ON THE COVER:

Ashley Barrett of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is no stranger to Breakthrough. As the son of a professional taxidermist Steve Barrett, he has been a subscriber and reader for many years. It did not take long before his work was featured in Breakthrough with his winning entries at the Pennsylvania Taxidermy Competition in 2009 and his 2009 World Title won with a mountain lion. He and his father now work side by side and Ashley’s talents are well known by sportsmen and taxidermists across the USA. The white wolf in this competition won the Breakthrough Award for Judges’ Choice Best of Show at the 2018 PTA Competition.This issue features the winners of this award for the year 2018.

In This Issue 

The Breakthrough Gallery: 2018 Breakthrough Award Winners

 Reference Study: Coyotes, Part 2 by Larry Blomquist

 Profile: Matthias Fahrni by Larry Blomquist

 Part 3: Painting a Striped Bass Reproduction by Mike Kirkhart

 Inside Job: Are You Stealing From Your Business? By John Jennings

 A Fish in Hand by Bob Berry

The 2019 World Show Approaches Springfield, Missouri

The Breakthrough Award Winners 2018

Reference Study: Quail by Larry Blomquist

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