I'm not sure if I count here but...
I put off my Taxidermy learnin' for a little while. The wife laid down an ultimatum that I had better put in her new kitchen first before I started any new ventures. I've only been promising her a new kitchen for a short 17 years or so. I finished the deer "rug" for my daughter. See the thread for pictures. I learned quite a bit on that one thing. I guess that's what it is all about...learnin' a little each time. I'm gearing up for my first whitetail mount soon. I bought the cape already wet tanned from a guy named Joe Birchler...real good guy, I can tell right off. I figured to make it a little easier on myself and not try to skin, tan and mount my first. I'll learn that on the next one. I did learn quite a bit from fleshing and tanning that "rug". The biggest thing I learned is that I only want to do one of those in my life and that was it!
I hope to get a few bucks this fall from family to experiment with. I'm in PA so I need to get some experience and then go for the license before I can take paying customers, legally that is. I got distracted for a little while but I can see how this can become an obsession for some.