MOUSE? What mouse?! Where is it?! If you re feeling as bewildered as the fox, following the mouse tracks to locate the mouse may help, or will it? This is Brian Harness s second BREAKTHROUGH cover; his first was Issue 71. Sometimes You Can Outfox a Fox won the 2005 Breakthrough Award at the Oklahoma Taxidermists Association show, and missed winning the 2005 N.T.A. North American Champion by only 1 point. To read this story and the other Breakthrough Award winners accounts, turn to page 12.

IN THIS ISSUE

The BREAKTHROUGH Gallery - 2005 BREAKTHROUGH Award Winners
Breakthrough Award Winners  - 2005
Easy Seaweed - Mike Vernelson
Easy Combs - Mike Vernelson
Part 2, Bird Anatomy: Spruce Grouse - Glen Browning
Altering the Size of a Form - Jason Snowberger
Back to Basics: A Pig s Eye (to-Nose-Alteration) - Rick Carter
Restoring Natural Color to Bleached Antlers - Tony Grabowski
Frameworks: The Weight Equals the Way - Randy Nelson
Mounting a Bald Eagle - David Luke
Painting a Kokanee Salmon - Mike Ross

REFLECTIONS, REVIEWS & REVELATIONS

Fire Destroys Huffman Home - Steve Huffman
Yox Yacks - Bill Yox
The Law and Taxidermists: Falling Mount - Mike Oropallo
EZ Stand: A Mounting Stand with Twists - Bill Yox
Reflection of Fifty Years in Taxidermy - Don Ryno
Two Heads Allen Silberstein
My Stash of Driftwood - Dennis Murawska
Bernard Ippolito: Taxidermist and Sculptor Extraordinaire! - Bob Chauvin
Q&A - Larry Goldman
I WOOD Like To Know - Larry Goldman
Best of Forums, Vol. 21: The Tardy Taxidermist - Ken Edwards

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