Yes, we do have apprentices and depending on their attitudedepends how much time we spend teaching up and beyondfleshing hides. All of the grunt workis good for a lot of guys because it gives them a very deep appreciation of what it's like to work with awell takencare of speciman.Their apprenticeship could be as long as 5 yearsdepending on thedifferent mountsthat comes through a guys shop. Hope that helps!