I KNOW YOUR PAIN , MY TAXIDERMIST HAD A COYOTE FOR 2 AND HALF YEARS .I GOT MY ELK SKIN BACK EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT WAS 2 AND HALF YEARS AND I PICKED UP MY ELK MOUNT TWO WEEKS AGO IT WAS 2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. THE GUY DOES DO GOOD WORK BUT MAN IT IS A KILLER WAITING ALL THAT TIME