2007 Art Show Info

March 27th thru March 29th, 2009
Red Lion Inn
1830 Hilltop Drive
Redding, CA 96002
1-800-733-5466

Room Reservation Special Rates Will Be:

1 to 2 Guests With 1 Queen Bed = pending Per Night
2 Guests With 2 Queen Beds = pending Per Night
1 to 2 Guests With 1 King Bed = pending Per Night

The C.A.T. member's newsletters, "CAT TALES", will have all
pertinent Taxidermy Art Show information and registration forms.

Upland Game Birds	*pending*	*pending*
Waterfowl	*pending*	*pending*
Game Heads	*pending*	*pending*
Life-size Mammals	*pending*	*pending*
Fish	*pending*	*pending*
Reptiles	*pending*	*pending*

Four Levels Of Competition

Masters	Taxidermists who have achieved the C.A.T. "Masters Award", in the applicable category.
Open	Taxidermists who have not achieved the C.A.T. "Masters Award", in the applicable category.
Novice	Taxidermists who have never entered in the "Open" level and have not received a first place ribbon in the "Novice" level.
Junior	*Taxidermists 15 years old and younger.*

Standard Competition Categories

Birds	6 Sub Categories
Game Heads	5 Sub Categories
Life-size Mammals	3 Sub Categories
Fish	8 Sub Categories
Reptiles	1 Sub Category
Unique Entries	4 Sub Categories

Unique Entries= Freeze Dry; Crustaceans & Invertebrates;
Novelty; Wood Carvings Fish.

Additional Fee Competition Categories

Western States Team Challenge	Specific Requirements
Best Of Category Habitat	Birds
Best Of Category Habitat	Game Heads
Best Of Category Habitat	Life-size Mammals
Best Of Category Habitat	Fish
Best Of Category Habitat	Reptiles
California Challenge	Birds
California Challenge	Fish
California Challenge	Game Heads
California Challenge	Life-size Mammals
Taxidermist Of The Year	Specific Requirements
Collective Artisan's Presentation	Specific Requirements

Best Of Category Habitat

PLEASE NOTE: Only habitats that are entered in, "Best Of Category Habitats", will be judged. There is only one winner per category.

2009 California Challenge Subjects

Birds	White Bill Coot
Game Heads	Pronghorn Antelope
Life-size Mammals	Gray Fox
Fish	Striper

PLEASE NOTE: California Challenge entries MAY NOT be entered in any Standard Category (1-27). California Challenge entries MAY NOT share a base with another specie. Also, California Challenge entries ARE NOT eligible to receive
certain Major/Special Competition Awards.

Western States Team Challenge Specific Requirements

There may be two to four members per team. There must be four entries per team, one entry in four standard competition divisions: One in Birds; One in Game Heads; One in Life-size Mammals; One in Fish or in Reptiles. The team receiving the highest total score for the four entries is the winner. Ribbons are presented to each team member and their names will be engraved on the perpetual "Western States Team Challenge Trophy".

Taxidermist Of The Year Specific Requirements

A "Taxidermist Of The Year" competitor must have four entries. One entry in four (4) standard competition divisions. One in Birds; One in Game Heads; One in Life-size Mammals; One in Fish or in Reptiles. The contestant receiving the highest total score for their four entries can qualify as the winner. Note: To qualify as "Taxidermist Of The Year", at least two of your four entries must be awarded First Place Ribbons.

Collective Artisan's Presentation Specific Requirements

A Collective Artisan's Presentation entry must be created by a team of two (2) but not more than four (4) C.A.T. Member taxidermists. The team must have a Captain and one (1) to three (3) additional team members. The team Captain will be responsible for providing all required entry registration information and fees to the Competition Registrars.
The entry shall be comprised of a single base, consisting of a habitat appropriate for the animals being presented.

There must be four (4) life-size animals presented in the entry. They may be four (4) of the same kind of animal, or any combination of four (4) kinds of animals. But, there must be four (4) life-size animals presented in the entry.

If there are different kinds of animals being presented, they must all normally be found together in the same ecological niche.

Animals being presented in the entry may be: Birds; Mammals; Fish; Reptiles; Amphibians.

Each of the four (4) animals being presented in the entry will be evaluated, by the Competition Judge of that specific animal category, using the applicable competition score sheets.

The person selected to judge habitats, at the relevant Art Show Competition, will evaluate the entry's habitat using the applicable competition score sheet.

There will be a forty-dollar ($40.00) competition entry fee. The Captain of the entry team will be responsible for paying the entry fee and supplying the Competition Registrars with the names of all team members and the species of the four (4) animals being presented in the entry.

The team, whose entry receives the highest total score, will be deemed the winner. Each team member will receive a special "Collective Artisan's Presentation" award ribbon.

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