I'm a "part time" taxidermist. This year my "other" job is more demanding, plus I'm more focused on family. With that said, I set a quota on deer mounts I'm taking in and have reached that number. Completion time is 10-12 months. It's possible they will get them back sooner but I'm taking my sweet time, not to mention one of my tanneries is 5 months behind. I usually tan most myself but that eats up most of my time, plus my new house doesn't have a big shop like I used to have so space is limited.
The number one goal is to produce a beautiful piece of work and not sacrifice family time.
Customers know my time frame up front and they also know my price, both usually scare off most potential customers. It's really hard to find a cheap and quick piece of taxidermy art.
Now, larger shops can produce work quicker. Having multiple taxidermist, shavers and tanners in house really speeds up the process.
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