First ,just because a taxidermist s backlog doesn't mean hunters and fishermen are going to flock to you, if you don't know how to mount anything yet.

learning taxidermy is not something you take up and two weeks later your a pro, speaking for my self I've being at it for 40 years and I have seen many that have come into the market because they wanted to take a piece of my market, well they failed misserably, there are only 3 taxidermist in My city, Miami Fla, at one time we had 12.

And even cutting my prices in half they could not compete with the quality and service I offer.

For instance, as soon as a customer walks in, my wife is on the expresso machine making them coffee, if they come with kids, we take them on back to the swings and other games they can play, or they can stay in the show room looking at animals, this has served as a tool of making the customer feel comfortable with you.

Then i spend time talking to the guy and seeing what his idea is on the mount he wants, he views mounted deers in every position, sometimes I just continue to work and let them sit by me while Iam Fleshing or doing something else they never seen before, this shows them they are getting their money's worth, that is not just simply injecting the animal with formaldehy as some think.

Then i don't lie to them I tell them what my backlog is and ask if they are willing to wait if not they can take somewheres else.

The first thing you need to do is to get proficient in taxidermy before you think of a business, that is how all of us got started.

good luck.