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The Iowa Taxidermy Association's 30th Annual Show and Competition will be held on March 15 - 17, 2013. Click here for the 2013 registration brochure The ITA members be mounting a elk head for a hunt of a lifetime girl at Roger Hutton's shop on Feb. 23rd starting at 10:00am. Click Here for directions and a map to Roger's shop

ITA Looking for another Catch-A-Dream Candidate: The Iowa Taxidermists Association is searching for a potential candidate from Iowa to sponsor for the Catch a Dream program in 2013. For the past several years the ITA has worked with Catch a Dream to sponsor a youth who has been stricken with a life threatening illness to go on a hunt of a lifetime. If you know of a child who is eligible please contact the ITA so we can discuss their request. For more information please visit CatchADream.ORG

Message From The President: Since my involvement with the ITA I have gained not only increased knowledge of the art of taxidermy but have enriched my life with the many new friendships I have established with all of you. Before going further I must congratulate and thank outgoing officers Durk Sterner and Darrin Brinks for setting high standards for the future of the Iowa Taxidermy Association. Not only have the recent past shows and competitions been run flawlessly but conducted with the intent in which the ITA was established, “Education and Excellence”. I will strive to continue this trend. Throughout the year the ITA has taken an active role as part the Iowa community. Members assisting with the Iowa Deer Classic not only raise some dollars for the ITA but establish us as a partner with the outdoor recreation industry in Iowa. The partnership formed between the ITA and Catch a Dream solidifies the ITA as an organization that is willing to go above and beyond the norm. Remember, as mentioned above, the ITA annual show is not the only time of year the association is active. ITA bylaws require the board of directors to meet 4 times a year in conjunction with a membership meeting. In the past, these meetings have also been host to taxidermy seminars similar to ones held during the annual show. I hope to line up one or two through out this next year. These seminars are just one of the benefits you receive with your ITA membership, not just the annual show. In essence these are a FREE how to lessons that if scheduled one on one with a Master Taxidermist would run into the hundreds of dollars. As a matter of housekeeping, please be aware that as a member of the ITA, unless you indicated you want your business name posted on the ITA website, it WILL NOT be listed. If you find you are not listed and WANT TO BE please email shepard.brown@gmail.com and Shep will get you posted. This is a great way to get your name advertized. On many accounts I refer people to the ITA web site for taxidermists listed. Also I will periodically make announcements on the ITA web site. Please take time to visit the site and see what’s happening. www.IowaTaxidermyAssociation.com Lastly, in preparation for next years show I challenge you to mentor a young person to prepare and enter a piece of taxidermy art work in the 2013 show. This past years show had several outstanding pieces, lets see more next year. Our children are who will inherit the Earth and I hope we can do our part to establish traditions and pass on what we hold so dear to our hearts.

Our 2011 Catch - a - Dream hunter was successful on his caribou hunt in Alaska. Details of the hunt will follow.