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Old 03-31-2009 | 05:44 AM
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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.
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Old 04-07-2009 | 05:22 PM
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Thing is, I don't know if he does good work, as I have not got it back to see it.
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Old 04-07-2009 | 08:12 PM
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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
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Old 04-08-2009 | 04:50 PM
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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.

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Old 04-16-2009 | 04:40 PM
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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.

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Old 07-16-2009 | 02:10 PM
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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.
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Old 07-16-2009 | 02:32 PM
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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
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Old 08-15-2009 | 06:35 PM
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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.
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Old 08-17-2009 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Kosherboy
...we did 500 fish mounts a month, among other animals.

Who did 500 fish mounts per month?
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Old 08-18-2009 | 06:20 AM
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any and all of my work
3 month turnaround
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