President's Award-SKIN mount Bluegill (no reproductions or freeze dried entries)
WVTA Competitors Award (4 pieces of your choice)
Masters Division - 1st place - $300, 2nd place-$200 - (reproductions are not eligible)
Professional Division- 1st place - $300, 2nd place - $200 (reproductions are not eligible)
WVTA Collective Artists Award (entry completed by more than one person)
Best All Around Taxidermist Award: Masters Division (4 pieces- gamehead, life-size mammal, bird, and fish or reptile) (reproductions are not eligible)
Best All Around Taxidermist Award: Professional Division (4 pieces- gamehead, life-size mammal, bird, and fish or reptile ) (reproductions are not eligible)
WVTA Judges Choice Best: Whitetail Life-size Mammal Bird Fish Gamehead Commercial Mount Amateur Mount Reproduction Freeze-Dry
WVTA People's Choice Best: Mount Habitat
McKenzie Supply Taxidermists Choice Best: Whitetail Life-size Mammal Bird Fish
Specialty Awards:
Breakthrough Award - Best of Show WASCO Award - Most Artistic Entry Van Dyke Award - Most Original Entry Ronnie Drake Award - Best Reptile Ducks Unlimited - Best Duck West Virginia Trappers Assoc.- Best Bobcat North American Bear Foundation - Best Bear Rocky Mtn Elk Foundation - Best Elk National Wild Turkey Federation - Best Turkey Lifetone Paint Award - Best Fish painted w/ Life-Tone or Hydro-Mist paint Polytranspar Award - Best Fish painted w/ Polytranspar paint Al & Evelyn Holmes Habitat Award Walnut Creek Hardwoods - Best Mount on a wood panel or base Star-Fish Award - Best Fish Reproduction Art Ledger Award - Best Pheasant