50th Annual NTA Convention, Competition & Trade Show
July 22-24, 2021 @ Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel – Sioux Falls, SD
2021 National Taxidermy Championships Schedule
Thursday, July 22nd
7:30 am – 8 pm: Convention & Competition Mount Entry (Closed from 12-1 PM & 5-6 PM)
8 am – 10 am: Seminar – BOB HUTCHINSON – Creating Habitats, Ground Cover & Velvet – Amphitheater I
8 am – 10 am: Seminar – ROSS RICHARD – Pronghorn Antelope Wall Pedestal – Amphitheater II
10 am – 1 pm: Trade Show Open
2 pm – 4 pm: Seminar – JENA EVERAGE – Finishing A Whitetail – Amphitheater I
2 pm – 4 pm: Seminar – TYLER HOFFMAN – Bird Taxidermy A to Z – Amphitheater II
4 pm – 6 pm: Trade Show Open – MEET & GREET (Appetizers & Cash Bar)
7 pm – 9 pm: Seminar –- ABEL EVERAGE – Coyote Shoulder Mount – Amphitheater I
7 pm – 9 pm: Seminar – TYLER ERICKSON – Walleye Replica – Assembly & Paint – Amphitheater II
Friday, July 23rd
7:30 am – 10 am: Convention & Competition Mount Entry (ALL Mounts MUST BE ENTERED by 10 AM)
1 pm – 6 pm: Convention Registration ONLY
8 am – 10 am: Seminar – TERRY WEICK – Fish Carving 101 – Amphitheater I
8 am – 10 am: Seminar – BILL NEUMAN – Gamehead & Lifesize Altering – Amphitheater II
8 am – 10 am: Seminar – KURT AINSWORTH – Painting Casted Parts for Habitat – Conference Room #2
10 am – 1 pm: Trade Show Open – JOIN US FOR LUNCH – Vendor Sponsored Event
2 pm – 4 pm: Seminar – SHAWN SHAW – Molding & Casting – Amphitheater I
2 pm – 4 pm: Seminar – JERRY HUFFAKER – Habitats Made Cheaper & Faster- Amphitheater II
4 pm – 6 pm: Trade Show Open – HAPPY HOUR (Cash Bar)
6 pm – 7 pm: SHOWROOM OPEN TO MEMBERS FOR VOTING
7 pm – 11 pm: Membership Meeting & Auction – Come eat —— & have some fun! (Cash Bar)
Saturday, July 24th
7:30 am – 12 Noon: Convention Registration ONLY
8 am – 12 Noon & 1 – 3 pm: Competitors Critiques
10 am – 1 pm: Trade Show Open (FINAL SESSION)
10 am – 4 pm: Competition Room PUBLIC VIEWING: $5 per person (12 & under FREE)
2 pm – 4 pm: Seminar – CORY CARUTHERS – Pheasant – Amphitheater I
2 pm – 4 pm: Seminar – WES MOTE – Whitetail Eye & Earbutt Setting- Amphitheater II
6 pm – Completion: Awards Banquet (Doors Open at 6 – Dinner served at 6:30)
The competition room will remain closed, no mounts will be released, until after all the photography is finished at the Awards Banquet – approx. 45 minutes following the end of the banquet.