I'm guessing he didn't say it would take two years. It sounds a bit excessive, but in his defense, it sounds like he's had more important things to deal with (his health). If he said two years up front, that's one thing, but if he didn't, it's just too long. It also sounds like he's not too interested in doing many more deer for other people. I understand the feeling. It's easy to get burnt out when all you do in you spare time is work on someone else's deer. Your deer should be done soon. So when you pick it up, you may want to ask him if he'd rather not do many more. If he doen't have a sure answer one way or the other, it may be time to shop around for a new taxidermist.