2009
WTC
All
Ribbon
Winners

Awards Report created with TAXIdata Software WTC 6.2 Copyright 1994-2009, Tom McNeal, Naperville, IL.

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Master of Masters Division
Master of Masters
 Ken Walker, Alberta Beach, Canada -- Coyote -- First Place
     Simon Blackshaw, Venlo, Netherlands -- Vipera Berus -- Second Place
     Jerry Froelich, St. Cloud, MN -- Canvasback -- Third Place


Carl E. Akeley
Carl E. Akeley Awards
 Jeff Mourning, Littleton, CO -- Golden Trout -- First Place
     The Artistry of Wildlife, Marlette, MI -- Zebra/Lion -- Second Place
     Jerry Froelich, St. Cloud, MN -- King Eider -- Third Place


Master Division Ribbon Winners
Judges' Choice Best of Show
 Wendy Christensen-Senk, Mukwonago, WI -- Lowland Gorilla Re-creation

Medium-Small Mammal, Small (1a)
     Brian Hendricks, Scottville, MI -- Ringtail -- Second Place
     Marcus Detring, Farmington, MO -- Pine Marten -- Third Place

Medium-Small Mammal, Medium (1b)
 Brian Harness, Harrison, AR -- Bobcat -- First Place
     Ashley Barrett, Shippensburg, PA -- Cougar -- Second Place
     Brian Hendricks, Scottville, MI -- Fisher -- Third Place

Medium-Small Mammal, Group 1(c)
     Sascha Smith, Sydney, Australia -- Platypus and Echidna -- First Place
     Ashley Barrett, Shippensburg, PA -- Bobcats -- Second Place
     Brian Hendricks, Scottville, MI -- Lynx Group -- Third Place

Lg Mammal, Long/Thick Hair (2a)
 Ashley Barrett, Shippensburg, PA -- Cougar -- First Place
     Phil Soucy, Libby, MT -- Cougar -- Second Place
     Louis J. Gagliano, Green Lane, PA -- Whitetail Doe -- Third Place

Lg Mammal, Short/Thin Hair (2b)
     Dennis Harris, Marlette, MI -- Hyena, -- Second Place

Lg Mammal, Group (2c)
     Ken Walker, Alberta Beach, Canada -- Bighorn Sheep Group -- Second Place

Whitetail, Long Hair/Open Mouth (3a)
 Ed Piaskowski, Massillon, OH -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Vincent Fleming, East Bend, NC -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Tommy Hall, Indian Trail, NC -- Whitetail -- Third Place

Whitetail, Long Hair/Closed Mouth (3b)
     Mark Gonnering, New London, WI -- Whitetail -- Second Place

Whitetail, Short Hair/Open Mouth (3c)
     Keith Bowman, Walnut Cove, NC -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Jamie Risovi, New Rockford, ND -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Michael Yeska, Neshkoro, WI -- Whitetail -- Third Place

Med-Small Gamehead, Small (4a)
     Michael Yeska, Neshkoro, WI -- Common Duiker -- Second Place
     Ashley Barrett, Shippensburg, PA -- Coyote -- Third Place

Med-Small Gamehead, Medium (4b)
 Robert Bennett, Lapine, OR -- Boar -- First Place
     Lance Van Dusen, Lawson, MO -- Spanish Goat -- Second Place
     James Graham, Frankford, MO -- Mule Deer -- Third Place

Lg Gamehead, Long/Thick Hair (5a)
 Doug Sinniger, Stoddard, WI -- Caribou -- First Place

Lg Gamehead, Short/Thin Hair (5b)
     Chris Barnhardt, Concord, NC -- Zebra -- Second Place
     Jeanette Haire, Seba Beach, Canada -- Cape Buffalo -- Third Place

Game Bird, Pheasants (6a)
 Randy Holler, Hettinger, ND -- Pheasant -- First Place
     Christine Musser, Loami, IL -- Pheasant -- Second Place
     Perry Coleman, Fort Thompson, SD -- Pheasant -- Third Place

