President Tony Johnson Vice President Wade
Calvert
Secretary Jamie Elkins Treasurer Brain Bleise
Board Members
Gerry Wethington , Damon Kustes , Mathew Maddux, William Elstun
Shane Adams, Benjamin Maddux, R.B. Griffin
Wow, what a great show we had! The quality has improved. with 13 master division mounts, the showroom looked
like a museum. Also the quality of the Judges we had was awesome. I heard we had some great seminars, but I
was busy working the show along with the other officials, and board members. The most touching and heart
warming experience I have ever had, besides the birth of my child, happened on Saturday night after the banquet
dinner. For those of you that were there, you already know what I am talking about. The little boy Named John
Tyler Dike received a bear skin rug. John is 10 years old and has MS. He got to go on a hunt in Wi. and shoot a
bear. John is in a wheel chair and had a gun rigged up to a straw that you blow through to make the gun shoot.
There were many people involved in the hunt and getting the bear rug mounted. When they presented Little John
with the rug......well, it was a spiritual experience, it seemed like a presence of God was in the room at that
moment. John started hugging and kissing the bear and telling the bear skin rug "I Love You". There wasn't a dry
eye in the house. John also got to pick his favorite mount in the show room. Little John just happened to pick Big
John Griffiths coyote mount. Big John Received the "John Tyler Award." If you happen to go to Taxidermy.net look
under the "Taxidermy Industry," and the look for the post "The greatest award I ever won, by John Griffith" This
will go into more detail about the organization that made all this possible for this young man. Bridget O'Donahue is
from the USSA (United Special Sportsman Alliance) She put on a great presentation about special hunts for
special needs children, and wounded veterans. I am happy to say we will be working with her in the future, and
hope to mount and present another child with an animal they were fortunate enough to harvest. Bridget told me
she is looking for individual taxidermists that would be willing to mentor a child on a hunting trip, or a fishing trip,
we will have more information about the USSA later in the newsletter.
I would like to thank all the officials, and board members for pulling off a great convention. I would especially like
to thank Ben and Matt Maddox for there extra hard work, taking pictures of the mounts and putting on a slide
show at the awards ceremony. This was a phenomenal task to organize. This really was a great addition to the
show.
We need members to put work aside on September 18th and support the KTA, and show up at Gerry
Whethington's shop. Your suggestions and comments are very important to us.
Our Vice President Wade Calvert will go into more detail on this.
For those that were at the show Thank You for your attendance, for those that wasn't there.....You sure missed a
good one!
Tony Johnson - Pres - KTA
Hello to everyone,
I hope everyone was able to make it to our convention in Lexington. There were so many great mounts. The
judges definitely had their hands full this year. Next years convention is already in the works so start planning now.
We have a meeting coming up in just a couple of weeks. I know it takes a day away from the shop and the family
but it is just a couple of times per year. We have several things to discuss and your opinion matters. We also
have several door prizes to be given away. I believe we have a couple of whitetail forms and some waterfowl
complete kits. I hope to see you all at the meeting.
We again want to thank Gerry Wethington for opening up his shop and home for all of us to invade. I am sure the
seminar will be well worth your time as well. Bring a dish and come on down to Columbia. It is always a great time
and a great learning experience.
Wade Calvert
(502) 867-9997
KTA 2010 Convention Financial Report
Pre-Registration = $2,952.50
Registration = $2,585.58
KTA Auction = $1685.00
Public Viewing = $36.00
Total Deposits = $7,259.08
Crowne Plaza Expense = $2,850.79
Graphic Concepts Expense = $938.15 (awards/ribbons)
Mailing Expense = $452.41
Misc. Supplies = $311.74
Judge Expense (J.W. Fuchs) = $1,048.66
Judge Expense (Chris Barnhardt) = $665.00
Judge Expense (Tommy Hall) = $485.00
Total Expenses = $6,751.75
Net Profit = $507.33
Current Balance in KTA account = $7,792.06
KTA Convention Minutes
General Meeting
August 8, 2010, 11:10 am
1. Damon Kustes made a motion to join/support league of Kentucky Sportsmen, seconded by Jamie Elkins,
passed by show of hands.
2. Damon Kustes made motion to hire a lawyer for the Association to research our rights as taxidermists, cost is
approximately $1000.00, discussed issue, and conclusion is to compose a specific list of questions to be voted on
at the fall meeting.
3. Jamie Elkins is new secretary, all others remain the same.
4. Ribbon issues need to be resolved. Habitats and Best All Around awards are to be mailed out to those entitled
by Tony Johnson.
5. Damon suggested we have insurance on the KTA (liability), motion made by Tony Johnson, second by Bill
Elstan, to be headed up by Damon Kustes, passed by show of hands.
6. Set date for fall meeting to be set back to September 18th at Gerry Wethington’s in Columbia, Kentucky.
7. Discussed bigger room for mounts next year, to be headed up by Wade Calvert. Everyone happy with location
and motion made by Wade to keep it here, second by Ed Hancock, passed by show of hands. August 5, 6, and 7
will be dates of show next year. (July 2012 NTA in Louisville).
8. Carl Anderson suggested a $215 sponsorship for kids to go to conservation camp as good P.R. and listed in
Kentucky Afield. Tony made motion, Damon seconded and passed by show of hands.
