OTA MEMBERS WIN BIG AGAIN!

2010 State Champion Brian Knight won National Champion Whitetail at the NTA Convention.  He also won the Joseph Bruchac Award that is given to the best overall whitetail at the show.  Carey Cochran and Brian Banbury won the Collective Artists Division, McKenzie Taxidermists Choice, and the Tohickon Award of distinction for their Swans.

Congratulations to everyone!

 

D’ARCY EGAN VISITS THE OHIO TAXIDERMY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sports Time Ohio channel will air an episode filmed at the 2010 Ohio Taxidermy Championships several times this month.  Check your local listings. 

 

2010 OHIO TAXIDERMY CHAMPIONSHIPS BREAKS RECORDS

The 2010 Convention was the biggest yet with 304 entries.  The weekend was fun, fast and furious.  More info will be posted later.

 

2010 STATE CHAMPIONS

OTA State Champion Medallion Award Winners:
State Champion Fish:         Brian Claar
State Champion Lifesize Mammal:     Dave Jettinghoff    Wolf
State Champion Reptile:    Dan Huzik      Alligator
State Champion Gamehead:      Denny Cutright    Antelope
State Champion WT Deer:    Brian Knight
State Champion Bird:  Ryan Dolan     Mandarin

 

 

 

2010 MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Mid-Ohio Conference Center "Feature Creature Award": Dave Jettinghoff     Wolf
Mansfield Community Choice Award:   Dennis Harris   Leopard
Fin, Feather & Fur Award:  Brad Hendrix   WT Deer
OTA Speed Deer Contest winner:   Terry Weick
OTA Ladies Choice Award: Cary Cochran & Brian Banbury     Swan
OTA Best Amature Award: Brad Gray    Pheasant
Wilderness East End Tannery Award: Dennis Harris   Leopard & Nyala
Lifetone Paint Award:    Denny Cutright     Antelope
Art Ledger Award for Best Pheasant:   Ken Tatge    Red Golden Pheasant
Starfish Award for Best Replica Fish: Brian Claar   Rockbass
OTA Best Freeze Dried: Art Ledger   Turtle
Polytranspar Paint Award:  Brian Claar  Rock Bass
Hilton Eppley Award: Eric Truckovich    WT Deer
Al & Evelyn Holmes Habitat Award for best Amature Habitat: Dale Wilhelm
OTA Best Professional Habitat: Casey Watterson    Northern Pike
OTA Best Masters Habitat: Joe Miles     WT DEER
NWTF Award for Best Turkey:  Casey Watterson    Turkey
OTA  Presidents Challenge Award:    Scott Crawford    WT Deer
Best All Around Taxidermist:  Casey Watterson
McKenzie Taxidermist Choice Awards: 
WT Deer:  Brian Knight     Lifesize Mammal:  Dennis Harris  Leopar/Nyala
Birds:   Ryan Dolan  Mandarin      Fish:   Frank Demaro  Palamino Trout
OTA Peoples Choice Awards:
Lifesize Mammal: Dennis Harris    Leopoard       Reptile: Doug Veldhuis  Alligator
Fish: Casey Watterson   N. Pike                  Bird: Ryan Dolan  Mandarin
Gamehead: Dennis Harris   Rhino       Whitetail Deer: Fritz Birkhimer
OTA Best Professional Lifesize Mammal: Casey Watterson   Bear
OTA Best Professional Fish:  Casey Watterson    Bluegill
OTA Best Professional Gamehead: Henry Pfieffer    Tahr
OTA Best Professional Reptile: Ron Hawkins  Turtle
OTA Best Professional Bird: Bruce Leictman   Turkey
OTA Best Professional Whitetail Deer:  Marc Jordan
OTA Collective Artist Award: Cary Cochran/Brian Banbury  Swan
WASCO Award:  Denny Cutright   Antelope
Breakthrough Award:   Denny Cutright    Antelope

 

NEW COLLECTIVE ARTISTS DIVISION

You may have missed it but we have added a collective artists division.  In this division you can work on a piece with another member and enter it as a team.  It could be 2 friends, parent and child or even 5 guys.  The rules are as follows:

2 or More can work on the piece.  $30 entry fee per piece

The winners will be chosen by the judges as a group

There will only be ONE 1st, 2nd and 3rd place award given

Artist(s) will receive ribbons.
A plaque engraved with each years winners will be permanently displayed by the OTA

 

ELECTION RESULTS

Lost in all the convention excitement were the results of OTA elections at the winter board meeting.

PRESIDENT - Dave Jettinghoff

SECRETARY - Debbi Tucker

BOARD MEMBER - Ryan Dolan

 

Officers take their positions following the 2010 Convention.

 

 

 OHIO’S OWN ED PIASKOWSKI WINS AT THE WORLD TAXIDERMY CHAMPIONSHIPS!

In case you wondered if State Champion Ed Piaskowski was that good….He just won the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in the Whitetail Category.  Well deserved Ed.  Go to the forum and congratulate him.

 

 

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