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Innovative Products: Wayland The Smith

Innovative Products: Wayland The Smith

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...
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2023 Taxidermy Hall of Fame Inductees

2023 Taxidermy Hall of Fame Inductees

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...
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Mounting a World-Class Rabbit

Mounting a World-Class Rabbit

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...
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The 2023 United Taxidermist Association Convention in Wichita, Kansas.

The 2023 United Taxidermist Association Convention in Wichita, Kansas.

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...
August 9, 2023 0 Comments
Mounting a Black Rhino Shoulder Mount

Mounting a Black Rhino Shoulder Mount

In 2017, an excellent client harvested a rare black rhino in Namibia. It was one of five killed in the world that year because only 5 tags are sold each year. The client asked me in 2019 if I would mount his black rhino shoulder mount, and of course, I jumped at the chance and so began the struggle....
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Waterfowl Reference Study: Goldeneyes (Common and Barrow’s)

Back in the late 1800s the three species of ducks listed above were put in the same genus Bucephala. Buffleheads were formerly treated as the only members of the genus Bucephala, while goldeneyes were incorrectly placed in the genus Clangula in the early 1800s, the genus of long-tailed ducks like old...
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Walleye VS Sauger: Can You Tell The Difference?

Walleye VS Sauger: Can You Tell The Difference?

A common question we get from new anglers is, “Is this a walleye or sauger?” Although obvious on many occasions, Mother Nature has been known to throw a few tricks into the identification process....
Reference: And Then There Is The Zander

Reference: And Then There Is The Zander

I could not end this feature that started last issue with Tim Gorenchan’s excellent article on the details of painting a walleye. Then the question came forward of the difference between walleyes and...
THE SCIENCE OF CLEAN: How Skullcleaning.com Revolutionized the Art of Skull Cleaning and Custom Articulation

THE SCIENCE OF CLEAN: How Skullcleaning.com Revolutionized the Art of Skull Cleaning and Custom Articulation

Founded by Skulls Unlimited International, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of osteological specimens, Skullcleaning.com is a unique business that offers skull-cleaning services to a wide range of...
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