Seminars & Clinics

Life-size Judge, award winning taxidermist, Dean Schulte will present a seminar / clinic. This will include:  A detailed African Lion Head Study.  This will be applicable instruction for seeing and doing anatomy for all species using the African Lion as the example.  Dean Schulte is the owner and lead taxidermist of High Uintahs Taxidermy Studio.  High Uintahs Taxidermy Studio is a family-based operation.  Dean is experienced in handling trophies taken from all areas of the world.  Dean is from Coalville, Utah. 

Fish Judge award winning taxidermist and sculptor will present a seminar / clinic:  This will include: Gathering and reading reference materials.  New paint techniques and Paints.  Bringing it all together.  Clark began his taxidermy career in 1981.  By 1996 he began his transition into his full time career of art / sculpture.  . He owns and operates the Clark Schreibeis Wildlife Art Studio and currently divides his time between sculpting in wood and bronze, judging competitions, teaching carving classes in his studio and around the country and, of course, seeking out wild places whenever he can.  Clark is from Billings, Montana.

Game-head Judge, award winning taxidermist, Pat Wagner, will present a seminar / clinic:  This will include: Detailed instruction of anatomy with techniques used to set eyes, detail the nasal passages and pre-sculpting ear-liners and ear-butts.  Pat has been doing taxidermy for 35 years.  Although Pat has not competed much in recent years he has enjoyed competing both at the state and national level. It goes without saying that Pat has proven himself as one of the finest Whitetail taxidermists in North America.  Pat is from Black Creek, Wisconsin.

Bird Judge, award winning taxidermist, Dale Manning will present a two seminars / clinics:  This will include:  1)  Detailed instruction on bird mounting 2)  Artificial Rock Formations.  Dale is a return Clinician and award winning taxidermist.  Dale won the national taxidermist of the year award, North American championship, as well as winning WASCO awards and numerous best of show and other state and major awards.  Dale is from Missoula, Montana.

Clinician, award winning taxidermist, Steve Werbelow will present a seminar / clinic:  This will include:  Making competition ear-liner from body filler and forming competition ear-butts.  Steve is from Powell, Wyoming.

Clinician, award winning taxidermist, Ray Hatfield, will present and extended seminar / clinic in two sessions on Sunday:  This will be a hands-on clinic for 15 registered taxidermists with detailed instruction on life-size form alterations registered observers will benefit as well.  Ray is a master taxidermist who has work displayed at the Smithsonian, the World Wildlife Museum and the Draper Museum of Natural History.  Ray and his staff won “best in the world” in the collective artist category with a Leopard & bush pig mount.  In 2009 he won the best of category award in the collective artist category with his giraffe game-head.  Ray won numerous other world, national and state awards.  He has several DVD training videos including life-size alterations.  Ray is from Cody, Wyoming.