9. Ed Hancock suggested NWTF Wheeling Sportsman/Wounded Warrior possible personal donations to be
discussed at next meeting.
10. Feedback on presentation of disabled child’s bear mount. Hunt of a lifetime award to be given in the child’s
name. Tony made motion to do again, seconded by Bill Elsten, passed by show of hands.
1. Walt Bliese Award winner to be determined by Brian Bleise
12. Next year is board elections. Brett DeFrates looking to become more involved. Bylaws have to be reviewed
and discussed at next meeting.
12. Tony adjourned meeting, seconded by Wade, meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m.
From: United Special Sportsman Alliance
All of us from the USSA are sincerely grateful for the tremendous response we received from the Kentucky
Taxidermist Association, Inc. It was an honor for me to have the opportunity to speak at the convention, and it was
a deeply moving experience for me, John Tyler and his mother who received the bear mount that evening.
We serve thousands of children and people with serious health issues, and none of it would be possible without
the support of the taxidermists who donate their time and services. Our charity grows substantially each year, and
we are constantly in need of the type of support that the Kentucky Taxidermist Association, Inc. has provided to
us.
We are an all volunteer charity, and we look forward to working with the taxidermists in providing more
opportunities for these special kids and their families as we grow each year. The involvement of so many caring
people is critical in not only bringing happiness and excitement to those who would otherwise not have the
chance, but also to keeping the focus on management through traditional hunting. An unforgettable experience
from just one child can move thousands of hearts, and that is what our effort is all about. God bless you.
Sincerely,
Brigid O'Donoghue,
CEO and Founder
United Special Sportsman Alliance,
More on Brigid …She is pretty amazing
John Trout Jr. did an article in Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine in 2004 bashing high fenced hunts and had a
picture of a monster buck with a guy wearing orange in the back ground with the big buck and a high fence in the
same pic.
Bridget told Tony that bothered her enough, that when she was in his area she stopped by his house. he wasn't
home, but saw a high fence that came into the guys yard. Standing behind the fence was the same deer that the
guy had in his article, this was a pet deer, she said she got out the camera, and started taking pics.
She then called and told D&DH mag, and told them their article was total BS and she wanted a retraction made,
They told her no, then she told them, if not she would go to field and stream mag. and tell them what she found
out.
Bridget said D&DH called her after the article, and told her this was one of the highest selling copies that d&dh
ever sold.
You can check it out at
. http://www.childswish.com/Yes_We_Call_This_Hunting.pdf
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kentucky-Taxidermist-Association/105770949457376?ref=ts&v=wall
or go to the KTA website and click on the link at the bottom of the home page. .Become a fan
We need hunting or fishing trips donated for the auction at the convention next year. If you have a contact please
see if you can get them to donate. Or maybe YOU have a special place to hunt or fish and can be a guide for a
day.
Send your email address to info@kytaxidermy.com if you would like to get our email updates
If you have not paid your dues for 2010 this will be your last newsletter…
Please send in your $60 dues to
Brian Bliese • 5010 Prosperity Lane • Hopkinsville, KY 42728
We hate to lose you…….
2009-2010 Membership Roster
Name Address City State Zip Telephone
Shane Adams 2425 Sugar Creek Road Carlisle KY 40311 859-473-4131
Kurt Ainsworth 11172 Taylor Mill Independence KY 41051 859-359-4868
James Akers 1188 Lee Booth Road Lebanon Junction KY 40150 502-833-3729
Brian Bliese 5010 Prosperity Lane Hopkinsville KY 42240 270-885-7468
Wade Calvert 120 N. Water Street Georgetown KY 40324 502-867-9997
Bob Carey 97 North Country Drive Shelbyville KY 40065 502 487 0422
Thomas Cecil 1975 Roberts Road Bardstown KY 40004 502-507-7041
Robert Clemons P O Box 38 Dry Ridge KY 41035 859-824-1841
Tommy Cox 788 Dragway Ln Campbellsville KY 42718 270 789-2575
Brett DeFreitas 3001 STATE ROUTE 1684 Boaz kY 42027 270 658-3268
James Elkins P O Box 393 Clay City KY 40312 606-663-1858
William Elstun 12225 Don Street Walton KY 41094 859-620-2005
Glenn Farmer 2407 Zale smith Lane LaGrange KY 40031 502-222-0806
Robert Fischer 105 Eastview Circle Shelbyville KY 40065 502-257-3960
RB Griffin 85 Jim Embry Rd Morgantown KY 42261 270-526-2661
John Griffith 532 Hwy 1567 Stearns, KY KY 42647 606 376-4380
Jonathan Heather 579 Twelve Oaks Drive Mt. Washington KY 40047 502-589-4192
Bobby Holbrook 151 Cherry Lane Salt Lick KY 40371 606 683 5302
Justin Jenkins 10284 State Route 764 Whitesville KY 42378 270-852-1537
