2025 Wyoming Taxidermy Show
May 15th, 16th and 17th, 2025
Sublette County Ice Arena
1219 Washington Street
Pinedale, WY 82941
Get ready for the 2025 Wyoming Taxidermy Show!
Judges this year are:
Dean Schulte: Lifesize/Gamehead
Stephen Schulte: Lifesize/Gamehead (Backup)
Bob Caughlin: Gamehead with emphasis on Whitetail Deer
Daniel Davis: Birds
Duane Mittlieder: Fish
$25 Discount on Registration for Lifetime Members. Contact Susan at 307-360-7337 for coupon code!
PLEASE CALL SUSAN AT 307-360-7337 WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION OR THE EVENT.
EVENT LODGING: All Rooms Have Booking Cutoff Date of May 1, 2025
HAMPTON INN & SUITES PINEDALE
55 Bloomfield Ave., Pinedale, Wyoming 82941
Click to Book with WATA Rates
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BEST WESTERN
864 W Pine Street, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941
(307) 367-6869
Breakfast included, Made to order omelets and expanded breakfast choices.
$119 Per Night
Within walking distance to the Ice Arena
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HIGH COUNTRY SUITES
1133 W. Pine St. Hwy 191, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941
(307) 367-5770
$95 Per Night
Pre-Order $60 Deer Forms Sale
Call Tom at RMA Specialties for Pre-Order Sales!
Visit RMASpecialties.net for catalog
Event Schedule
May 15, 16 and 17 2025
Please bring a donation! It would be appreciated!
Bring the family! All packets will have a free 1-day pass to the
Pinedale Aquatic Center.
Thursday
8:00am-10:00am – Setup, Volunteers Needed
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10:00am-5:00pm – Registration Setup
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5:30pm-End – Social Time. Taco Bar Diner (FREE), Purchase a glass and drink from beer keg for the entire show! Corn Hole Tournament, Paint and Sip (FREE), Kids Nerf Game, Raffles. Thanks to those who donated to Social Time so we can have a good time!
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*Make sure to vote for Taxidermist Choice by 5pm before the show area closes! You will be given voting ballots when you enter to vote.
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5:15pm – Display area will close to judging. Only authorized personnel admitted. No exceptions.
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Late arrivals please call Susan: (307) 360-7337
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Friday
We have a tight schedule, so we need to make sure seminars do not go over their allotted time.
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8:00am-10:00am – Business Meeting. Vice President and Treasurer up for election. Please attend so we have your input for next year's show. BRING BIDS FOR SHOW IN YOUR AREA.
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10:15am-12:15pm – Seminar, Donny Paul: Mounting a Commercial Pedestal Pronghorn, start to finish.
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12:00pm-1:00pm – Lunch: $5 Hamburgers and $3 Hotdogs with fixings and sides.
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Visit the Vendors
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12:30pm-4:30pm – Live Mounting: MUST BE COMPLETED BY 4:30PM, NO EXCEPTIONS. Judged under commercial guideline. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Places. Bring your own stand. Must have drop cloth and carpet remnant under stand to protect flooring. Your choice what to mount. Can have hide and form prepped prior to starting. All clay work (eyes, ears, nose) must be done during competition. Must clean up your area directly after completion!
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12:45pm-2:15pm – Seminar, Duane Millieder: Mounting Techniques for a Skin-Mount Pedestal Fish and Other Miscellaneous Topics.
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2:30pm-4:00pm – Seminar, Dave Furgeson: Habitat! How to Build an Artificial Tree.
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4:05pm-5:35pm – Seminar, Stephen Shulte: Shoulder and Lifesize Alterations
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BANQUET – Located at Rendezvous Point, 425 Magnolia St. Pinedale, WY
DISPLAY AREA CLOSED UNTIL AFTER BANQUET
6:30pm – Social Time. Cocktails/Cash Bar.
7:00pm – Banquet and Awards.
Dinner: Prime Rib Dinner with Green Salad, Baked Potato, Buttered Green Beans, Rolls and Dessert.
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After the Awards we will move back to the Ice Arena for Live Auction and Silent Auction, Raffles, Bring Your Glass or Purchase Glass for Beer Keg.
NO ADMITTANCE into show room until after the Auctions and Raffles. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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Saturday
8:00am-4:00pm – Open to the Public
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8:00am Critiques – Find Your Judge!
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8:30am-10:00am – Seminar, Dean Shulte: Large Cats in General.
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9:00am-10:30am – Seminar, Daniel Davis: Skinning and Prepping Upland Game Birds for Mounting.
