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Question: At what level do you do taxidermy?
Fulltime   -78 (47.6%)
Partime   -68 (41.5%)
Hobyist   -18 (11%)
Total Voters: 161

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« on: September 12, 2006, 07:01:44 PM »
Just curious....
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2006, 07:36:20 PM »
Right now taxidermy is just my hobbie, but I'd like to open my shop this year and go part-time for extra spending money.
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2006, 07:56:57 PM »
Opened my business 14 years ago as part time, retired from full time job as a land surveyor a little over a year ago but decided to keep taxidermy as part time so that I will have all the time I want to hunt and fish myself and been enjoying every minute of it.
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2006, 10:08:05 PM »
Been doing taxidermy mostly full-time for the last 23 years. Sometimes I get burned out and think a change in career would be nice, but I'm still doin' it. Don't make a lot of money but I have a lot of freedom compared to a regular job.
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2006, 11:53:29 PM »
Quote from: Cecil on September 12, 2006, 10:08:05 PM
Been doing taxidermy mostly full-time for the last 23 years. Sometimes I get burned out and think a change in career would be nice, but I'm still doin' it. Don't make a lot of money but I have a lot of freedom compared to a regular job.

Uhh....you just stole my post!
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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2006, 12:06:50 AM »
Hey Capt Lou!

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Good talking to you earlier! It was like pulling teeth but he 's gone!

Got to Love it!

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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2006, 06:38:00 AM »
have a shop for 18 years,hunting guild for10 years, capture and sell exotic for two years ,and starting my own exotic hunts
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2006, 12:08:22 PM »
I'm part time-- for now. I make too good of a wage at my full time job to justify a career change. I take in enough work every winter to support my summer hobbies (dirt bikes). This is what works for me.

I wont lie and say I don't wish at times to be my own boss.
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2006, 01:30:14 PM »
Fulltime. Just got a call yesterday from an engineering firm I use to do work for. They wanted me for a month or so (That "or so" part in the engineering world means at least a YEAR - lol!) Even though I make triple the amount of cabbage in the engineering world, I am too far behind on my taxidermy work. And I had to turn it down. Even if I weren't behind I probably would turn it down now. Been there/done that. The money's good, but not a lot of release of the old creative juices with the CADD work. Maybe in the slow season. I always could pay off a bill or two...
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2006, 01:41:15 PM »
Part-time for now, working on going full-time.
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« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2006, 03:27:38 PM »
I started out partime in 1978 and went fulltime in 1995 I'd hate to know I had to go back to work for someone else.
I've met some of the greatest people on earth at state and national conventions and I've had the priviledge of training several people that have become some of my closest friends.
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« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2006, 04:07:27 PM »
Part time as hobby, But have 4 years till retirement at Fire Dept. so would like to have something to fall back on
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« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2006, 04:22:05 PM »
I only work a half of a day Shocked. The best part is i get to pick which 12 hours! Cry
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« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2006, 05:00:57 PM »
Started 4 years ago part-time and took it on full-time one year ago and fotunatly still going.
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« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2006, 05:23:57 PM »
part-time for now,  hoping to go full time soon.
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