Limb Chicken
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It is with great pleasure that I introduce a guy that really needs no introduction but I will anyway...
Joe Meder has been a friend since 1976 when he completed my fathers elk mount. He has mounted all of my deer as well as a wood duck he did for me in 1986 that looks like it just came out of his shop. He is a world class taxidermist based in Solon, Iowa and has had his hands on some of the most famous bucks in the world.
Here are a few of Joe's credentials:
• Has won world and national champion taxidermy awards
• Has judged and conducted seminars in numerous World Taxidermy Competitions and National Taxidermy Competitions
• Has judged and conducted seminars in over 30 states throughout the U.S.
• Has served as a judge and conducted seminars in five European taxidermy competitions, including the past three competitions sponsored by the European Taxidermy Federation in Norway, Finland, France, and Italy.
• Served as president of the National Taxidermy Association.
• Recipient of the Award of Excellence given by the National Taxidermy Association *Lifetime member of National Taxidermy Association and Safari Club International
• Has taught taxidermy classes at his studio in Solon, IA for the past 18 years
• A high number of students Joe has taught have gone on to win state and major competition awards in the gamehead category.
• Many of Joe's mounts have been featured on the front cover of both taxidermy and hunting magazines
• Has mounted many world record whitetail deer including the original Jordan, the Hole in the Horn, and the Breen
• Sculpts whitetail deer forms using whitetail deer from his research pen as reference
• Is widely recognized for his expertise in mounting large game including North American and African species
Joe is now on board as a sponsor for this site...keep in mind this is not a simple banner exchange. Joe has offered to mount the winner of the big buck contest this year. Examples of his work can be found at joemeder.com. I have not had the time to stop at his studio in the last week but he has several new pictures of his work he would like to share. I will post them within the next week (or get strung up
) He is a lurker on the site so be nice...
Joe Meder has been a friend since 1976 when he completed my fathers elk mount. He has mounted all of my deer as well as a wood duck he did for me in 1986 that looks like it just came out of his shop. He is a world class taxidermist based in Solon, Iowa and has had his hands on some of the most famous bucks in the world.
Here are a few of Joe's credentials:
• Has won world and national champion taxidermy awards
• Has judged and conducted seminars in numerous World Taxidermy Competitions and National Taxidermy Competitions
• Has judged and conducted seminars in over 30 states throughout the U.S.
• Has served as a judge and conducted seminars in five European taxidermy competitions, including the past three competitions sponsored by the European Taxidermy Federation in Norway, Finland, France, and Italy.
• Served as president of the National Taxidermy Association.
• Recipient of the Award of Excellence given by the National Taxidermy Association *Lifetime member of National Taxidermy Association and Safari Club International
• Has taught taxidermy classes at his studio in Solon, IA for the past 18 years
• A high number of students Joe has taught have gone on to win state and major competition awards in the gamehead category.
• Many of Joe's mounts have been featured on the front cover of both taxidermy and hunting magazines
• Has mounted many world record whitetail deer including the original Jordan, the Hole in the Horn, and the Breen
• Sculpts whitetail deer forms using whitetail deer from his research pen as reference
• Is widely recognized for his expertise in mounting large game including North American and African species
Joe is now on board as a sponsor for this site...keep in mind this is not a simple banner exchange. Joe has offered to mount the winner of the big buck contest this year. Examples of his work can be found at joemeder.com. I have not had the time to stop at his studio in the last week but he has several new pictures of his work he would like to share. I will post them within the next week (or get strung up
