RE: Average wait for a deer mount
 

It took
my guy a month but he tans his own hides he told me it was so easy to tan them that he does it himself.

RE: Average wait for a deer mount
 

Thing is, I don't know if he does good work, as I have not got it back to see it.

RE: Average wait for a deer mount
 

So you took it to a taxidermist without even looking at his previous work!!! ....Hope you get lucky and he does good work. I'd give him a call if its been that long past his time quote. WCL

RE: Average wait for a deer mount
 

The longest I have waited is 6 months. I just had a doe done and got it back in 2 1/2 months. He tans his own hides also.

Joe

RE: Average wait for a deer mount
 

Is this guy stringing me along ? Maybe. He should have the cape back by now , I would think. Sometimes these guys don't know when to say enough and take on more work than they can do in a year. A years wait would be reasonable...... but going on two ???? Bummer. It is not right but is often the case.

Moose

Just got my mount back from Zacho's. It does look good . I did have to wait 20 months for it. I did have to call Zacho once a month for the past 8 months and then had to sit on the phone for an hour each time and listen to him complain about everything on the planet. The guy has serious mental issues!

I will never use him again! He promised he would have it done in 8-12 months. I heard another customer has been waiting 4 years for some bird mounts.

Glad to hear ya got it back in good shape. Good choice to move on and find another taxi for the future. Take care. WCL

When I was in The Business we always had a year at least even if the hides took 4 months to get, taxidermy is not just deer, we did 500 fish mounts a month, among other animals.

Who did 500 fish mounts per month?

any and all of my work
3 month turnaround