Anthony Johnson 1140 KY 746 Campton KY 41301 606-668-9392
Bryan Jones 205 Country View Est. Loretto KY 40037 270-699-5091
Damon Kustes 4815 S. Watterson Trail Louisville KY 40291 502-295-2812
Denny Lecompte 10430 Bald Knob Road Frankfort KY 40601 502-875-9033
Gary Lizer 1663 Rocky Springs Rd Cynthiana KY 41031 859-234-6750
Alicia Love 1485 South Long Grove Road Glendale KY 42740 270-862-9253
Benjamin Maddux 3283 Nantucket Drive Lexington KY 40502 859-277-4160
Matthew Maddux 3282 Nantucket Drive Lexington KY 40502 859-277-4160
Mike Olhmann 4102 Cane Run Road Louisville KY 40216 502-448-1309
Chris Setters 215 Autumn Way Crittenden KY 41030 859 640 6602
Steve Shelton 45 Hadley St Mooresville IN 46158 317 831 7512
Velma Smith 160 Smith Street Calhoun KY 42327 270-273-5995
Chris Stone 418 N. Broadway Georgetown KY 40324 502-868-5486
Brad Sturgeon 3979 Plum Ridge Rd Taylorsville KY 40071 502-957-2956
Terry Vest 5 Bradley Lane West Liberty KY 41472 606-743-3707
Gerry Wethington 16934 Knifley Road Columbia KY 42728 606-787-9916
Harry Whitehead, Jr. 121A Dewey Drive Nicholasville KY 40356 859 881 1594
David Willoughby 2751 Kennedy Bridge Rd Lancaster KY 40444 859-489-2598
Richard Weldon 590 quail Run Rd Butler Ky 41006
Kevin Cummins 107 Fawn Run Dr Georgetown Ky 40324 859 312 2016
Doug Wynn 157 Chase Loop Benton Ky 42025 270 703 7600
Michael Garn 491 State Rt 95 Loudonville Oh 44842
Shawn Crose 307 Shady Hollow Rd Dickson Tn 37055
Mark Richardson 593 Link Rd Dover Tn 37058
Kris Hano 235 JC Prestage Rd Pelahatchie Ms 39145 601 854 6970
Kyle McClure 1525 Wolf Lake Rd Grass Lake Mi 49240
Kimble McCoy 3000 Handy’s Bend Rd Wilmore, KY 40390
Tim VanDerDloeg 220 Tanglewood Dr. ? 606-875-9150
Troy Dickens 171 White Loop Rd Clinton, Tn 37716 865-742-0974
Chris Hartsell 9225 Smith Rd Kannapolis, NC 28081 704-791-0309
Casey McLearn 106 Sherrolyn Ct Burns , TN 37025 615-925-
9550
Cheryl Mathews 4339 East County Rd. 900-S Cross Plains, IN 47017 812-667-6365
Sam Coffey 234 Dave Coffey Rd Leitchfield KY 270-868-
0064
Jonathan Huether 579 Twelve Oaks Dr Mt. Washington, Ky 40047 502-762-5372
Jack Emery 800 County Rd. 1450 N Carmie , IL 62821 618-382-7618
Frank Williams 430 S St. Louis St. Anne , IL 60964 815-427-
6075
Kyle Patin
Next meeting
Next Meeting/Get together Sept 18th.
at Gerry Wethington's shop
Board Meeting 11am eastern time
Membership meeting noon eastern time
KTA will supply meat and drinks
please bring a dish
Gerry's Taxidermy
(606) 787-9916
16934 Knifley Rd,
Columbia, KY 42728
"His shop is really closer to Liberty Ky"
Invite another taxidermist you know to the meeting. They don’t have to pay to join just to see what is going on with
the KTA
(copied from Taxi.net)
This past weekend my wife and I went to the Kentucky Taxidermist Association annual competition in Lexington,
Kentucky. I am someone of little notoriety in taxidermy but what was developing I had no inkling. As things
progressed throughout the awards ceremony they had a young man there that had killed a black bear in
Wisconsin and was going to award him with his black bear rug. All of these had been sponsored through a
special foundation that I believe the ladies name was Bridgett. Sorry, but I didn't get the sponsor. Anyway, from
my understanding quite a few taxidermist had put this black bear together and this weekend was going to be a
surprise presentation for this little boy in receiving his mounted rug at the KTA award ceremonies.
Well, let me introduce you to this young 10 year old boy by the name of John Tyler Dike from Barlow, Kentucky
was is dying of terminal cancer and probably won't live past this Xmas. When the KTA officials presented this
black bear rug to John Tyler the entire crowd fell to there knees in such sadness and joy for this young man. I
mean to tell you it was unbelievable for my wife and I.
OK, now I didn't realize it at the time but the KTA Officials had told John Tyler that they were going to present an
award in his name and for him to go through all the mounts that were there and to select the one that he thought
was the Best. Well, he was being escorted in a wheelchair throughout the competition room looking to see which
mount he thought was the BEST. His family and friends thought that he would choose a bear mount because he
had killed a black bear in Wisconsin this past year. Well, that wasn't the case. When it came time for
presentation of the John Tyler award it was stated that now it's time for John Tyler award
Presentation for a Coyote full body mounts by John Griffith. I was overwhelmed and absolutely CRIED and when
that little boy presented me with that award I was totally flabbergasted and shaking in my shoes. I am shaking
now as I write this. Anyway, all I can say is that when you touch someone’s heart like I did that meant more to me
that any RIBBON I have ever won. So, God Bless JOHN TYLER GIKE and his family. They sure did know how to
bring me down to below my KNEES...... All this was very GOOD.....
