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We have won Best in the World Masters competition along with 100's of awards for our work. Dozens of people's choice awards along with state championships in the masters division. We have been awarded Best In Show and the list goes on and on, But what truly matters is we have done it with Mounts produced for our clients. Yes your mounts have been judged against all the others and the awards come from our clients mounts.

2007 Michigan Taxidermy Association Competition 


First place Blue Ribbon                            Life-size Cougar 
First place Blue Ribbon                            Life-size Mountain goat 
First place Blue Ribbon                            Life-size Mountain goat 
Second Place Medium Mammals              Lynx 
Second Place Large Mammal                   Wolf 
First place Blue Ribbon                            Waterbuck Pedestal mount 
First place Blue Ribbon                             Kudu Pedestal mount 
First place Blue Ribbon                             Life-size Bongo 
“Best of Category”  Large Life-size Mammals   African  Bongo 
“Best of Category”  Large Game Heads         Waterbuck Pedestal mount 
“The Presidents Award“  Life-size Cougar attacking Two Mountain Goats.




2008 Michigan Taxidermy Association Competition 


Second place  Red Ribbon                Life-size Elk 
Second place  Red Ribbon                Life-size cougar 
 “ The Presidents Award “                 Life-size cougar attacking Life-size Elk 
 “ Peoples Choice Award “                Life-size cougar attacking Life-size Elk 
 “ Taxidermists Choice Award”           Life-size cougar attacking Lifesize Elk
Second Place                                    Cape Buffalo Pedestal Game head 
Second Place                               Double Pedestal Hartebeeste Game head 
First Place                                         Roan Antelope 

2008 Ohio Taxidermy Championships 


People’s Choice Lifeize Mammals                    Elk/ cougar 
Taxidermists Choice Best Lifesize                    Elk cougar 
 People’s choice  “ BEST OF SHOW”              Elk/ cougar 


2009 Ohio Taxidermy Championships 


First Place Blue Ribbon                                 Kudu Large Game Head  

First Place Blue Ribbon                                 Waterbuck Large Game Head 
“Best Of Category - Game Heads “               Kudu Large Game Head 
First Place Blue Ribbon                                  Life-size Hyena 
First Place Blue Ribbon                                  Life-size Hyena 
   “Best of Category” 
“Life-Size Mammals”                                      Lifesize Hyena 
“Peoples Choice Award”                                African Kudu 
       “Gameheads” 
Best Of Catogory  Large Gamehead                        African Kudu 
Taxidermists Choice Best of Show”                         Life-Size Hyena’s 
“ Wasco Award “                                                       Lifesize Hyena’s 
Hazel Creek Award                                                   African Kudu

2009 Michigan Taxidermy Championships 


First place blue Ribbon                                                     Lifeize hyena 

First place blue Ribbon                                                     Lifeize hyena 
“Best of Category” Lifesize Mammal                                 Hyena 
First Place blue Ribbon Game Head                                African Waterbuck 
Second Place Large game heads                                     African Kudu 
“Best Of  Category” Large Game Head                            African Waterbuck 
Van Dyke’s   Most Creative Presentation Award               African Hyena’s

2009 World Taxidermy Championships  


First Place Large Lifesize Combined Artists         Lioness attacking Zebra 

       World Champion Blue Ribbon  
“BEST IN THE WORLD”                                     Lioness Attacking Zebra 

Masters Second Place Large Mammals  
3rd Highest Scoring Lifesize Mammal                      1st  Hyena

Second Place Professional Large Mammals            2nd Hyena

Second Place Carl E Akley Award                            Lion Attacking Zebra

2009 National Taxidermy Championships 


Best Lifesize Mammal  McKenzie Award   #4      Suspended Cougar / Elk 
Best of Show Peoples Choice Award                  Suspended Cougar / Elk 
The First Louis Paul Jonas Award                       Suspended Cougar / Elk  
Tochikon Award of Distinction H.M.                     Suspended Cougar / Elk 
Challenge of the Art H.M. 
Second place     Red Ribbon                               Pedestal Kudu 
Second place     Red Ribbon                               Pedestal Waterbuck 
Second place     Red Ribbon                               Lifesize Bongo



2010 Michigan Taxidermy Championships


First Place Masters Blue Ribbon               Rhino Pedestal


Judges Choice  " Best of Show"               Rhino Pedestal
Breakthrough Award 
Best of Category 
People's Choice Award                       All with the Rhino Pedestal


2011 World Taxidermy Championships


Second place                                  Air Moose, Bull moose with 8 wolves
The Chairman's Award                   First time it have ever been presented in Competition


2012 ART PRIZE                       8TH PLACE FINISH OUT OF OVER 1500 ENTRIES in the 
                                                    Largest art competition in the world ! 

2014 Michigan Taxidermy Championships



First Place Masters Division                  Life-size Sleeping lioness and baby nyala
People's Choice Award
U T A Artisan Awards voted as Best Of Show by the competitors