That's for sure. US$3500 as a trophy fee for a tuskless cow is just plain ridiculous. As is US$600 for "field preparation" of trophies. It's not as if a skinners wages, the salt used etc amount to even a quarter of that. Even including transport back to town.

Having just returned from Burkina Faso, I can mention that they charged about Euro 150,- per animal for the field preparation of a cape. And about half of that for a "Euro skull mount". I consider both to be highly overpriced considering what wages and supplies cost locally. So this trend seems to be spreading all over.

However, as Ripp mentioned, this greedy mentality might end up coming back to bite them on the ass with the current financial situation in the world.