch! $$$$

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• Six-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member

  August 2016 #9

  early wrote: »

  Ouch! $$$$

  
  Believe me, I've been burned by overnight meat shipping costs. In some cases, it's not terrible. When it's cold enough out, you can safely have it 2-day shipped which is WAY cheaper than overnight. When it's hot outside like it can be early season, all bets are off. I got scorched with a nearly $500 bill for shipping ONE early season buck and one small doe worth of meat to my place from Maryland. That was the last time I let that happen. You are way better off paying $100- $200 in overweight baggage fees to the airlines bringing it home with you on the plane than letting UPS or FedEx pack/ship your meat overnight.

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• early Posts: 4,950 Senior Member

  August 2016 #10

  Maybe the guys I heard were shipping antlers.
  
  The warm weather is one a the reasons I rush what get into town for processing. That way it's packaged and froze for transport.

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• jbohio Posts: 5,618 Senior Member

  August 2016 #11

  My elk was shipped to my door for $150, or so. My processor shipped it for me. They bought a new Coleman Extreme 5 day cooler, packed it with dry ice, taped the lid shut and shipped it standard UPS.
  5 days later, I got my elk. Frozen solid, just like it came out of the freezer.

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• Six-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member

  August 2016 #12

  That's a great way to do it. Some of these places insist on overnight, even when it's not necessary. A 5-day Coleman absolutely works when you have the quantity of meat in it, especially when you add dry ice into the equation.

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• snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member

  August 2016 #13

  jbohio wrote: »

  My elk was shipped to my door for $150, or so. My processor shipped it for me. They bought a new Coleman Extreme 5 day cooler, packed it with dry ice, taped the lid shut and shipped it standard UPS.
  5 days later, I got my elk. Frozen solid, just like it came out of the freezer.

  
  Man! That's cheap. Where were you shipping it from?
  
  BTW, Coleman makes some great coolers and they're a lot cheaper than Yettis. We used to have one my dad bought back in the 70s. That thing wasn't anything special but would keep ice really well for 4 days in the summer, that's down here where we have Real summer.

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• jbohio Posts: 5,618 Senior Member

  August 2016 #14

  snake284 wrote: »

  Man! That's cheap. Where were you shipping it from?
  .

  
  Seriously?
  
  Colorado.

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• snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member

  August 2016 #15

  jbohio wrote: »

  Seriously?
  
  Colorado.

  
  Ah ok, but that's still not bad.

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