2024 World Taxidermy Championship
- Best of Category- RUGS- Professional Division; Highest level rug competition possible (Black Bear)
- 2nd place ribbon, Highest scoring overall Masters Level in the ½ life-size subcategory in non-antlered game division (1/2 life-size black bear)
2024 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- Masters MN State Champion Lg Life-size (Lifesize Black Bear)
- Masters MN State Champion Lg Game head (Black Bear pedestal)
- Masters Competitors Award (master’s 4 highest scoring mounts combined)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Lifesize mount (Black Bear)
- MN Best Bear Mount Award
- MN Species Challenge Award winner (Black Bear)
- MN People’s Service Award (Black Bear)
- Pro-1 Award Masters Division (Black Bear)
- Masters Division Best Whitetail Wall mount award
- Masters Division multiple 1st & 2nd place ribbons
South Dakota Taxidermy Association
- SD Best of Show Runner-up (Lifesize Mule Deer)
- Masters SD State Champion Lg Life-size (Lifesize Mule Deer)
- Masters Competitors Award (master’s 4 highest scoring mounts combined)
- SD Best Wall Mount Whitetail Deer
- Masters Division single 1st place ribbon, with a single entry at show
North Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Van Dykes most Original & Creative Presentation Award (Black Bear)
- Masters Division multiple 1st & 2nd place ribbons
2023 National Taxidermy Association
- Challenge of the Arts award winner. (Black Bear)
- 5th place doubles live mounting contest (Black Bear Pedestal)
- 2nd place ribbon Division of Excellence – large life-size category (Black Bear)
- 1st & multiple 2nd place ribbons in Open Division large Gamehead category (Black Bears)
2023 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- Masters MN State Champion Lg Gamehead (black bear pedestal)
- MN Best Bear Mount Award
- MN DNR Choice Award
- Master Division single 1st place ribbon, with a single entry at the show
2023 North Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Master Division single 1st place ribbon, with a single entry at the show
2022 Awards
2022 World Taxidermy Championship
- 2nd place overall Masters level in the ½ life-size subcategory in non-antlered game division (1/2 life-size black bear)
2022 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- Masters Division Best Whitetail Wall Mount
- Celebrity’s Choice Award (black bear pedestal)
- Multiple Masters 1st and 2nd place ribbons
2022 South Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Masters State Champion Game head (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- Masters State Champion Small Life-size (Life-size Bear Cub)
- Masters Competitors Award (Masters 4 highest scoring mounts combined)
- Best All Around Taxidermist Award (4 highest scoring mounts combined)
- Sponsors choice Best Elk Award
- Sponsors choice Best Wall Mount Whitetail Award
- Sponsors choice Favorite Large Life-size mount (Black Bear)
- Multiple Masters 1st and 2nd place ribbons
2022 North Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Masters Competitors Award (Masters 4 highest scoring mounts combined)
- Best Elk Award judge’s choice
- Multiple Masters 1st and 2nd place ribbons
2020 & 2021 Awards
Most shows were canceled due to Covid-19 these two years
2021 National Taxidermy Association
- National Champion Large Life Size (Black Bear)
- 2nd overall Open Division Competitors Award (4 highest scoring mounts combined: 4 bear mounts)
- Multiple 1st and 2nd place Open Division ribbons
2021 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- Best Bear Mount Award (Lifesize Black Bear)
- Masters Best Wall Mount Deer Award
- Multiple Masters 1st and 2nd place ribbons
2020 North Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Masters State Champion Gamehead (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- Masters Competitors Award (Masters 4 highest scoring mounts combined)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Gamehead Award (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- Best Bear Mount Award
- Best Furbearer Award (Bear Cub)
- Multiple Masters 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons
2019 Awards
2019 World Taxidermy Championship
- 3rd place overall Masters level in the single gamehead subcategory in non-antlered game division (with a Back Bear)
2019 National Taxidermy Association
- 2nd place in Division of Excellence
in Large Lifesize Category (Bear)
- 1-1st place & 2-2nd
places in Gamehead Open Division with (3 bears ½lifesize mounts and a Gamehead)
- 2nd place in Whitetail deer in Open
Division
- 2nd Place in Small Lifesize Open
Division Bear Cub
2019 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- MN Judge’s Choice Best of Show (Ped. 1/2
Life-size Bear)
- Masters MN State Champion Gamehead (Ped. 1/2
Life-size Bear)
- Masters Competitors Award (Masters 4 highest
scoring mounts combined)
- MN Best Bear Mount Award (Ped. 1/2 Life-size
Bear)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Gamehead (Ped. 1/2
Life-size Bear)
- Pro-1 Award Judges’ Choice (Ped. 1/2 Life-size
Bear)
- Mayor Choice Award (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- DNR choice Award (Life-size Bear)
- Masters Best Wall Mount Whitetail Deer Award
- Multiple Masters 1st, 2nd,
3rd place ribbons
2019 South Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Woody Award- Judges Choice Best of Show
Runner-up (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- Best All Around Taxidermist Award – for 4
highest scoring mounts in 4 Categories combined
- Masters State Champion Gamehead (Ped. 1/2
Life-size Bear)
- Masters State Champion Small Life-size (Fisher)
- Masters State Champion Reproduction (Mtn. Goat
horns)
- People Choice Best of Show (Ped. 1/2 Life-size
Bear)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Life-size (Bear)
- Best Mammal Award (Fisher)
- RMEF Best Elk Mount
- SD Sponsors choice award favorite Life-size Mammal
award (Bear)
- Multiple Masters 1st, 2nd,
3rd place ribbons
2019 North Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Distinguished Service Award
- Woody Award- Judges Choice Best of Show
Runner-up (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- Masters State Champion Gamehead (Ped. 1/2
Life-size Bear)
- Masters State Champion Small Life-size (Fisher)
- Masters Competitors Award (Masters 4 highest
scoring mounts combined)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Gamehead Award (Ped. 1/2
Life-size Bear)
- ND Best Bear Mount (Ped. 1/2 Life-size Bear)
- ND Best Open Mouth Award (Ped. 1/2 Life-size
Bear)
- ND Judges Choice Best out of state Award (Ped.