Game Bird, Grouse (6b)
     Charlie Fanta, East Lansing, MI -- Ruffed Grouse -- Second Place
     Markku Natri, Lapua, Finland -- Capercaillie -- Third Place

Game Bird, Quail (6c)
     Josh Bakker, Doon, IA -- Hungarian Partridge -- Third Place

Game Bird, Migratory (6d)
     Bruce Owens, Winnfield, MO -- Sora Rail -- Third Place

Game Bird, Group (6e)
     Perry Coleman, Fort Thompson, SD -- Fighting Prairie Chickens -- Third Place

Non-Game Bird, Small (7a)
     Kimberly Kuenzel, Fayetteville, AR -- Yellow Shafted Flicker -- Third Place

Non-Game Bird, Large (7b)
     Tony Finazzo, San Bernadino, CA -- Domestic Rooster -- Second Place

Non-Game Bird, Group (7d)
     Mike Orthober, Egg Harbor, WI -- Jackdaws -- Second Place

Turkey, Strutting (8a)
 Brett DeFreitas, Boaz, KY -- Turkey Strutting -- First Place
     Stevie Young, Valdosta, GA -- Rio Grande Turkey -- Second Place
     Devin Amelunke, Fredericktown, MO -- Turkey -- Third Place

Turkey, Standing (8c)
     Stevie Young, Valdosta, GA -- Rio Grande -- Second Place
     Larry Angus, Pleasant Lake, MI -- Turkey -- Third Place

Waterfowl, Diving Ducks (9a)
     Jerry Froelich, St. Cloud, MN -- King Edier -- First Place
     Billy Ollie, Independence, LA -- Harlequin Duck -- Second Place
     Terry Weick, Hopkins, MI -- Common Eider -- Third Place

Waterfowl, Puddle Ducks (9b)
     Mike Pendzimas, Andover, MN -- Pintail Wood Duck Cross -- First Place
     Jerry Froelich, St. Cloud, MN -- Woodduck Mallard Cross -- Second Place
     Andy Campbell, Wyandotte, OK -- Greenwing Teal -- Third Place

Waterfowl, Geese and Swans (9c)
     Jerry Froelich, St. Cloud, MN -- Blue Ross -- Second Place

Waterfowl, Group (9d)
 Jerry Froelich, St. Cloud, MN -- Smew Hooded Cross -- First Place
     Harvey Zeigler, III, Marion, IL -- Gadwalls -- Second Place

WW Fish Skin, Other 12 inches or less (10b)
 Paul Borkowski, Franklin Park, IL -- Round Goby -- First Place

WW Fish Skin, Saltwater (10d)
     Frank Kotula, Wilkes Barre, PA -- Black Sea Bass -- Second Place

CW Fish Skin, Trout Salmon Char (11a)
 Jeff Mourning, Littleton, CO -- Golden Trout -- First Place
     Mike Ross, Elizabeth, CO -- Brown Trout -- Second Place
     Pete Harum, Graham, WA -- Steelhead -- Third Place

CW Fish Skin, Group (11e)
     Jeff Mourning, Littleton, CO -- Sockeye and Coho Salmon -- First Place
     Terry Weick, Hopkins, MI -- Lake Trout Group -- Second Place
     Mike Ross, Elizabeth, CO -- Sockeye Salmon Group -- Third Place

Largemouth Bass Skin, Single (12a)
 Kenneth Bauman, Anadarko, OK -- Largemouth Bass -- First Place
     Devin Amelunke, Fredericktown, MO -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place

Reptile/Amphib/Other, Single (13a)
     Matthew Zimmerman, Denver, PA -- Alligator -- First Place
     Terry Van Loenen, Dripping Springs, TX -- Vail Chameleon -- Second Place
     Michael Beckman, Grinnell, KS -- Prairie Rattlesnake -- Third Place

