the buck i killed in 2004 had a turn around of 40 days....killed it november 14 and he got it back to my dad on christmas eve so i could get it as a present. he does like 50-70 heads a year, but since i was a youth hunter then he put me at the top of the list. most kids mounts he gets done take less than 2 months lol. if i happen to kill one now, itll probably take a year or better because he is still tryin to catch up.