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PA Taxidermy Convention Goes Smooth

February 27, 2010

When David Houser looks at a stuffed animal, he doesn’t see a bobcat, pheasant or a deer. He sees art. Modern art.
“It’s more of contemporary art, with the design and composition of how specimens are being displayed,” the Marysville taxidermist said Thursday at the Pennsylvania State Taxidermy & Wildlife Art Championships.
Still, he knows his trade isn’t [...]

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PA Taxidermy & Wildlife Art Championships

February 23, 2010

Pennsylvania’s largest taxidermy competition is coming to Somerset County for the first time.
The state’s 31st annual Taxidermy & Wildlife Art Championships Convention and Trade Show will kick off Thursday at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
Frank Kotula, president of the Pennsylvania Taxidermist Association, said this location was chosen for its rustic beauty.
“You really feel like you’re at [...]

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Trophy Taxidermy

February 22, 2010

ENNIS — Ennis native Terry Hillger has had a passion for hunting, fishing and collecting game trophies since he was a high schooler. And as a result, he has built a large clientele from virtually around the world, of game hunters, both big and …
Read The Rest Of Trophy Taxidermy – Waxahachie Daily [...]

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Taxidermist To Donate Hides To Veterans

October 3, 2009

Michael Simpson of Simpson Taxidermy in Ardmore will collect unwanted hides this deer season to donate to the Ardmore Elks Lodge Veterans Leather Program.
The hides, once processed, are cut and sewn into specially designed gloves that are furnished to veterans confined to wheelchairs, thereby protecting their hands while turning the wheels of their chairs. The [...]

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Ravishing Beasts Exhibit

August 29, 2009

The Museum of Vancouver wants everyone to know that no animals were killed for its upcoming taxidermy exhibit, “Ravishing Beasts.”
About 100 specimens will go on display, most from the museum’s own collection.
Acquired mainly between 1894 and 1950 from Vancouver residents, the items include a giant moose whose antlers span over 1 1/2 metres, the head [...]

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Wyoming Taxidermist Places At World Championships

August 19, 2009

Cody taxidermist Dawayne Dewey enjoyed great success during the recent world championships.
Dewey was second in the World Live Taxidermy Sculpture category during the 2009 World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships in St. Charles, Mo., in May.
“I enjoy going to the world championships and have had good success through the years,” he said. “This year I [...]

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Wisconsin Bird Taxidermy Displayed

August 18, 2009

Some of the region’s best taxidermy work is on display at Mead Wildlife Area headquarters through Oct. 31 as the popular public hunting and nature viewing area hosts its second “Winged Artistry” exhibit.
The talents of at least seven taxidermists are featured in this free exhibit, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday [...]

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Taxidermy Becomes An Art

August 4, 2009

We notice them more at Christmas. Those old big game mounts on the walls of restaurants and in store lobbies decorated with blinking red noses.
Looking around an Elk’s Lodge, walls lined with old bulls, I think those old game heads appear as though they were all in the military and someone had shouted the command [...]

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Taxidermy From A Woman’s View

July 20, 2009

For local taxidermist Carmen Cantu, the art of taxidermy is a job that is not particularly designed for a man or a woman but for an idividual who is patient, focused and passionate about wildlife.
Cantu’s fascination for taxidermy, the art of reproducing a dead animal for display, began more than 10 years ago in Llano, [...]

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Taxidermist Answering The Call

July 14, 2009

Taxidermist and teacher Ralph Bolda doesn’t just have a job. He has a vocation, or as he puts it, a calling.
“As a kid I knew this is what I wanted to do. It was a calling, just as people are called into the priesthood,” he said.
Bolda said he was crushed at age 12 when a [...]

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