Flying with Antlers in Checked Bags

United Airlines New Baggage Policy Prohibits Antlers In Checked Bags!

I received the following information in the latest SCI (Safari Club Internatinoal) news letter regarding flying with antlers in your checked baggage. I typically always fly Delta so i have not experienced this problem but i wanted to spread the word.

The following is quoted from From: SCI "In the Crosshairs" e-Newsletter December 4, 2009

"Make sure your hunting season plans are not hampered by unfair antler restrictions currently imposed by United Airlines. At the present time, United Airlines is prohibiting you from traveling with antlers as part of your checked baggage. Flying with antlers has been and is still acceptable for nearly every other airline operating in North America. Members should plan accordingly to ensure their antlers arrive home safely or consider other airlines. Read more about United’s current policy here.

SCI is in negotiations with United Airlines, seeking to change their policy that prohibits individuals from flying with antlers as part of their checked baggage. United is in the process of creating a partnership with FedEx to provide door to door pick-up and delivery of properly packaged antlers within the continental 48 states. SCI provided acceptable dimension requirements and handling procedures, explained that the majority of antlers as baggage will originate in Canada and that MANY SCI members have incurred considerable expense to ship antlers back to the lower 48 states. Until just recently, United had not yet posted their antler restriction policy publicly. Currently though, United and FedEx do not yet have the capacity to provide door to door delivery from Canada to the US, the biggest markets for antlers as baggage. Please inform other traveling hunters about United’s policy and SCI will be sure to continue pushing United and FedEx to allow delivery of antlers originating in Canada."

I am a member of SCI and recommend anyone that is interested in the hunting and shooting sports join the organization. SCI is a hunting related organization that does a great deal to protect the sport.

Also, SCI is a great records keeping organization and members can enter their trophies in their record book. One of the things that i like about their scoring method for Whitetails is they use the animals gross score and do not deduct for side to side symetry as does Boone&Crocket and Pope&Young.

Check them out at the following link...http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/index.cfm?