It was a big part of why I mostly gave up taxidermy, even though I really liked the work. A lot of the kind of people who were big repeat customers were some of the worst human beings I'd ever met... |D;
That sucks. I imagine a lot of them were trophy hunters? And yeah, I always feel... wary when I see someone else who likes taxidermy. It shouldn't be a steryotype of the mean angry white middle aged man, but it kind of is, likely bc its popular w that group.
I'll never stop sculpting, but I've been thinking of making a jump to learning to tattoo instead as my means of making a living. Don't actually want to live in a van forever and becoming a world class dino taxidermist has not manifested many paid work opportunities. |D;