 | 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 |