The taxidermist who mounts all of my deer does several hundred mounts each year, and even he has a much better turn around then the taxidermist mentioned above. He dosent start mounting deer until after the deer season is completly over, but the earlier in the season you kill your deer the earlier you will get it back. The last buck I took to him I killed the last week of November, I had the buck hanging in my trophy room april of that same year. I pay about $500 per shoulder mount, but this guy is one of the best in the state.