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Est. 1972 · Preserving the Craft
National Taxidermists
Association · Est. 1972
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What began as a handful of working taxidermists agreeing on a standard is now the association that sets one for the country.
The National Taxidermists Association was founded in 1972 by Charlie Haynes of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. A continuous roster of officers and directors documents four decades of volunteer leadership from 1972 through 2012.
The association's own account of those years was written by Ralph Garland and published as "National Taxidermists Association, The Early Years" in Breakthrough Magazine in October 2014. Breakthrough also carried the tribute to Joseph Bruchac (1912–1986), whose name the Whitetail category memorial award still carries.
Charlie Haynes establishes the National Taxidermists Association in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Remembered in Breakthrough Magazine and honoured each year through the Whitetail category memorial award.
A continuous roster of officers and directors documents four decades of volunteer leadership.
Ralph Garland's account of the association's founding is published in Breakthrough Magazine.
First recipient of the World Taxidermy Championships Lifetime Achievement Award — his name now marks the smallest-mount category.
Three medallions introduced in both categories for lifesize animals at the July competition in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The spring show runs 2–4 May in Columbia, Missouri.
Convention, Competition & Trade Show held in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 16–18 July.
Convention, Competition & Trade Show heads to Western Sports Park in Farmington, Utah, 14–18 July.