1/2 Life-size Bear)
- ND Judges Choice Award Best Furbearer Award
- NDBA Sponsors Choice Award Wall Mount Whitetail
Deer Award
- Mayor’s Choice Award (Lifesize Bear)
- Multiple Masters 1st, 2nd,
3rd place ribbons
2018 Awards
2018 National Taxidermist Association – NTA Show
- National Champion Larger than Coyote Life-Size (Black Bear)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Life-Size Mount (Life-Size Bear)
- Multiple 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons Masters
2018 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- Best of Category – Master Division State Champion Gamehead (Fallow Deer)
- Masters Division Best Wall Mount Whitetail Deer Award
- Multiple 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons Masters
2018 Nebraska Taxidermy Association
- Best of Category – Master Division State Champion Large Life-Size (Bear)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Life-Size Award (Bear)
- Nebraska Best Large Game Award (Bear)
- Masters Competition Award (Masters 4 Highest Scoring Mounts)
- Nebraska Safari Club Best Exotic (Fallow Deer)
- Multiple 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons
2018 North Dakota Taxidermy Association
- Best Bear Mount Award
- Best Open Mouth Mammal Award
- Best Mixed Group – Bear/Deer
- Best Wall Mount – Whitetail Deer
- Best Mule Deer Mount
- Multiple Masters/Professional Ribbons
2017 Awards
2017 World Taxidermy Championships
- 5th Place Professionals Division Competitors Award for 4 Highest Scoring Mounts Combined
- Professional Division: 2 – 1st Place Ribbons, 3 – 2nd Place Ribbons, and 1 – 3rd Place Ribbon
2017 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- MN Taxidermist of the Year Award Winner
- MN Judges’ Choice Best of Show (Life-Size Bear)
- MN State Champion Life-Size (Bear)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Life-Size Mount (Life-Size Bear)
- MN Best Bear Mount
- Pro-1 Award Judges’ Choice
- Multiple 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons in Masters and Professional Divisions
2017 South Dakota Taxidermist Association
- Taxidermist Choice Best Life-Size Mount (Life-Size Bear)
- Best of Category- Professional Champion Game Head
- RMEF Best Elk Award
- Best Out of State Award
- Best Commercial Deer Mount
- Multiple 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons in Masters and Professional Divisions
2017 North Dakota Taxidermist Association
- ND State Champion – Masters Division Small Life-Size (Fisher)
- Best Professional Entry (Life-Size Bear)Taxidermist Choice “Best of Show” (Life-Size Bear)
- Taxidermist Choice Best Life-Size Mount (Life-Size Bear)
- Best Finishing Work Award (For Painting & Detail Work)
- Best of Category- Professional Champion Large Life-Size (Bear)
- Best Bear Mount Award
- Best Open Mouth Mount Award
- Best Furbearer Award
- Best Wall-Mount Deer Head
- RMEF Best Elk Mount
- Best Out of State Mount
- Multiple 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons in Masters and Professional Divisions
2016 Awards
2016 Minnesota Taxidermy Guild
- Competitors Award for 4 Highest Scoring Mounts Combined
- MN Best Bear award
- Best of Category- Professional Champion Game Head (Bear)
- Multiple 1st & 2nd Place Professional Division Ribbons
2016 South Dakota Taxidermist Association Awards
- Best-All Around Taxidermist Award for 4 Highest Scoring Mount in 4 Categories
- Competitors Award for 4 Highest Scoring Mounts Combined
- Best Professional Whitetail Mount
- RMEF “Best Elk Award”
- Best of Category- Professional Champion for Whitetail deer, Professional Small Life-Size Mounts
- Multiple 1st & 2nd Place Professional Division ribbons
2016 North Dakota Taxidermist Association
- ND People Choice award
- Best Out of State award
- Best of Category – Professional Champion Small Life-Size Mount
- Multiple 1st & 2nd place Professional Division Ribbons
