Well I'm going to give you my honest opinion. I'm a taxidermist, been doing it for least 20yrs. Its not a bad mount, but I've seen alot better. Maybe its just the pic, and lighting. So I'm strictly going by the pic here. But from the looks in the pic he could've been groomed better, and I'm not surewhats up with that ring around his neck. Its hard to tell if thats from a rope, or the hides bunched up, and wasn't tight to the form. The eyes also look odd, but thats hard to tell from the pic. I do like the detail of the nose. Of course alot also depends on the shape of the hide on how a mount turns out. Being a real old buck the hide might've been tough to work with.
But you did wait a very long time to get him back. Most taxidermists send their hides out to a tannery, and thats where the wait is. But over a yr seems exceptionally long to me.
But hey long as your happy with it, thats all that matters. Def. a nice buck, and one to be proud of.