Reproduction, Fish (14a)
 Richard Abraham, Taupo, New Zealand -- Koi Carp -- First Place
     Jeff Mourning, Littleton, CO -- Grayling -- Second Place
     Frank Kotula, Wilkes Barre, PA -- Brown Trout -- Third Place

Reproduction, Reptile/Amphibian/Other (14b)
     Ron Kelly, Rockwall, TX -- Tokay Gecko -- Third Place

Re-Creation, Mammal (15a)
 Wendy Christensen-Senk, Mukwonago, WI -- Lowland Gorilla -- First Place

Mixed Group (16)
 Don Frank, Smithville, MO -- Bluegill and Turtle -- First Place
     Devin Amelunke, Fredericktown, MO -- Turkey / Opossum -- Second Place


Collective Artists Division Ribbon Winners

Collective Artists Lifesize Mammal
 The Artistry of, Wildlife, Marlette, MI -- Zebra/Lion -- First Place
     Jean Roll, Randall Mitchell, Shepherd, MI -- Kaibab Squirrel -- Second Place
     Amy R. Carter,, Ken Walker, Alberta Beach, Canada --, Canada Lynx -- Third Place

Collective Artists Gamehead
     Ray Hatfield, Nature's Design, Cody, WY -- Giraffe -- First Place

Collective Artists Bird
     Frank Newmyer, Steve Young, Gladwin, MI -- Oscellated Turkey -- First Place
     Cally Morris, Team Hazel Creek, Green Castle, MO -- Turkeys -- Second Place
     Brian Banbury -, Cary Cochran, Perrysville, OH -- Tundra Swan & Cygnets -- Third Place

Collective Artists Mixed Group
     Mark Gonnering Ron Grams, Springbrook, WI -- Whitetail and Ruffed Grouse -- Second Place

Recreations and Reproductions
     Frank Newmyer, Rick Krane, Earl Martz, Gladwin, MI -- Great White Shark/Seals -- First Place
     Ray Hatfield, Nature's Design, Cody, WY -- Sabertooth/Horse -- Second Place


Professional Division Ribbon Winners

Mammal (Lifesize)
     Devin Wilson, Brady, TX -- Whitetail Fawn -- First Place
     Michelle Burkholder, Mill Run, PA -- Piglet -- First Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Coyote -- First Place
     Michelle Burkholder, Mill Run, PA -- Piglet -- First Place
     Kevin Brothers, Donaldson, IA -- Bobcat -- First Place
     Michelle Burkholder, Mill Run, PA -- Black Bear Cub -- First Place
     Matt Kapraun, Harvard, IL -- Red Pine Squirrel -- Second Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Bighorn Sheep -- Second Place
     David Hornbrook, Guisborough, United Kingdom -- European Stoat -- Second Place
     Steve Hudy, New London, WI -- Mink -- Second Place
     Jamie Outman, Marlette, MI -- Hyena -- Second Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Otter -- Second Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Silver Fox -- Second Place
     Randall Mitchell, Shepherd, MI -- Badger -- Second Place
     Gary Donabauer, St Joseph, MN -- Otter -- Second Place
     William Smiley, Boerne, TX -- Blackbuck Antelope -- Second Place
     David Hornbrook, Guisborough, United Kingdom -- European Stoat -- Second Place
     Morgan Barrowcliff, Homer, AK -- Brown Bear -- Second Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Otter -- Second Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Otter -- Second Place
     Alex Zajac, Overbrook, KS -- Coyote -- Second Place
     Michael Beckman, Grinnell, KS -- Fisher -- Second Place
     Gary Donabauer, St Joseph, MN -- Otter -- Second Place
     Gary Donabauer, St Joseph, MN -- Otter -- Second Place
     Alex Zajac, Overbrook, KS -- Coyote -- Second Place
     Rick Starostki, St. Charles, MO -- Bobcat -- Second Place
     Ben Julian, Alton, IL -- Black Bear -- Second Place
     Bob Schnettgoecke, Grafton, IL -- Black Bear -- Second Place
     Rick Starostki, St. Charles, MO -- Raccoon -- Second Place
     Ryan Sabourin, Imperial, MO -- Bobcat Female -- Third Place
     Rick Starostki, St. Charles, MO -- Bobcat -- Third Place
     Ryan Sabourin, Imperial, MO -- Male Bobcat -- Third Place
     Mike Hughes, Sheridan, AR -- Sable Antelope -- Third Place
     Mark Pillion, Loxley, AL -- Bear -- Third Place
     Michael Beckman, Grinnell, KS -- Fisher -- Third Place
     Ron Stoppleworth, Gwinner, ND -- Beaver -- Third Place
     Ashley Meszaros, Lloydminster, CANADA -- Wolverine -- Third Place
     Michelle Burkholder, Mill Run, PA -- Sherman Squirrel -- Third Place
     Perry Yeager, Vinemont, AL -- Southern Fox Squirrel -- Third Place
     Mike Hughes, Sheridan, AR -- Badger -- Third Place

