The NTA in Billings, Montana
The National Taxidermists
Association
Invites You to Attend
and Be a Part of Promoting and Perpetuating the Art of Taxidermy. Don't
Miss this Opportunity to Compare Techniques and Exchange Ideas and Information
in the Heart of the West.
The 1999 National Taxidermists
Association
Convention, Competition, and Trade Show
July 15, 16, 17, 1999
Billings Holiday Inn
~ Billings Plaza Trade Center
Billings, Montana
Convention Schedule
Subject to Change
without Notice
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999
3:00 pm Until ...
NTA Board Meeting
Members Welcome. All State Presidents should attend.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Set-Up Backboards
Your help is needed!
8:00 am Until ...
NTA Board Meeting
Members Welcome. All State Presidents should attend.
2:30 am - 9:00 pm
Trade Show Booth Set-Up
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Registration Open
Competition Entries accepted.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Special "Hands-On"
Seminar
Setting Whitetail Deer
Eyes by Don Holt
Limited Seating. Reservations needed.
(Sponsored by Van Dykes)
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1999
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration Open
Competition Entries accepted.
NO entries accepted after 11:00 am.
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Seminars
Business Seminar by
Al Holmes
Casting Seminar by
John Matthews
Reptile Mounting by
Terry Rheinlander
Children's Wildlife &
Education Room
Parental supervision required.
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Trade Show Open
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Seminars
Painting a Trout by
Jeff Lumsden
Silicone Casting by
Mark Vohris
Computer A-Z by
Tom McNeal
History & General Custer by
Dickie Wooten
Children's Seminar
Horn Mounting by
Mary Hilliard, Frankie Thompson, Mark Wilson
(Sponsored by Van Dykes)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Trade Show Open
5:15 pm - 10:30 pm
Evening Bus Trip
To Custer Battlefield
FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999
8:00 am - 10:00 am
State Presidents'
Meeting
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration Open
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Seminars
Fish Painting by
Jeff Roman
Ears with an Attitude by
Bill Lancaster
Fleshing Machine Techniques by
James Edgar
Children's Seminar
Painting a Scene on a
Jaw Set by Mary Hilliard,
Frankie Thompson, Mark Wilson
(Sponsored by Mary's Rugmaking)
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
All Day Seminar
Mounting a Lifesize Zebra
by Al Holmes, Dave
Hale, Jeff Schwab
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Cooking Class
by Holiday Inn Grand Montana Chef
10:30 am - 1:15 pm
Trade Show Open
1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Meeting of Trade Show
Suppliers
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Seminars
Zebra Mounting Continues
by Al Holmes, Dave
Hale, Jeff Schwab
Mounting a Whitetail Deer by
Don Holt
Migratory Bird Laws by
Mike Oropallo
Antler Molding by
Erich Carter
Children's Wildlife &
Education Room
Parental supervision required.
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Trade Show Open
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Competition Area Open
for public viewing
7:30 pm Until ...
General Membership
Meeting
Election Results, Charlie Fleming Educational
Fund,
Pioneer Awards, Membership Prizes, Auction
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1999
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Final Registration
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Seminars
Mounting a Whitetail
Deer by Dennis Behn
Habitats by
Danny Owens
Rugwork by
Mary Hilliard
Finishing Techniques: Mule Deer to Kudu
by Robert Sanders
Children's Wildlife &
Education Room
Parental supervision required.
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
All Day Seminar
African Small Game &
Shoulder by Al Holmes,
Dave Hale, Jeff Schwab
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Competition Area Open
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Trade Show Open
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Safari Club International
Measuring Course
All will become SCI Official Measurers.
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Seminars
African Small Game &
Shoulder Continues by
Al Holmes, Dave Hale, Jeff Schwab
Mounting a Pheasant by
Danny Owens
Carcass Casting by
Chris Krueger
Bird Preparation by
James Edgar
Mounting an Antelope by
Tom Weickum
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Trade Show Area Moves
Out
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Competition Entries
Removed
5:15 pm -6:00 pm
Competition Area Break-Down
Your help is needed!
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cocktail Hour &
Cash Bar
7:30 pm Until ...
Awards Banquet
Special Auction, Award of Excellence, Director
of the Year,
President's Award, Major Awards Presentation, Installation of Officers
Sportscoat suggested.
Immediately Following Banquet
Dismantling Backboards
& Loading Truck
Your help is needed!
For more information, contact:
NTA Headquarters
109 Branch Drive, Slidell, LA 70461
(504) 641-4NTA
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