I shot a bear here in NJ last year 12-13-04, the taxidermist skinned it the next day. Sometime in January 2004, he sent it to the tannery, he got it back either late July or early August. he said he will call me when its time to decided what type of full body mount I want, and he also told me at the time of skinning the bear, that it will take time before I get my mount back. The tannery can be busy, customers that brought in there kill before me, etc. So I feel sometime either late this year or better yet after the new year.