Category: McKenzie

The 2018 WASCO Award Winners

The 2018 convention season has come to a close, and for the 26th consecutive year, the judges have chosen the WASCO Award winners. I think that the most compelling part of each competition is when all of the judges get together collectively pick what they feel is the most artistic entry in the entire show. …

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Brian Hendricks Red Fox Video

An outstanding free instructional video has recently been completed by Brian Hendricks. It shows all of the steps for mounting a lifesize red fox, and can be viewed at the end of this article. In May of 2015, Brian Hendricks of Scottville, Michigan joined an elite group of taxidermy artists who can truly be considered …

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New Black Bear Head Design

Whenever master sculptor John Schmidt teams up with taxidermy innovator Roger Martin, great things are sure to come out of it. These two have been diligently working for the past few years on a newly designed black bear mannikin which solves many of the problems that can arise when mounting. The result of their collaboration …

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McKenzie’s Custom Wood Shop

McKenzie has a new, modern state-of-the-art wood shop that can handle any custom job, from the simplest panel to a full trophy room, with the quality and efficiency that you have come to expect from the leader in taxidermy design and innovation. We have produced a short video to introduce you to the amazing capabilities …

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New Bird Bodies from Shane Smith

Every twenty years or so, a revolutionary new design comes along in taxidermy mannikins which alters the way all future mounts are constructed. With the latest offering of bird mannikins from legendary bird expert Shane Smith of Alabama, we may be witnessing this revolution in the way the taxidermists will mount birds for the next …

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