Student Achievements

Brett Wingfield Awards

At The Northwest Iowa School of Taxidermy, the combination of experienced, award winning taxidermists, state of the art techniques, and modern, up to date supplies and equipment allows us to give you the best possible opportunity to be an excellent taxidermist. Taxidermy is a competitive business, and in order to be successful you have to be better than the taxidermist down the street. We pride ourselves on producing top notch, award winning taxidermists. Here are just a few of our former students.

Brett Wingfield, SD

 

 

bulletTodd Kranau, NE

Todd Kranau Awards2001 Best in World Game Head - World Taxidermy Competition

2001 National Champion - Master's Division, Game Heads

Best Masters Game Head - Nebraska and Iowa Taxidermy Competitions

Best of Show - Nebraska Taxidermy Competition

2000 Best Masters Game Head - Nebraska and Kansas Taxidermy Competitions

Best of Show - Kansas Taxidermy Competition

2000 Best Masters Life Size - Nebraska and Iowa Taxidermy Competitions

Shown below, Todd judging at the National Taxidermy Competition, 2005

Todd Kranau judging competition 

 

bulletCharlotte Gaylord, IA

Best of Category, Whitetails - Missouri Taxidermy Competition

First Place, Game Heads - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

2nd Place, Professional Game Head - World Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletJosh Bakker, IA

        Best of Category, Partridge - Iowa Taxidermy Competition 

 

 

bulletSteve Fundum, MT

First Place, Masters Game Head - National Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletRick Kaufman, MI

Second Place, Warm Water Fish - International Taxidermy Competition

Best of Category, Professional Bird - Indiana Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletJeff Baker, IA

First Place, Master's Division, Birds - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

Best of Category, Professional Division, Birds - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

Best Habitat - Iowa and International Taxidermy Competitions

 

bulletShane Augeson, MN

First Place Professional Division, Fish - Minnesota Deer Classic

 

bulletBrian Hellman, SD

First Place Professional Division, Fish - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

Best of Category, Professional Division, Fish - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

First Place Professional Division, Game Heads - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletBrett Wingfield, SD (pictured above)

Best of Category, Masters Fish - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

First Place, Masters Division - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletTony Grillo, IN

Second Place, Professional Bird - World Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletRick Whitaker, IA

Second Place, Professional Fish - World Taxidermy Competition

First Place, Professional Fish - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

 

bulletTim Hecht, MN

First Place, Professional Bird - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

First Place, Professional Mammal - Iowa Taxidermy Competition

 

 We encourage prospective students to talk to our former students. Talking to past students is an excellent tool to use when deciding on a taxidermy school. Call or email us today for a catalog or for information on using our past students as references.

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