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10:30am-1:30pm – Seminar, Tom Wieckum: Deer Ear Butts. Please bring a stand, mannequin that is ready to mount, horns attached, ear liners, clays and tools you prefer to use. You may sit in on this seminar if you do not bring supplies to participate. Please bring drop cloth and item to put under mounting to protect flooring.
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1:30pm-3:30pm – Seminar, Bob Coughlin: Commercial Mounting Tips, Tricks and Techniques.
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4:30pm – Tear Down. NO EARLY TEAR DOWNS! Volunteers needed to tear down and to load trailer.
2025 Judges
Dean Schulte: Lifesize/Gamehead
Hello, my name is Dean Schulte, I own High Uintahs Taxidermy Inc. (www.deansart.com) in Coalville Utah and we have been in business for 31 years. We specialize in specifically in big game with an even split of overseas and north American trophies.I have raised 9 children, to whom 2 work with me full-time and it's been a great blessing to work with two of my sons every day. They are both very talented and in turn push and motivate me to better myself.I am remarried and blessed with a beautiful and supportive wife.In 1992 it was my first competition, and I have been hooked ever since, competing and judging off and on over the years. Over the years cats have become my primary specialty in the production aspect of our business.I am looking forward to sharing the techniques and knowledge I have learned over the years.
Stephen Schulte: Lifesize/Gamehead (Backup)
My name is Stephen Schulte. I have been in taxidermy for 20 years. Started right out of high school and have been mentored by my father Dean Schulte. I have 3 beautiful children and have been married for 12 years to my beautiful wife Chelsey. I am honored and am looking forward to judging the 2025 show. I specialize in big game taxidermy and exotic game. I have been competing seriously for over a decade now and look forward to sharing my knowledge.
Daniel Davis: Birds
My Name is Daniel Davis. I Grew up in Teton Valley, Idaho where I spent much of my fall season hunting in the mountains. My Grandparents settled in the valley in the 1970’s where they established their bird taxidermy business. After they passed away I took over the business and continued as a bird’s only taxidermy shop at the age of 17. I have a passion for business and alove for art. Bringing these 2 qualities into taxidermy has helped me form a successful career doing what I love.I started competing a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed being able toallow the artistic side of taxidermy to really shine through. I have been fortunate to win many state and national awards. I am grateful for the many good people who have encouraged me and supported me through the years to help me achieve my goals.As a judge my first obligation is to help teach and encourage those who are willing to improve. If you want to know what I will be looking for in a mount, it is this; I want to see your best efforts at your skill level. Mount a bird the way you know how to mount a bird. For example: if you typically don't put eyerings on your birds but feel you need to only for competition, I would encourage you not to. You will fare better having a nice set eye without eyerings then having a good set eye with bad eyerings.With that being said, if you’re looking to improve in areas you are not confident in and still want to attempt them to learn and receive critiques, I fully support you. I recognize and appreciate efforts. I also recognize and will be the first to acknowledge that I do not know everything. I have obtained a wealth of knowledge over the years that I am happy to share to support you. I am also just as eager to learn from you. Learning and improving is what makes all this taxidermy stuff exciting and highly motivating.
Duane Mittlieder: Fish
I got interested in Fish Taxidermy about 21 years ago in 2004. It started out with Ray Hatfield showing me the basics of mounting a skin mount fish. I was immediately hooked and began competing in taxidermy shows in 2006 where I received a lot of great information from the seminars. I started out in Professionals and moved up to Masters in about 5 years winning many awards. I watched videos and read articles to better my skills, a lot of it has been self teaching and trial and error. I’ve competed in a couple of National shows and a couple of World shows but mostly I compete in State shows where I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many people in the fish taxidermy field and many great judges that shared large amounts of knowledge and techniques.I have a strong passion for fish taxidermy, I began my business, (Angler’s Creations) in 2015. I enjoy doing all kinds of fish from reproductions to skin mounts. I also paint with acrylics on canvas but I like taxidermy too so skin mounts are my favorite because it involves taxidermy and painting, (best of both worlds).Fish Taxidermy can be very challenging having to know many things like fish anatomy, sculpting and painting skills and being able to put it all together. Thanks for the opportunity to judge at your show, I hope to meet a lot of new competitors and hope it will be a great show!
​Bob Caughlin: Gamehead with an emphasis on Whitetail Deer
Bob has been doing taxidermy for over 45+ years. He was a member of the New York Taxidermy Association, and Empire Taxidermy Association. Bob created the logo for the United Taxidermists of New York, having played a role in the unification of the Association. He is a six time recipient of the Best All-Around Taxidermist Award. He has competed and earned awards in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Canada. As well as Nationals and World show.