call again or not???
 

Should I call my taxi or not?? Dropped off 12-9-09 and he said he had half what he did the year before but give him a year. I called 12-1-10 hoping to get it for my son's Christmas. Said would be January so I called the middle of January. Said he still had some in front of me so it will be 3-4 weeks. Called 3-1-11 and he said 3-4 weeks, I was 6th on the list. 3-4 weeks is now 8 and I have still not heard from him. 12 months is nearly 17. I don't wanna make him mad but he was a bit smart with me last time I called. When he gives me a time I double it before I call back so I think he had no right to get upset at me. Should I go ahead and call or let it ride?? I did my homework and he is supposed to be one of the best around, on the state taxidermy board or whatever it is and spoken of quite highly. Just wish he would stick to what he tells me or tell me why he is not. Don't want him mad this is my son's first buck and I want it right.

I would say to keep on him in a nice way. Next time you call, when he says 3-4 weeks say ok 3-4 weeks and I will give you a call, sound good? tell him again how excited your son is to get is deer back and you know it will look great.

Sad to say, but you might have to stroke his ego a little and then find a new taxi next time.

Good luck

Already took my biggest buck to date to a different taxi this year. Killed a year apart and I will get mine back within a couple months of getting my son's.

Called and he was finishing paint so picked up last night.

good glad it worked out for you. how did it turn out?

From 12/2009 to 4/2011. THATS TOTALLY RIDUCLOUS!! I wouldn't consider him a very good taxidermist with that kind of a time return. I take deerheads in at fall, and have them all returned by end April next spring. Mine are all done & gone now, and thats even slow now compared to some taxidermists.

I will post pics in a few days for opinions on how it turned out. A few places look rough due to scars from fighting (understandable) and he turned him the wrong way because one shoulder was missing some hair. Now it looks at my table instead of the front door but it will be ok.

BuckAlley, there is a guy by me that has a 1 - 2 year wait. I don't think he is that good, his name is bill yox.... LOL.

oh yea, bill yox does really amazing work so sometimes timeframes are not the top priority. I have chose to use other guys because I want my stuff back within a year.

Turn around time has absolutely nothing to do with how good or successful a taxidermist is. To be honest, in more cases than not a longer turnaround time usually means the taxidermist is very good and very busy because of it. However that has nothing to do with this guys question and the rediculousness of it is the taxidermist stringing it along but sounds like he got his deer back now so all is good.

Time has nothing to do with it? Turnaround time is part of running a business. Certainly the mount quality is most important, but turnaround means alot too. You can't tell me a hunter harvests a nice buck in the fall, and he's not excited to get it back asap to enjoy on his wall. A 2yr wait is uncalled for in my book. This gentlemen kept getting alot of excuses, and some the same ones. Thats poor business quality in my book. I know what it takes to mount deer heads. The biggest wait is the tannery, and then the drying process. Bigger taxidermist have more equipment such as drying rooms, and hired help. This customer has also said it was mounted the wrong way, which this taxidermist should have first discussed with him over the missing hair(which makes me even more suspicious), before doing so.
Maybe I'm wrong, but with the price of mounts now I believe customers deserve better. I don't think the turnaround time often means better quality. I think it is more about being busy, and having alot of work to do. That can often mean less time spent on each mount, becasue he has so many to do. Which can relate more to a production taxidermist over a quality taxidermist.