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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

highcountrysuites@gmail.com

$95 Per Night

LODGING
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Pre-Order $60 Deer Forms Sale

Call Tom at RMA Specialties for Pre-Order Sales!

307-634-6225

Visit RMASpecialties.net for catalog

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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-10:00amSetup, Volunteers Needed

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10:00am-5:00pmRegistration 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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5:15pmDisplay 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-10:00amBusiness 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-4:30pmLive 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-5:35pmSeminar, Steve Shulte: African Seminar Impala: How to Adjust the Skin, Ears and Other Anatomy Points.

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BANQUETLocated at Rendezvous Point, 425 Magnolia St. Pinedale, WY

DISPLAY AREA CLOSED UNTIL AFTER BANQUET

 

6:30pmSocial Time. Cocktails/Cash Bar.

 

7:00pmBanquet 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-4:00pmOpen to the Public

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8:00am Critiques – Find Your Judge!

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8:30am-10:00amSeminar, Dean Shulte: Large Cats in General.

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9:00am-10:30amSeminar, Daniel Davis: Skinning and Prepping Upland Game Birds for Mounting.

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10:30am-1:30pmSeminar, 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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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​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.

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