I know how you feel Dwavs. My pronghorn mount was into my tax for about 9 months. last oct I sent in a 9ft sailfish to be touched up; and in nov,I sent in a deer hide to get tanned. I called him two weeks ago, and he said the hide should be done in a couple of weeks, and he hadn't even started on the fish! good thing he does awsome work... luckily, I've got better things on my mind (like college), so I'm not as anxious to get my stuff back yet. but I am patiently waiting.