Oh, now I can say Thanks to Chris Barnhardt for judging my Coyote in the Master's Div; Yeah, I only got a second
place but did I ever get a FIRST PLACE from that 10 year old boy who is dying..... End of my weekend and below
is a photo of John Tyler Gike
This was one of the BEST competitions I had been to in a while and One I will never forget.
Best,
John Griffith
Stearns, Ky
The KTA Certification program is intended to reward those taxidermist who have entered their artwork in state
competition and achieved (11) points or more. Only those points received in competitions sanctioned by and
conducted by the KTA will qualify.
All judging must be done according to the NTA point system. All points earned in KTA’s 1983 state competition will
be given ¼ credits per point value. All points earned in the 1984 KTA State competition will be awarded ½ point
value. All points earned in the 1985 state competition and all future competitions will be given full point value.
There will be a certificate of certification awarded for each category earned at the professional or Masters
Division Level.. These categories will be the same as the NTA categories. All (11) points must be achieved by the
individual taxidermist. Two or more taxidermist cannot combine points in a category for certification. Only
individual taxidermist will be certified and NOT the name of a business. The certificate should be no less than 12
inches high and no less than sixteen inches wide. The certificate should be of high quality suitable for framing.
The certificate must be signed by the president and witnessed by the secretary, and dated. The certificate shall
only be awarded at the annual awards banquet that follows the state competition, and shall not be presented at
any other time.
Point Values
Fist Place = 3 points Second Place = 2 points Third Place = 1 Point
Eleven (11) points = certification in one category
Members earning their certification at the last convention will be posted on the website and Facebook as soon as
the totals are calculated
“Lawyer”
At the last meeting it was suggested that the KTA acquire legal advice pertaining to “What are our rights if
KDFWR law enforcement visits our shops and/or homes”.
Below are a few questions that have been suggested to research so far.
If you have additional questions you would like the lawyer to research
Please email them to info@kytaxidermy.com or send them to 3908 Glen Oak Drive Louisville Ky 40218 or just call
502 295 2812
CWD Issue update email to KDFWR 8/17/2010
Dear Gabe
I am writing this email to follow up on the status of the CWD talks we had with the Dept in May and the follow up
with the Commission's Wildlife Committee meeting held in July. It was the hope of the KTA that the dept would be
more open to the proposals we presented but it seems that the Dept is not as ready as we thought to implement a
plan that would benefit KY’s deer herd and all that depend upon it.
We were disappointed to see language and hear the innuendos that infer that the KTA’s only concern is about
the business we are and will potentially loose and that we are a part of the problem vs a part of the solution.
Business revenues are a real concern for us and likely for many branches of our government, we didn’t try to hide
that concern in our proposal and know full and well that CWD could also be a substantial problem for our
business. Thus our greatest concern is the effects CWD will have on Hunter participation WHEN CWD reaches or
is detected in KY.
We believed our proposal would help make KY "ready and able" to handle CWD when it reaches our state. The
KTA took an active roll in garnering support from all of the affected civilian organizations shortly after our initial
meeting as these were stated to be obstacles. However after the Commission Committee meeting we feel that the
dept did little to address the internal issues and isn’t ready to address the situation with the same diligence.
Thus the membership decided at our most recent meeting to not allocate our resources and to wait for the
KDFWR to move this project forward before we spend more of our time on it.
We still remain positive and are willing to be involved in the formation of a solution and or to participate in its
implementation provided it is a workable comprehensive plan that we believe is in the best interest of the
resource, the sportsmen and our industry.
Sincerely
On behalf of the KTA
Damon Kustes KTA Board Member
Don’t forget you can post an ad to sell your taxidermy, hunting or fishing related items on the KTA website free of
charge….email…
ktaxidermy101@yahoo.com
please give them your support when you can
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Sales: (800) 279-7985
Dixieland Taxidermy Supply 410 Caney Valley Loop, Surgoinsville, TN 37873 Sales: (800) 465-4577 --
Office: (423) 357-2345
WASCO -- Wildlife Artist Supply Company 306 West Spring Street, P. O. Box 967, Monroe, GA 30655
Sales: (800) 334-8012 Web site: www.taxidermy.com `
Research Mannikins P. O. Box 315, Lebanon, OR 97355 Sales: (800) 826-0654 -- Web site: www.rmi-
online.com
Jonas Supply Co 1850 Dogwood Street, Louisville, CO 80027 Sales: (800) 525-6379 Web site: www.
jonas-supply.com
Archie Phillips Taxidermy and Supply 200 52nd Street, Fairfield, AL 35064 Sales: (800) 423-
8601 Web site: www.archiephillips.com
Head Quarters Taxidermy Supply 900 Freedom Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610 1-866-365-0130 Web site: www.
