The 2008 Missouri Taxidermy Convention and Competition

 

 

 

Bruce Owens
Best of State and
Best of Show
Bruce Owens
Breakthrough Award

 

Masters Division

Bruce Owens
Best of Category - Birds
Garland Lessley
Best of Category Repro.
Polytranspar Award
Garland Lessley
Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation Award and
Art. Rocks Award

 

 

 

Devin Amelunke
Best of Category
Small Mammals and
Van Dyke's Award
James Graham
Wasco Award

Jeff Preston
Best overall Whitetail

 

 

 

Stephen Dotson
Taxidermist's Choice - Birds

Stephen Dotson
Mo. Conservation
Agents Award - Masters

James Wood
National Wild Turkey
Federation - Masters

 

 

 

Cindy Cunningham
Taxidermist's Choice
Mammal
Cindy Cunningham
Mo. Trappers Association
Masters
Cindy Cunnungham
Best out of State

 

 

Professional Division

Cole Cruickshank
Best Professional Mount
Joe Bissonnette
Best of Category
Gameheads
Curt Shahan
Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation - Professional

 

 

 

Curt Shahan
Best of Category - Whitetail
Bill Zimmerman
Mo. Conservation Agents
Award - Professional

Bill Zimmerman
National Wild Turkey
Federation - Professional

 

 

 

Cole Cruickshank
Starfish Award

Cole Cruickshank
Best of Category

Ron Terry
Taxidermist's Choice
Whitetail

 

 

Carol Richards
Mo. Trappers Association
Professional
Jimmy Lawrence
Taxidermist's Choice
Fish

 

 

Amateur Division

Dawn Cross
Best Amateur Mount
Dawn Cross
Mo. Conservation Agents
Amateur
Dawn Cross
Mo. Trappers Association - Amateur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dalton Chapman
Paul Schwartz Award
Dalton Chapman
Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation - Amateur
 

 

 

Other winners were:

Gary Sharp was presented the McKenzie award for his outstanding help in supporting and promoting the association.

James Graham was presented the President's award for his services on behalf of the organizatiion.

 

 

Pictures of just some of the other mounts that
were seen at the show.

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