the BS about a mount only looks good if it takes a year to finish, is just that BS. plan and simple, most taxi's put 10-15 hours in a game head.
here is the schedule.
1. cape and meat flesh.2hrs
2. turn and salt.1hr
3. dry 2 -4 days as you do something else
4. rehydrate, 1hr
5.put in pickle min.
6. after 3 days thin hide 2hrs
7. after 1 more day rethin hide 1hr
8.then add your tan 1hr
9. after tan has set for 6-8 hours mount 2-3hrs
10.then after 2 weeks of drying finish 1hr
total time....11-13 hrs. thats it
now the reason some take longer is the simple fact that your mount is #135 to do this year! so there are 134 x13 hrs ahead of you!thats 1742 hrs then yours. at a 40 hr work week=43 weeks to get to yours. so next time you take a head to taxi ask him how many heads he has already for this year, and if he has completed last years mounts already. that will give you a good idea when yours will be completed.
just a little thought for you to ponder...