hqtaxidermy.com Van Dyke's P. O. Box 278, Woonsocket, SD 57385-0278 Sales: (800) 843-
3320 Web site: www.vandykestaxidermy.com
Trufitt Life Form Mannikins, Inc. 1744 South Redwood, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 Sales: (800)
874-7660 Web site: www.trufitt.net
` New Wave Taxidermy 3101 S.E. Slater Street, Stuart, FL 34997 Sales: (772) 283-
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Matuska Taxidermy Supply Company 1678 Highway 71, Spirit Lake, Iowa 51360 Sales: (800) 488-
3256 Web site: www.matuskataxidermy.com/supply.htm
Breakthrough Magazine P.O. Box 2945 Hammond, Louisiana USA 70404-2945
Telephone: 985-345-7266
Walnut Creek Hardwood: 2851 Doner Drive So., Beloit, IL 61080 800-945-9663 www.
walnutcreekhardwood.com
REVOLUTION TAXIDERMY SUPPLY 13250W STATE RD. 77 • HAYWARD, WI 54843
PHONE: 715-634-7090 TOLL FREE: 877-REV FORM
Head Quarters Taxidermy Supply 900 Freedom Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610: 1-866-365-0130:
www.hqtaxidermy.com
Sivco furs PO Box 66 ,CantiscioNY 14823 607-698-4827
Gunners Taxidermy 859-881-1594 121 A Dewey Drive Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356 USA
Taxidermy Today Magazine, 119 Gadsden Street, Chester, SC 29706. 1-800-851-
7955 http://www.taxidermytoday.com/
Graphic Concepts P.O. Box 640, Columbia, Ky 42728 (502) 384-2318 www.
graphic-concept.com Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co., LLC. 13599 Blackwater Rd Baker, LA 70714-
6800 800 535 8220
Star*Fish Replicas 7958 Mainland Drive Suite 106, San Antonio, TX 78250 (800) 647-4786
Jim Allred Taxidermy Supply 1309 Ozone Drive, Saluda, NC 28773 828-624-7507 -- Web site: www.jimallred.
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Al Holmes Supply Company Address: 1723 Rifle Range Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092 : (334) 567-7966
Hughes Forms 116 Amwood Place Madison Heights. VA 24572 (434) 929-5340 http://www.hughesforms.
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Ohio Taxidermy Supply 2440 State Route 83 Millersburg, Ohio 44654s. www.ohiotaxidermysupply.com/index.
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Special Awards Donated by NWTF Ky Chapter….. NWTF Double Eagle chapter….Ducks Unlimited….. RMEF…..
Chemical Oddities (Lifetone)
The Competition Winners list will be posted on the website as soon as the list is compiled.
Probation, fine likely for taxidermist
Michigan company that provides taxidermy services will be sentenced in November after recently pleading guilty
to possessing dead animals listed as international endangered species Under a plea deal with federal
prosecutors, The Wildlife Gallery also acknowledged that it failed to file certain documents with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. The Wildlife Gallery has Michigan locations in Blanchard, St. Louis, Indian River and Gladwin.
Court filings show it probably will be placed on probation and ordered to pay at least a $10,000 fine when
sentenced Nov. 22 in federal court in Bay City. Under the agreement, gallery president Bradley Eldred will not be
prosecuted if the company follows the sentence and stays out of trouble during probation.
Take Action Now! Protect your right to fish.
September 2, 2010
Dear Cabela's Customer:
Occasionally, an issue of such importance arises we feel it necessary to contact our loyal customers. With our
fishing rights at stake, this is such an issue.
On August 23, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was petitioned by the Center for Biological
Diversity and others to ban lead from ammunition and fishing tackle, including sinkers, jigs, weighted fly lines and
components containing lead, such as brass and ballast in lures, spinners, stick baits and other fishing products.
On August 27, the EPA denied the petition regarding ammunition, but let stand the petition to ban lead in fishing
tackle and has opened a short period for taking public comment.
Such a ban would cause prices of fishing products to skyrocket. Alternative metals can cost from six to 15 times
more than lead, and most do not perform as well. For many, fishing would no longer be the affordable sport it is
now.
Please join Cabela's and Keep America Fishing in opposing this ban by submitting your comments to the EPA no
later than September 15, 2010..
Cabela's is working in conjunction with the American Sportfishing Association and Keep America Fishing to
protect our tradition and heritage of fishing.
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Go to http://capwiz.com/keepamericafishing/issues/alert
Milwaukee County Executive and Republican candidate for governor Scott Walker on Thursday called for an
independent auditor to monitor Wisconsin's whitetail population, saying many hunters have lost faith in how the
Department of Natural Resources manages the herd. Walker, who said he has been hunting for three or four
years and has not killed a deer, also pledged to "put more deer in the forest." Journal-Sentinel All Politics Blog.
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department this week announced plans to re-establish the alligator gar to lowland
rivers and streams in the western portion of the state, where the species has been absent since the 1970s. The
angency's ultimate goal is to develop a self-sustaining, natural population of gator gar that can provide the
opportunity for a recreational sport fishery. KF&W.
