Its quite apparent at this point, that the dead horse we keep beating is well beyond a taxidermy speciman by now! Its come down to this...those who have a long return time try to explain why, but get judged by others in here as not knowing how to run a business. Those who have a short return time get labeled as not having enough to do, therefore not any good. Both inaccurate, but thats what the post has come to. Beyond that, we have one criticizing the other, then saying they dont care. I always like that excuse, like if you really DONT care, why comment in the first place! That only elicits a defensive reply, and it snowballs downward from there.

So, in MY attempt to wrap this up, and knowing that reading comprehension is not a strong point in here...some guys are already at the top of the price range and still receive more work than they can do in a year. Some guys seem to get in just the right amount to do within a year. Both are honest, and both do have the customer in mind. This isnt always the case in the taxidermy world, but as far as those involved in here, in this post, it is so. So it then comes down to the customer. We have heard from those who tolerate a long wait and feel theyre rewarded with superior work, and others who have stated over and over (ok we HEARD!) that they would NEVER wait that long, they determine what is and isnt an exceptable return. Still others have found the porridge thats not too hot and not too cold, butjust right, to quote a book with talking bears. They got a nice mount at a nice price for a nice return time.

Cant we just except this? Its also a regional thing, a class thing, and many other factors. Please trust what we as taxidermists say about it, we are making our livings based on it, we just might know what we are talking about. Even when we see a defensive reply, some of us knew in advance that its another taxidermist expressing his opinion. Like I said, we do know our biz!