Whitetail Deer Head
     Jack Emery, Carmi, IL -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Jack Emery, Carmi, IL -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Matthew Baalman, Hardia, Il -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Ben Mitchell, Crowley, LA -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Skip Sims, Golconda, Il -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Ron Stoppleworth, Gwinner, ND -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     William Smiley, Boerne, TX -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Traven Rowe, Ashland, OH -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Carol Graham, Roodhouse, IL -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Danny Taylor, Morris, OK -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Mitch Webb, Berryville, AR -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Jason Beard, Brady, TX -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Brad Haase, Weyauwega, WI -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Ron Furgeson II, Petoskey, MI -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Mark Huser, Lockwood, MO -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Ashley Meszaros, Lloydminster, CANADA -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     William Smiley, Boerne, TX -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Ron Stoppleworth, Gwinner, ND -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Chris Jolovich, Cody, WY -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Brent Gorman, South Muskogee, OK -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Doug Montgomery, Marion, IN -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     David Hull, Bonduel, WI -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     David Hull, Bonduel, WI -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Dan Hudzik, Mt Olive, IL -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Jim Liska, Harbor Springs, MI -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Stacey Smith, Odessa, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Stacey Smith, Odessa, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Mike Hughes, Sheridan, AR -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Jeff Radle, Harbor Springs, MI -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Bradd Kreider, Martinsburg, PA -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Tim Thacker, Pocahontas, Il -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     William Brandel, Troy, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Bob Weber, Fults, IL -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Ted Befus, Regina, Canada -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Ryan Kramer, Highland, IL -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Carol Graham, Roodhouse, IL -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Jim Martin, Weatherby, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     BJ Andrews, Muldrow, OK -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Clay Chapman, Rosebud, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Brandon Williams, Smithfield, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place
     Vince Spellane, Saltsburg, PA -- Whitetail -- Third Place

Gamehead
     Al Baken, Apple Valley, CA -- Wild Boar -- First Place
     Dan Williams, Palmer, AK -- Springbuck -- Second Place
     Dale Selby, Nicollet, MN -- Black Bear -- Second Place
     Jim Boerst, Glendale, AZ -- Black Bear -- Second Place
     Keith Kemkes, Clarks Grove, MN -- Pronghorn Antelope -- Second Place
     Rick Starostki, St. Charles, MO -- Raccoon -- Second Place
     Wayne Block, Cody, WY -- Antelope -- Second Place
     Michael Beckman, Grinnell, KS -- Axis Deer -- Second Place
     Duane Mittlieder, Cody, WY -- Antelope -- Second Place
     Bob Schnettgoecke, Grafton, IL -- Pig -- Second Place
     Bob Schnettgoecke, Grafton, IL -- Elk -- Second Place
     William Smiley, Boerne, TX -- Corsican Sheep -- Second Place
     Al Baken, Apple Valley, CA -- Black Bear -- Second Place
     Samantha Cervinski, Lara, Australia -- Coyote -- Second Place
     Rick Starostki, St. Charles, MO -- Coyote -- Second Place
     Jason Brockman, Cody, WY -- Hyena Pedestal -- Second Place
     Fred Gonzalez, Lebanon, PA -- Coyote -- Second Place
     Bob Schnettgoecke, Grafton, IL -- Pig-Boar -- Third Place
     Michael Beckman, Grinnell, KS -- Antelope -- Third Place
     Bob Schnettgoecke, Grafton, IL -- Pig-Sow -- Third Place
     Ashley Meszaros, Lloydminster, CANADA -- Mule Deer -- Third Place
     Michael Meszaros, Lloydminster, CANADA -- Mule Deer -- Third Place
     Marilyn Nihiser, Highland, IL -- Corsican -- Third Place
     Bob Schnettgoecke, Grafton, IL -- Zebra -- Third Place
     Russ Pendergraft, Cassville, MO -- Antelope -- Third Place