The Green Party is to introduce a hunting ban Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly, it was revealed today.Fox
and stag hunting and hare coursing could be ended under the plans, which will be unveiled in a consultation
document to be launched on Wednesday.Thousands of people showed up to protest outside the Green Party’s
national convention in Waterford at the weekend after the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, introduced
legislation to restrict the blood sport.Green Party Northern Ireland Assembly member Brian Wilson said:
“Legislation banning the hunting of wild mammals with dogs already exists in England and Wales and Scotland, so
this Bill, which I hope to introduce to the Assembly before recess, will bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest
of the UK and end fox and stag hunting and hare coursing.”A group called Rural Ireland Says Enough (Rise)
opposes Mr Gormley’s plan to ban the Ward Union Stag hunt in counties Meath and Dublin.Up to 5,000 people -
led by six riders on horseback - turned out to protest in Waterford on Saturday.A constitutional challenge to the
controversial 2004 Hunting Act has already been dismissed by the courts.The law prohibits fox hunting, deer
hunting and hare coursing with dogs in England and Wales.The legislation polarised rural and urban Britain and
prompted impassioned demonstrations by both sides of the debate.
On Friday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m. the Clarke County Planning Commission will consider amending the County Zoning
ordinance in a way that will be detrimental to hunters and others who own and use dogs. At the request of animal
“rights” extremists, references to dogs and cats will be changed to “companion animals” and the ownership of five
or more adult companion animals will require a Business License. This sort of proposed ordinance affects
average families and hunters who are responsible pet owners and advances the Humane Society of the United
States’ radical agenda of ending pet ownership and hunting.
Several top Ohio wildlife officials, including Wildlife Division Chief David Graham, have been named in an
indictment alleging they illegally handled a wildlife law infraction as an internal issue. The charges stem from an
incident in which a state wildlife officer allegedly allowed a South Carolina wildlife officer to use his Ohio address
to obtain an Ohio hunting license. Jeffrey Frischkorn in the Willoughby News-Herald
The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports this week that the number of apprentice hunting licenses issued
in the US grew by 100,000 in 2009, reflecting the success of the Families Afield program, launched in 2004.
Families Afield's latest report shows that from 2005 through 2009 more than 388,000 apprentice hunting licenses
have been sold, based on 24 states reporting their license sales numbers.
1.
1.Wash your hands in a degreaser (Dawn Dishwashing liquid)
2. Rub deodorant on your skin…gel or stick..and spread it over your skin…
it’s not 100% but does a pretty good job…..
Science teacher and hunter Frank Bibbo was so impressed by his scent-absorbing hunting clothes that he used
the concept to create "The Better Marriage Blanket," an activated carbon comforter that he says solves the
problem of flatulence in bed. Bibbo claims the blanket doesn't cover fart smell, it absorbs it, "no matter how strong
your brand." FOX Detroit
Authorities in Enigma, GA report that an 82-year-old man died after being bitten several times by a rattlesnake
that was inside a lawnmower he was repairing. Berrien County Sheriff Lt. Larry Tabor says he first thought Eddie
Lee Dorminey died of a heart attack, but upon investigation he found a rattlesnake wrapped on the lawnmower
pulley and then saw several puncture wounds on the man's wrist. Atlanta Journal Constitution
A measure heading to the desk of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist prohibits the importation and personal ownership of
Burmese pythons and six other species of large, nonnative reptiles. The bill, which would take effect in July, allows
those now owning banned species to keep them. Meeting separately yesterday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission voted to amend its rules regarding the ownership and sale of captive wildlife species.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
A new radio ad campaign jointly sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Humane
Society of the United States urging people to leave young wild animals alone has angered some hunting groups
who question whether the state agency should be aligned with the nation's most active and notorious anti-hunting
organization. Via AP
On Friday, the state of Alaska filed action against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seeking a court order
allowing it to go ahead with wolf control inside the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on Unimak Island.
Earlier in the week, the FWS cautioned the state that killing wolves without a special use permit would be
considered "a trespass on the refuge" and immediately referred to the U.S. attorney. Via AP
A 600-pound black bear apparently struck and killed by a tractor-trailer rig in Jefferson County, Florida last month
may be the third-largest bruin ever documented in the state. In 1945, a 635-pound bear was killed in Volusia
County during the bear hunting season. A 624-pound male bear was killed by a vehicle in Collier County in 1988.
Sun Coast News.
Biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife have confirmed the
presence of a mountain lion in rural Greene County, based on photographic evidence obtained by trail cameras.
Multiple images of a single mountain lion were captured at approximately 2:30 a.m. on May 1. It is unknown if the
animal is wild or is one that escaped from confinement. IDNR and Greene County Daily World
Genetics testing has confirmed the bear killed by an Inuit hunter in Canada's High Arctic in April is the first
recorded second generation hybrid resulting from the mating of a polar-grizzly female and a male grizzly. The
bear has the white coat of a polar bear, but the big head, large claws and a ring of brown hair around its hind end
like a grizzly. Press release
A knife-wielding vegetarian who claimed he wanted "to save young girls from beef" was arrested last week for
slicing containers of meat and scattering them on the floor at a central Indiana supermarket. Police in Edinburgh,
Ind., charged Anthony Coffman, 28, with criminal mischief and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. WETV
Indianapolis and Fox
Register your “Service Mark” with the Ky Secretary of State.
It cost $10. Go to the site
http://www.sos.ky.gov/business/trademarks/ for info
(you can also register Nationwide through Legalzoom.com but it is a lot more expensive)
A “Service Mark” gives your business the same protection as a” Trade Mark” in the State of Ky. (see below).
