When it comes to style and presentation, these new products from Wayland Dobbs Jr. have reached a new benchmark for strength and durability. Kathy and I met Wayland when we visited his booth at the 2023 Texas Taxidermy Association convention and competition this June in Killeen, Texas. I thought, wow these are different, intriguing, and heavy duty. To our delight Wayland is...

Contemporary: Rod Connelly–Pennsylvania Contemporary: Rodney Schreurs–Wisconsin Historial: Will Richard–California Historial: Jane Catherine Tost–Australia The induction ceremony will be held July 22, 2023, at the National Taxidermists Association convention in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (See http://taxidermyhalloffame.org.) To...

During my first contact with AJ Harrington I asked, “why did you enter a rabbit?” and he said without hesitation, “I was going after the difficulty points, and if you do it justice, that’s one of the factors needed to win a major award.” Another factor he wanted to present was originality by custom sculpting his form and all parts of the...

The 2023 UTA Expo took place at the Drury Hotel and Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas, April 18–23. After being absent from the competition world for five years, the mounts that were entered were of exceptional quality. The judges were Jack Emery, Kerby Ross, Todd Kranau,  and Randy Holler. To join the United Taxidermist Association visit...