Bird
     Mark Baker, Lawton, IA -- Mallard Drake -- First Place
     Mark Baker, Lawton, IA -- Greenwing Teal/Widgeon Cross -- First Place
     Nancy Crocker, Shelton, WA -- Cherry Headed Conure -- First Place
     Mark Benfield, Lincolnton, NC -- Mallard -- First Place
     David Hornbrook, Guisborough, United Kingdom -- Tawny Owl -- First Place
     Emiko Nakai, Mussashino-shi, Japan -- Java Sparrow -- Second Place
     Mark Baker, Lawton, IA -- Mallard Hen -- Second Place
     Ray Murphy, Mobile, AL -- Turkey -- Second Place
     Brian Banbury, Perrysville, OH -- Pintail Drake -- Second Place
     Stephen Dotson, Jackson, MO -- Pintail -- Second Place
     David Hornbrook, Guisborough, United Kingdom -- Grey Partridge -- Second Place
     Mark Baker, Lawton, IA -- Gadwall -- Second Place
     Stephen Dotson, Jackson, MO -- Mallard -- Second Place
     Gerald Blackwelder, Montrose, CO -- White Face Tree Duck -- Second Place
     Mark Baker, Lawton, IA -- Pheasant -- Second Place
     Bob Weber, Fults, IL -- Eastern Turkey -- Second Place
     Gerald Blackwelder, Montrose, CO -- Pacific Eider -- Second Place
     David Hornbrook, Guisborough, United Kingdom -- Jay -- Second Place
     Michelle Hlebaen, Rice, MN -- Pheasant -- Second Place
     Stephen Dotson, Jackson, MO -- Black Duck -- Second Place
     Stephen Dotson, Jackson, MO -- Mallard -- Second Place
     David Hornbrook, Guisborough, United Kingdom -- Song Thrush -- Second Place
     Brian Banbury, Perrysville, OH -- Wood Duck -- Second Place
     Olaus Lyons, Woonsocket, SD -- Sharp Tailed Grouse -- Second Place
     Brian Banbury, Perrysville, OH -- Mallard Drake -- Second Place
     Neal Pate, Willow Springs, NC -- Wood Duck Drake -- Second Place
     Neal Pate, Willow Springs, NC -- Barrows Goldeneye -- Second Place
     Jonathan Stanley, Cleburne, TX -- Great Tailed Grackle Male -- Third Place
     Erik Esposito, Heyworth, IL -- Pintail/Mallard Cross -- Third Place
     Bryan Foley, Niles, IL -- Pheasant -- Third Place
     Bob Weber, Fults, IL -- Eastern Turkey -- Third Place
     Stephen Dotson, Jackson, MO -- Redhead -- Third Place
     Ray Murphy, Mobile, AL -- Peacock -- Third Place
     Rick Starostki, St. Charles, MO -- Turkey -- Third Place
     Bradley C. Jones, Cicero, IN -- Ruddy Duck -- Third Place
     Brian Banbury, Perrysville, OH -- Wood Duck -- Third Place
     Gerald Blackwelder, Montrose, CO -- Canada Goose -- Third Place
     Brian Banbury, Perrysville, OH -- Wood Duck -- Third Place
     Neil Winchester, Marion, IL -- Mandarin Duck -- Third Place
     Gary Donabauer, St Joseph, MN -- Mallard -- Third Place
     Skip Sims, Golconda, Il -- Wild Turkey -- Third Place
     Phillip Charles, Waipu, New Zealand -- Bobwhite -- Third Place
     Gerald Blackwelder, Montrose, CO -- Cinnamon Teal/Widgeon Cross -- Third Place
     Josh Miller, Mankato, MN -- Magellan Goose -- Third Place
     Charlie Walker, Holland, MI -- American Widgeon Drake -- Third Place
     Bill Zimmerman, California, MO -- Turkey -- Third Place
     Mike Kalcik, Smithfield, MO -- Barrows Goldeneye -- Third Place
     Mike Kalcik, Smithfield, MO -- Atlantic Brant Goose -- Third Place
     Ron Gipson, Porter, TX -- Mallard Drake -- Third Place