Trademarks/Service Marks Overview
A person who uses a trademark or service mark in this state may file an application with the Kentucky Secretary
of State for registration of such mark. A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or device adopted and used by a
person to identify his goods and distinguish them from those of others. Trademark status may also be granted to
distinctive and unique packaging, color combinations, building designs, product styles, and overall presentations.
A service mark is a mark used by a person in the sale or advertising of his services to identify his services and
distinguish them from the services of others. Service marks receive the same legal protection as trademarks but
are meant to distinguish services rather than products. Trademarks and service marks are effective for five years
and may be renewed within six months prior to the expiration date. Registrants are notified of pending expiration
at least six months prior to the expiration date. Conflicts over ownership of registered trademarks and service
marks are not resolved by the Office of the Secretary of State.
For more information regarding trademarks and service marks, please contact the Trademarks/Service Marks
Branch of the Office of the Secretary of State:
• by phone at (502) 564-3490;
• by fax at (502) 564-5687;
• by mailing your inquiry to: Office of the Secretary of State
Trademarks/Service Marks
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 156
Frankfort, KY 40601
A notorious anti-bear hunting activist has been found guilty under the state's hunter harassment law of interfering
with state wildlife biologists who were attempting to tranquilize a bear and change its radio collar. "The DFW
personnel’s actions...constituted hunting," Byram Municipal Court Judge Richard Bowe wrote in his decision.
Susan Kehoe, 60, is scheduled to be sentenced June 29. The Star-Ledger
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports that two people have been fined under a new state law
prohibiting shed antler hunting during the first four months of the year on lands west of the Continental Divide.
The regulation is intended to keep shed hunters off big-game winter range during a critical time for wildlife.
Jackson Hole News & Guide
A radical animal-rights activist pleaded guilty to violating a protection-from-stalking order for demonstrating a
Kansas park's deer hunt and was sentenced to a year’s probation yesterday. Activist Jason Miller sent a severed
deer head to the district park director and once poured cow’s blood over his head and attempted to block the
park entrance. KC Star
Jim Harris survived 4 years in Vietnam physically unscathed, but this week's encounter with a 200-pound stuffed
African buffalo head sent him to a Taverenier, Fla. hospital with bruises, a concussion and pinched nerves. The
impact of the falling taxidermy knocked out Harris for two hours, and upon regaining consciousness, the pinned-
down Floridian used his cell phone to call 911 for rescue. Orlando Sentinel
An amendment giving constitutional protection to Arizonans' right to hunt and fish passed the state House
Committee on Military Affairs and Public Safety on Wednesday and now moves to the full House for action. The
amendment, which is supported by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, would have to be approved by voters
in November. Arizona Daily Star
Officials in Illinois have announced the discovery of a live bighead carp in Lake Calumet, 6 miles on the Chicago
side of Lake Michigan, in an area near where a poisoning operation that ended June 4 took place. It marks the
first time anyone has found an Asian carp, live or dead, beyond an electric barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal near Lockport. Detroit Free Press.
With the Conservatives back in power at No. 10 Downing St., there is speculation that the ban on fox hunting in
Britain instigated by the Labor Party in 2004 may be reversed in coming months, perhaps in time for this winter's
hunting season. In the Washington Post
The final part of the United Kingdom in which the use of sighthounds for coursing remained legal has voted to
prohibit the sporting activity. The Northern Ireland Assembly—by a vote of 23-17—passed a motion to outlaw the
use of greyhounds and other breeds to chase and kill hares, following yesterday's debate lasting seven hours.
The Guardian
Swimming with alligators isn’t on everyone's bucket list, but it apparently was for Eric Ross, a 37-year-old
Tallahassee, Florida man who told deputies he intentionally jumped off a Wakulla Springs State Park tour boat
because he wanted to fulfill a lifelong fantasy. When authorities later found Ross safely on shore, he admitted
that alcohol might have been “somewhat” involved in his decision. Surprise! Tallahassee Democrat
Wildlife and law enforcement personnel are actively searching for a black bear that attacked a hiker Sunday in
the Red River Gorge Geological Area north of Campton, KY, marking the first Commonwealth bear attack in
modern times. Timothy L. Scott, 56, was clawed across his chest and suffered bite wounds to both legs. Lexington
Herald-Leader
Investigators from the Pennsylvania Game Commission used DNA evidence to prove that Michael Eugene
Sponseller Jr., 19, poached a 16-point, trophy class buck that would have ranked 16th in Pennsylvania's Big
Game Records Book for non-typical deer. Senior District Judge Roger Estep fined Sponseller a total of $1,100
and ordered him to pay $622.50 in court costs and $5,000 in replacement costs. York Dispatch.
A 22-year-old who pleaded guilty to using an oxygen tank, acetylene, fire extinguishers and several Molotov
cocktails to blow up a U.S. Forest Service outhouse north of Gillette, Wyo. last summer was sentenced Friday in
District Court to six months in jail. David Everett Smith also received five years of probation and was ordered to
pay more than $25,000 in restitution. The Gillette News-Record.
