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2021 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

The Taxidermy Hall of Fame class of 2021 was inducted at the National Taxidermists Association awards banquet on July 24, 2021 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. There were seven very worthy candidates nominated for the 2021 induction year, two as Historical Nominees and five as Contemporary Nominees.

They were: Historical Nominees for 2021

Herman H. ter Meer

Sinclair Clark

Contemporary Nominees for 2021

Terence Coffin-Grey

Harry Paulson

Stefan Savides

Rodney Schreurs

Jan Van Hoesen

On the following pages we offer a shortened version of the biographical sketches submitted for each elected member. Video presentations were presented at the induction ceremony for each of the four inductees. These videos can be viewed on the THOF website by going to “Inductees” on the home page and selecting “2021 Induction Ceremony.”

The THOF Board of Directors encourages you to visit taxidermyhalloffame.org and see, read, and find out more about the great pioneers and history of the taxidermy profession.

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WATERFOWL PHOTO REFERENCE STUDY

Redheads go by many names, including red-headed ducks and red-headed pochards or diving ducks. This waterfowl is easily distinguished from other ducks by a male’s copper-colored head and bright blue bill. Ring-necked ducks look similar to redheads at a distance, but they have darker backs than redheads, with a white spur on their sides that redheads lack. Canvasbacks...

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FOUL-UPS, BLEEPS, AND BLUNDERS

Taxidermy is something that everybody who gets involved in it will make mistakes. I’m not referring to the actual taxidermy process alone, but anything you do that is related to taxidermy. I’m going to touch on things where I have personally messed up, or things other people have told me about or showed me. Some of the foul-ups can be funny and some are...

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PAINTING A SMALLMOUTH BASS REPRODUCTION

The main difference between painting a skin-mounted fish and a replica or carving is the real fish skin has the natural markings to follow so you need to apply the colors lighter than with a replica. On a replica, you need to use good reference to create the markings as close to the real thing as possible. One trick I have used over the years is to use the skin from a real...

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12th Open European Taxidermy Championship • HungExpo • Budapest, Hungary

12th Open European Taxidermy Championship • HungExpo • Budapest, Hungary Held in conjunction with One With Nature World of hunting and Nature World Exhibition, Sep. 25–Oct. 14, 2021 To subscribe or renew, visit www.breakthroughmagazine.com or call 800-783-7266.

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Photo Reference: American Alligators

I have lived my entire life in Louisiana, and regularly have alligators in our pond and on occasion in our back yard. In my state if you live near a river, creek, or for that matter, a large ditch, pond, or swamp of any size, you will sooner or later will see an alligator. In the southern half of...

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Maximize Your Profit with Custom-Built Habitats

There are for animal mounts—a bobcat, a rainbow trout, a drake pintail, and a whitetail deer, all perfectly preserved to their natural state. One thing remains before sending these critters off to clients: adding a natural habitat. Realist rocks resembling their former stomping (or swimming)...

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Painting a White Crappie, Skin-Mount or Replica

White crappie are fun and popular fish to paint. The secret to painting a crappie is to apply layers of pearls, silver, and shimmer colors on top of each other to give the reflective effect that is desired. The...

Bobcat Heads, Part 4

Eyes must convey the attitude depicted by the body, as well as each expressive part of its face, neck height, and tail position. In the minds of some artists, they first envision the eye expression they want to...

Breakthrough Award Winners from 2021

The highest award an entry can receive at a state or national competition is Judges’ Choice Best of Show. Breakthrough is honoring this top achievement with the Breakthrough Award for Judges’ Choice...

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Summer 2022 Issue 146

Breakthrough Magazine is a taxidermy trade journal, featuring technique articles, wildlife reference, and related wildlife art subjects, such as fish carving. Our taxidermy magazine offers taxidermists access to wildlife reference books, video tapes, and information to learn taxidermy.

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2021 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

WATERFOWL PHOTO REFERENCE STUDY

FOUL-UPS, BLEEPS, AND BLUNDERS

PAINTING A SMALLMOUTH BASS REPRODUCTION

12th Open European Taxidermy Championship • HungExpo • Budapest, Hungary

Photo Reference: American Alligators

Maximize Your Profit with Custom-Built Habitats

Painting a White Crappie, Skin-Mount or Replica

Bobcat Heads, Part 4

Breakthrough Award Winners from 2021

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