Fish (Skin Mount)
     Steve Hudy, New London, WI -- Walleye Group -- First Place
     Bill Willis, Edmore, MI -- Steelhead -- Second Place
     Jerry Eaton, Jr., Festus, MO -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place
     Casey Watterson, Mount Gilead, OH -- Bluegill -- Second Place
     Randal R. Waites, Mount Morris, MI -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place
     Duane Mittlieder, Cody, WY -- Brook Trout -- Second Place
     Casey Watterson, Mount Gilead, OH -- Bluegill -- Second Place
     Casey Watterson, Mount Gilead, OH -- Bluegill -- Second Place
     Cole Cruickshank, Cameron, MO -- Largemouth Bass -- Third Place
     Randal R. Waites, Mount Morris, MI -- Smallmouth Bass -- Third Place
     Bradley C. Jones, Cicero, IN -- Brown Trout -- Third Place
     Bill Willis, Edmore, MI -- Brown Trout -- Third Place
     Lubomir Pytel, Orkelljunga, SWEDEN -- Chichlid -- Third Place

Reptile/Amphibian/Invertebrate (Skin Mount)
     Brent Gorman, South Muskogee, OK -- Rattlesnake -- First Place
     Dan Hudzik, Mt Olive, IL -- Alligator -- First Place
     Perry Yeager, Vinemont, AL -- Eastern Diamondback Rattler -- Second Place
     Douglas Campbell, Clayton, IL -- Alligator -- Second Place
     Rudy Fondon, Richmond, TX -- Turtle -- Second Place
     Rudy Fondon, Richmond, TX -- Texas Spiny Lizard -- Second Place

Reproduction (Fish/Reptile/Amphibian/Invertebrate/Antlers/Horns)
     Brad Haase, Weyauwega, WI -- Whitetail Antlers -- First Place
     Josh Kelly, Rockwall, TX -- Florida Peacock Bass -- First Place
     Kerby Ross, Chino Valley, AZ -- Cuban Rock Iguana -- First Place
     Al Baken, Apple Valley, CA -- Iguana -- First Place
     Tim Thacker, Pocahontas, Il -- Reproduction Antlers -- First Place
     Kerby Ross, Chino Valley, AZ -- Desert Tortoise -- First Place
     Kevin Stenzel, South Beloit, IL -- Smallmouth Bass -- First Place
     Josh Kelly, Rockwall, TX -- Horned Toad -- First Place
     Josh Kelly, Rockwall, TX -- Koi -- First Place
     Josh Kelly, Rockwall, TX -- Koi -- Second Place
     Amy Ritchie Carter, Statesville, NC -- Southern Stingray -- Second Place
     Duane Mittlieder, Cody, WY -- Arctic Grayling -- Second Place
     Brian Claar, East Freedom, PA -- Goldfish -- Second Place
     Ron Gipson, Porter, TX -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place
     Robert Larson, Rossville, KS -- Whitetail Deer Antlers -- Second Place
     Rudy Fondon, Richmond, TX -- Copperhead -- Second Place
     Al Baken, Apple Valley, CA -- Catfish Group -- Second Place
     John Robinson, Hillsboro, MO -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place
     Duane Mittlieder, Cody, WY -- Bluegill -- Second Place
     Matt Kapraun, Harvard, IL -- Wooley Mammoth Tooth -- Third Place
     Brad Haase, Weyauwega, WI -- Whitetail Antlers -- Third Place
     Dave Bobeck, Pittsburgh, PA -- Brown Trout -- Third Place
     Lubomir Pytel, Orkelljunga, SWEDEN -- Chichlid -- Third Place
     Roger Dolling, Des Moines, IA -- French Angelfish -- Third Place
     William Johnson, Groveport, OH -- Brown Trout -- Third Place
     James Hortman, Pawleys Island, SC -- Marlin -- Third Place