It remains to be seen if the controversial initiative to ban fenced hunting preserves in North Dakota will qualify for
the November ballot, as petition signatures were submitted to the Secretary of State's office to meet yesterday's
deadline. At least 12,844 eligible voter signatures must be validated for the measure to qualify for the statewide
ballot. The Dickson Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The sign on the storefront said "Craig's Taxidermy," and the hunters who brought in
their prized deer, turkey and fish got them back stuffed and mounted.But they also got secretly recorded. And
ultimately, many of them were busted for allegedly breaking Missouri wildlife laws.The Department of
Conservation announced Monday that it had discovered 425 wildlife violations committed by 68 people who
brought animals into Craig's Taxidermy in the rural southern Missouri town of Birch Tree.It turns out "Craig"
actually was an undercover agent.The state Conservation Department set up the undercover taxidermy shop in
2008 after receiving numerous complaints about illegal hunting in the area, said Gary Cravens, the department's
regional supervisor for law enforcement operations. The state agency closed Craig's Taxidermy early this year —
but only after its hidden video and audio recorders captured plenty of evidence.As customers came into the shop,
"we were listening to them," Cravens said. "They were bragging about how they shot out of so-and-so's yard or
off the road, or claiming it as archery even though it had a bullet hole."As it turned out, 62 percent of the wildlife
brought in for mounting at the undercover taxidermy shop had been killed illegally in some manner, Cravens said.
The cases are being turned over to prosecutors in seven counties — Crawford, Dent, Miller, Howell, Iron, Oregon
and Shannon — where the hunting occurred, the department said. Although the taxidermy shop was in southern
Missouri, some hunters brought animals from other parts of the state.The alleged violations involved deer, turkey,
various animals hunted for their fur, fish and migratory birds. Conservation agents seized 240 items, including 90
mounted deer heads or antler racks, about 20 various smaller animals, 70 frog legs, one rattlesnake and 16
firearms."These violators are in effect stealing wildlife that belongs to all of us here in Missouri who obey the
laws," Cravens said, "and it's our job to make sure that wildlife resources are protected."
It remains to be seen if the controversial initiative to ban fenced hunting preserves in North Dakota will qualify for
the November ballot, as petition signatures were submitted to the Secretary of State's office to meet yesterday's
deadline. At least 12,844 eligible voter signatures must be validated for the measure to qualify for the statewide
ballot. The Dickson Press
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries board on Tuesday directed staff to undertake a pilot
program calling for stocking 75 elk in Buchanan County, where officials and sportsmen hope to establish the
state's first permanent elk herd. The project's goal of building a herd in the rugged, economically depressed
county of no more than 400 elk is estimated to cost about $3 million over the next 12 years. Mark Taylor in the
Roanoke Times
KRS 150.411 Taxidermist's records -- Mounting.
(1) Every licensed taxidermist shall keep a suitable record for five
(5) years in which shall be entered the species of each wildlife
mounted by him and the name and address of the person for whom
the mounting was done.
(2) Any legally taken wildlife may be mounted, provided the wildlife
bears identification with the name and address of the owner and
date and place taken until such time as it is mounted.
(3) A fish and wildlife disposal permit, signed by a conservation
officer, must be attached to wildlife taken other than during a legally
open hunting season. Such permit will substitute for the
identification required in subsection (2) of this section.
Effective: July 15, 1988
KRS 150.4111 Sale of legally taken wildlife.
(1) Any person may sell the inedible parts of any legally taken wildlife to
a licensed taxidermist for the purpose of mounting. A licensed
taxidermist may buy or sell the inedible parts of any legally taken wildlife
for the purpose of mounting, except as otherwise prohibited by federal
law. Any person may purchase from or sell to a licensed taxidermist any
legally mounted specimen.
(2) Within ten (10) days after the end of each month, a licensed
taxidermist shall send to the department a report indicating the number
and name of the wildlife of each species which he purchased during the
preceding month and the name and address of the person from whom
he purchased the wildlife.
Effective: July 15, 1988
Sales and Use Tax Regulation affecting Taxidermist in KY
RELATES TO: KRS 139.130 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 131.130(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 131.130(1) authorizes the Department of Revenue to
promulgate administrative regulations
necessary for the administration and enforcement of all tax laws in Kentucky. This administrative regulation
establishes sales and use tax
requirements for service enterprises in general.
Section 1. (1) Persons engaged in the business of rendering service shall be classified as consumers, not
retailers, of the tangible personal
property which they use incidentally in rendering the service. Tax shall apply to the sale of tangible personal
property to consumers.
Section 3. If a person engaged in the business of rendering services also regularly engages in the business of
selling tangible personal property to
consumers, that person shall be classified as a retailer with respect to the sales, and shall obtain permits, file
returns, and remit tax measured by
the sales..
Section 4. (1) This administrative regulation shall replace Revenue Policies 51P440, 51P441, and 51P442.
(2) Revenue Policies 51P440, 51P441, and 51P442 are hereby rescinded and shall be null, void, and
unenforceable. (SU-21-2; 1 Ky.R. 144; eff.
12-11-74; 33 Ky.R. 2343; 3150; eff. 5-4-2007; Tam eff. 5-20-09.)
Link to information for Sales and Use Tax requirements
http://www.revenue.ky.gov/business/salesanduse.htm
.
Links to apply for a Ky Taxidermist License and to register your business with the state of Kentucky
http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/commerciallicapp.pdf
https://secure.kentucky.gov/sos/ftbr/FAQs.aspx
More information at
http://kytaxidermy.com/Taxidermy-regulatory_news.html