Deer season is over, and I've been ready for it to end...

[joeym]

I suppose I will move from destruction to construction within the next few days.  I'm tired of people, tales, and dead deer with their tongues hanging out, LOL!   I did take in some true trophies right at the end of the season.  According to our meteorologist, La Nina has the weather all screwed up this winter.  Heat and humidity right in the middle of our rut kept deer and hunters both confused.  I don't have quiet as many shoulder mounts as usual, but there is a helluva pile of skulls in my cooler to make up for it.  In the words of that great 20th century philosopher Jed Clampett, I've got a "rat smart" of catching up to do in the next few months!

[cook taxidermy]

joey the season was really low up here in indiana when i did get a chance to go i didnt see hardly any thing had some nice bucks come in but didnt get a shot seen more bucks then does it was really a odd year and i check with the other taxidermist and there was they were low also ~cook

[Matt]

I hear you Joey, I am still getting heads in and will probably get a few stragglers till summer rolls around. My numbers were up this year and they knocked down some giants. I will finally get some of them together here soon. Tannery called and I have just a few coming back!(LOL)

[Nana]

I know what you mean.  We only operate the shop from January to whenever we get done, so I was ready to stop hunting and start mounting.  We took in quite a bit more this year and have a lot to do!  Hubby is retiring from his full time job and I will keep working full time and doing taxi work on the side.

We may get in a few more small animals but probably no more deer for this year.  Ready to make a dent in this pile of WORK!

[wayne70]

Don't know about others but my deer total was up. couple of more came in this week probably get a few more before winter is over.  somebody alwas brings in a late deer thAts been hanging  for a month in the garage. tannery finally starting to send capes back.

[Nana]

Yes, ours was up as well, in spite of a price increase. 

[CrabCrazy]

joey you will get them when they find them in the back of there trucks or out back there house

[TMALONE]

Had a big season.  Came real close to start turning work down.  Looks like Ill be able to book a hunt somewhere for this fall.!!!!

[Josh.A]

A couple weeks left in the central Florida area and in some areas the bucks are chasing hard.  Numbers are up in from last year in the shop I work at.  Despite the warm weather it seems that a few more people went on trips to GA  or up north.

[cwt]

9 more to go and I am done, I rarely get any in after the season ends. I got my last one in in the middle of december.

[bullwhacker]

Deer numbers are down in the state but I took in more than ever. I did turn down some new customers this year. I only want to commit so many hours to an second job and have more than enough mad money for the year already. 

[BDrake]

I agree whole heartily. You get tired of that part after awhile. Hard to get stuff out when it is always coming in!
I have finally taken on an employee to help out around here, WTD were down slightly, but more foreign trophies came in..

[Lenny Holeva]

this was my first year, i got in way more than expected so i'm excited about that.