 | 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 six European taxidermy
competitions, including the past four
competitions sponsored by the European Taxidermy Federation in
Norway (1995), Finland (1997), France (1999), and Italy (2001). |
| 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
20 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 |
