Why does it take so long?

[Michelle_Nelson]

It's not about declining the buisness boneaddict.  When you have a good reputation you get more work than you know what to do with.  You raise your prices to deture work and you usually get more.

What do you tell a guy that brings you 3 or 4 critters a year and price and time is no object to them?  You going to turn that down?  Those are good customers.  Do you want them going somewhere else?  If the taxi is up front on the return date and the customer is willing to wait 2 - 3 years than why is the taxidermist the bad guy?  Seams like a customer chioce to me.  No one is twisting their arm to leave your critter with them. 

I tell everyone a year and I put a year on the paper work now.  If I think for any reason it will be longer I will write an extended date.  Even though in reality you are looking at 6 - 8 months.  Sometimes it takes longer if their are a lot of repairs to make.

[Ghost1941]

6-8 months is a good turn around time Michelle.  My grandfather's elk took 30 months to get back, and 24 months on his caribou.  Both looked great but damn, by time he got them back I had forgot all about him even shooting them!  Lol.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Give it a few more years and I will probably has a 1 year turn around.  Still new to the area.  Though I brought 5X as much work in this year as I did last year.

[billythekidrock]

one year is a respectable wait,  after that I thinkit becomes excesssive and if its 3 years, well the taxi shlould thlink about declining some bizz

I agree 100%!

We just got the call for my brothers bear. The taxi is just now getting ready to start it. It has been over 2.5 years right now. Probably 3 by the time it is done. 

[Michelle_Nelson]

You say he is just getting started with it?  Does that mean it is frozen or tanned?  If it is frozen you have atleast a couple weeks befor he sends it to the tannery and 2 - 3 months for the tannery and another 3 -4 months if he sends it off to be rugged.  Those figures are probably low.  Some tanneries take as long as 8 months to get stuff back to you.  Some ruggers 6 months.  Even if it is tanned and he hasn't rugged it yet you will be lucky to see it in 6 months.

[billythekidrock]

You say he is just getting started with it?  Does that mean it is frozen or tanned?  If it is frozen you have atleast a couple weeks befor he sends it to the tannery and 2 - 3 months for the tannery and another 3 -4 months if he sends it off to be rugged.  Those figures are probably low.  Some tanneries take as long as 8 months to get stuff back to you.  Some ruggers 6 months.  Even if it is tanned and he hasn't rugged it yet you will be lucky to see it in 6 months.

Like I said in pm.
It is already tanned. If he really wanted to get to work on it he could have it done in a few months,  but I doubt it.

[bucklucky]

Give it a few more years and I will probably has a 1 year turn around.  Still new to the area.  Though I brought 5X as much work in this year as I did last year.

Looks like michelle got 5 critters in this year 

[billythekidrock]

Give it a few more years and I will probably has a 1 year turn around.  Still new to the area.  Though I brought 5X as much work in this year as I did last year.

Looks like michelle got 5 critters in this year 

 

[runamuk]

Give it a few more years and I will probably has a 1 year turn around.  Still new to the area.  Though I brought 5X as much work in this year as I did last year.

Looks like michelle got 5 critters in this year 

  low blow low blow 



   

[Gobble Gobble]

If its one thing I do know there are 5 people you don't want to mess with 1)the wife, 2)the mechanic, 3)the IRS, 4)the gunsmith and 5)the taxidermist

[BLKBEARKLR]

wow I hope I never get that busy to be behind 3 years, that is way to long to have any customers mount.

I do have a friend down the street , and this past  Sep was his 4th year waiting for his full body mount cougar.

[Gobble Gobble]

4 years  Good Gawd!! I cant imagine how long it would take for the cougar mount I would like.

I'd like a full mount to put atop a 3/4 wall and have a paw hanging down the wall like its taking a step down off the wall as if starting to pounce. My mental image is better than my typing.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Give it a few more years and I will probably has a 1 year turn around.  Still new to the area.  Though I brought 5X as much work in this year as I did last year.

Looks like michelle got 5 critters in this year 

You know for such a little guy you sure talk a lot of crap.  You better be nice or I might slip. 

[MuleySniper]

WOW Thanks for the long write up.

I know it takes time and it is a tedious process and that the world doesn't revolve around my mount (although it should  ) I didn't know that the hide went to a tannery, just thought it was all done in house.

Again thanks for the info.

A side note and probably TMI but I have always had a fantasy of getting jiggly with it on a Polar Bear skin rug.  Anyone know where I could get one? My wife says a black bear will do for now.

I had a huge party at my parents house when I was in High School. There were around 100 kids at it. We dug out my dads old bear rug for a novelty   Long story short, after a long night and all the booze was gone, my buddy ended up nailing this girl UNDER it in the family room. We bring it up every once in awhile Good times... Good times.
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[bucklucky]

Give it a few more years and I will probably has a 1 year turn around.  Still new to the area.  Though I brought 5X as much work in this year as I did last year.

Looks like michelle got 5 critters in this year 

You got to admit , that was a good one  Thought of it myself 

You know for such a little guy you sure talk a lot of crap.  You better be nice or I might slip.