Average wait for a deer mount
 

I took my first trophy deer that I shot to a local taxadermist in November of 2007. I still have not got it back yet. He claims that he has not received the hides back from the tannery in California. We are in Minnesota. Is this guy stringing me along, or is this sound normal? I have not heard any feedback good or badfrom anyone about him. He told me it would take 8-12 months originally. It's now 16 months. Companies name is Zacho's Taxidermy.

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Most tanneries take 3 months during the peak of the season maybe 4 at most. Don't know what to tell ya. Some guys take that long if the are back logged that much but most arent more than a year. Contact the tannery and try to find out would be a start. WCL

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I've taken my deer to the same taxidermist for about 10 years now, he does it full time, and it takes him anywhere from 9 to 12 months. IMO he's one of the best in the upper midwest!

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all of our local taxi's are different.. 1 has a 6 month wait, one is about a year, the other is 2 years... I believe the 6 month tans his own hides.. The other 2 ship them off to the commerical tannery.

When we send out hides out ourselves, it is usually about 3 -4 weeks before we get them back.

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The guy I use is one of the top guys around nationwide, he sends is hides out to Michagan depending on the time of the hunting season it can take up to 6 months for return and the complete mount done anywhere from 8 months to over one year

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The busiest one's up here in Wi. are about a year, some longer. The one I use only takes what he can do in a year. He does 3 a week.
RC

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my taxi tans all his deer hides .he sends bear hides to the tannery. the guy he uses is only a hour away ,so he can usually get them back alittle faster then most. about the longest i've seen guys have to wait is 8months. i think this year he took in about 80 deer and 15-20 bear ,plus small game. he's been talking about buying a pressure tanner to speed up the whole process.

for my stuff its different,we've hunted together for 25yrs and always been great friends. i make all of his habitat wooden bases for him,in oak or walnut any size he needs. he does my work in trade for bases,so i can get my stuff pretty quick most of the time. i have 2 deer and 2 bear there now.

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You know if the the guy does good work and it takes some time, or his time I'd rather have it done perfect than rushed if that helps. Ive had a bear in for a full mount over a year, it will be sweet when he is home.

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We have a turnover of 8 months. It's not b/c a mount takes 8 months or even 1 month to do for that matter, it's a waiting list for your work.

Think of it like a nightclub....which one is going to be better inside, the one you can walk straight into or the club with lines going over to the next block?

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we usually wait between 8-10 months. but its worth the wait because he does an awesome job

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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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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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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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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

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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.

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

Took 20 months but I finally got my deer back. The guy actually did a very nice job (see attachment).

What do you think this 8 pointer scores?

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