Pennsylvania State Taxidermy & Wildlife Art Championships 2010

[Vince Spellane]

Check out the Pennsylvania Taxidermy Association web site and it will have a complete list of the scheduled events.  If you have never been to one this is a great one to go to....you will love it and learn so much...also if you need any products have the vendors bring it with them to the show and save shipping cost.

[RATTRAP]

The vendors typically have discounted pricing at the show as well.

[MIKEO-PA]

I believe my girlfriend and I are going to drive out there from the Philadelphia area.
Shane

we are right outside philly! do you have a shop or are you a hobbist? see you there.

[Shane R.]

I believe my girlfriend and I are going to drive out there from the Philadelphia area.
Shane

we are right outside philly! do you have a shop or are you a hobbist? see you there.

I am literally just getting started. I would like to someday have a shop, but that would definately be down the road at some point. I am a beginner in the fullest sense of the word lol.

Shane

[MIKEO-PA]

well i hope you have fun learning. good luck and we might run into you at the show. (look for Mike and Jen Olszanowski...mike is low key and we both are a little on the quiet side, so stop to talk to us if you see our name tags.)

[Bob Evans]

I have never been to a show/convention either. I was wondering if most people bring their wife/husband, and or children?  I want to make the plans to come this year,  I just printed my PTA app. tonight, sending it in tomorrow.  My wife and son (12yrs old) want to come with me, my son wants to come for the taxidermy, my wife wants to come to ski..... I'm torn.   Thank you for any info.....I am also a little "shy"......however my wife is not.

[Shane R.]

well i hope you have fun learning. good luck and we might run into you at the show. (look for Mike and Jen Olszanowski...mike is low key and we both are a little on the quiet side, so stop to talk to us if you see our name tags.)

Sounds great, I will definately stop by to say hello!

Shane

[Eric C.]

I Just got off the phone with the Seven Springs reservation office.  The $99.00 a night rooms at the resort ARE GONE, none available.  Now if you want a condo/suite for $200.00+ a night, they still have those.  So much for the February 10th cut off date.  Reluctantly, I was able to get a room in Somerset, PA which is 11 miles / 30 minutes away?(according to google)  Better hurry though, those are also limited, but much more inexpensive from $45.00 - $89.00.  GREAT, JUST GREAT!!! 

[coonhollow]

I just called also, a one bedroom condo for 2 nights is $587.00 plus tax wasn't sure if I could go, snooze you lose.lol

[coonhollow]

If anyone needs to cancell and cant make it let me know and I will refund your deposit. We reserved a room also in Somersett just in case.

[Dan & Becky Snyder]

There should still be "lock-out Condo's" available at the $99/night room rate.

These are different than regular condo's as they don't have a kitchen & living room area.

Call 7 Springs back and check on these.

[coonhollow]

There should still be "lock-out Condo's" available at the $99/night room rate.

These are different than regular condo's as they don't have a kitchen & living room area.

Call 7 Springs back and check on these.

Thank You! they went from having no rooms available to having 5 whoever contacted them I apreciate it! See you there..

[strutinh]

 they still have rooms available, just booked one

[Lisa M]

Seriously.  This was the most fun I have ever had in my entire life!!!!  Walking into the trade room for the first time...I'd never seen that much taxidermy stuff in that volume.  It was amazing.  I stood there and cried!  Tom laughed at me.  But that's okay.  I loved it.  Looking at all the new products...WASCO's new euro skulls that have large & small bases for shed antlers...those are gonna be cool.  The new Badger air brush with the psi control on the brush.  Sitting with Joe Kulis.  Having breakfast with him was just simply surreal.  Holding Tony Finazzo's base in the pheasant seminar...being a foot away from him as he worked...seeing how he taxied the skin around...even though I've done it myself...it was just too cool to be that close to that guy while he worked.  Watching Howser do his duck.  Holding a live alligator.  Taking kids' pictures while they touched the gator, then texting the pics to their grandparent's e-mail...that was awesome.  Waking up to the 40 some odd inches of snow outside.  And then the show room.  Oh my good God.  Some of the pieces...wow...just simply wow.  No other word describes it.  Wow.  And then to meet y'all too.  I got to hug Ken Edwards and Rick Carter!  Now how cool is that?!?!  And Gatorpalooza.  I love my gator.  Love it.  Totally love it.  Just absolutely the most fun I have ever had in my entire life.  Without a doubt.

Thank you all so much.  I'm crying again.  Y'all rock.    I'm absolutely coming back as often as I can.  

[coonhollow]

Lisa it was nice meeting you at the Pa show you deffinatelly can calm a gator! Tom I want to thank you for the Gatorpalooza my son loved it and I enjoyed it as well. Micheal P you are a great guy it was nice to meet you..and all you guys cracked me up diving in the snow . the Pa show was awesome and I hope to attend every year from now on.. for those that did not go you deffinatelly missed out. What great people, show, and a place to have the show!
Blaine & Hunter