Re-Creation
     Nancy Crocker, Shelton, WA -- Red-Billed Oxpecker -- First Place
     Nancy Crocker, Shelton, WA -- Red-Billed Oxpecker -- Second Place

Rug
     Dan Williams, Palmer, AK -- Brown Bear Rug -- First Place


Novice Division Ribbon Winners

Mammal (Lifesize)
     Daniel Meng, Westlake, OH -- Coatamundi -- First Place
     Chris Jolovich, Cody, WY -- Pine Martin -- First Place
     Kevin K Misner, Scottsbluff, NE -- Lynx -- Second Place
     Sam Bellobradich, Perry, MI -- Fox Squirrel -- Second Place
     Lukas Banning, Edgewood, IL -- Calf -- Second Place

Whitetail Deer Head
     Belinda Gainer, Pontotoc, TX -- Whitetail -- First Place
     Thomas Woodward, Flat Rock, IL -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Lukas Banning, Edgewood, IL -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Ryan Hillyard, Carmi, IL -- Whitetail -- Second Place
     Audrie McLane, Suffolk, VA -- Whitetail Doe -- Third Place
     Jeff Keeteman, Troy, MO -- Whitetail -- Third Place

Gamehead
     Kevin K Misner, Scottsbluff, NE -- Pronghorn Antelope Doe -- Second Place
     Coty Terry, Fredericktown, MO -- Coyote -- Third Place

Bird
     Dominik Speleman, Sabro 8471, Denmark -- Hooded Crow -- Second Place
     Lukas Banning, Edgewood, IL -- Snow Goose -- Second Place
     Diane Grupe, Belleville, IL -- Mallard Drake -- Third Place

Fish (Skin Mount)
     Howard Crepeau, White Lake, MI -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place
     Howard Crepeau, White Lake, MI -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place
Reproduction (Fish/Reptile/Amphib)      Jason Pierce, Rochester, NY -- Small Mouth Bass -- Second Place


Youth Division Ribbon Winners

Mammal (Lifesize)
     Dakota Smiley, Boerne, TX -- Gray Fox -- First Place


Taxidermy Sculpture Division Ribbon Winners

Gamehead
     Aaron Connelly, Cody, WY -- Bugling Elk -- First Place

Mammal (Lifesize)
     Brian Hendricks, Scottville, MI -- Ringtail -- First Place
     John Schmidt, Woonsocket, SD -- Wolf -- First Place
     Aaron Connelly, Cody, WY -- Mountain Lion -- First Place


Freeze-Dry Division Ribbon Winners

Mammal (Lifesize)
     Gary Repasky, Moshannon, PA -- Fox Squirrel -- First Place
     Al Baken, Apple Valley, CA -- Flying Squirrel -- Third Place

Reptile/Amphibian/Invertebrate
     Douglas Campbell, Clayton, IL -- Blue Racer -- First Place



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