United Taxidermists of New York - UTNY

05/08/2024

Good Luck to our members going to the Worlds Show! What a great crew to represent New york State! Our very own President- Jerry St Pierre, Vice president- Don Miller, Treasurer- Joe Havel, Board members- Matt Pigliavento, Kevin Flaherty, Todd Capitano, and members, Mike Staskowski, Fred Barilla, Dave Whitney and Kate Stankiewicz.
Looking forward to seeing pictures and results! Safe travels and we already know you'll have fun!

11/05/2024

Just a reminder, Our friends at the New England Association of Taxidermists (NEAT) are having their show May 31st- June 2nd. Being held at the Double Tree Inn by Hilton in Windsor Locks, CT. Check out their page for more information on their show!

19/04/2024

Future Master Taxidermists of New York! Our very talented Youth Division cleaned house! Awesome job kids! 👏

19/04/2024

19/04/2024

Here's the slide show from this years 2024 show with all the winners! Congrats to all

08/04/2024

Well our 25th UTNY show is in the books. We had a very successful show that has been steadily growing over the past number of years. We had 140 entries. The quality at all levels was outstanding and keeps getting better. I was pleased to see the number of new members at their first show. You are the future of these events. Hopefully you had a great experience and will be back! The amount of people to thank is large and I hope I don’t miss anyone. First we had a super lineup of judges. Kent Stryker, Fred Barilla, Doug Rehwinkle, and Steve Hackett were outstanding and all put on very informative seminars that were well received. Steve led our auction and made it a lot of fun. Thank you! In addition thanks also to Josh Saville, Nikki Pigliavento, Todd Capitano , and Don Miller who put on super seminars to round out the diverse range of topics we tried to cover. Thank you also to the suppliers that attended and also those that provided donations, they really help. I hope you continue to be successful and we will see you next year. We had a nice table of awards. Many of these are sponsored by suppliers, individuals, and different organizations. Thank you everyone. Over the past number of years Whitetails Unlimited has been huge supporter of our show in many ways. Special thanks to DJ and Tyler Cornish for making this possible. The way you encourage the youth in the organization is amazing. Lastly and personally I need to thank our board members. I have never worked with a more selfless group so dedicated to seeing this weekend be successful. The way you support each other and work as a team is what makes you special. This event is successful because of you! Have a prosperous year everyone and we will see you again next year.

Jerry St.Pierre
UTNY President

07/04/2024

UTNY 2024 show room! We are so happy with our turn out this year, and the talent is mind-blowing as usual! Thank you to all the members who entered a piece(s) and congratulations!
Pictures of all the pieces and special awards recipients will be posted soon!

06/04/2024

Ribbons have been placed!! The competition room will open at 11am to see your ribbon placement and judges critiques! Our judges worked hard into the wee hours of the night scoring! Best of luck to everyone! Video of the amazing show room will be posted later!

03/04/2024

Show starts tomorrow, can you believe it ?!!
Safe travels to everyone! We are looking forward to seeing all of you! Any questions at all please feel free to reach out!

15/03/2024

Don't miss out! Today's last call on PRO-1 glue! Please refer to the last post for more information on reserving your bucket(s)!

12/03/2024

This Friday, March 15th is the deadline for PRO-1 order's!

For members interested in purchasing PRO-1 HIDE PASTE! Please note that this will be PRE-ORDER ONLY this year. Below is the information you need for obtaining your paste at the show price! Again, it's PRE-ORDER ONLY!

PRO-1 Performance Chemicals will be shipping a pallet of PRO-1 HIDE PASTE to the New York convention...
- show pricing will be in effect: $175 for 5-gallon pails, and $42 for 1-gallon pails
- this pallet is for pre-orders only
- anyone interested needs to call PRO-1 and place your pre-order and pay by the cutoff date
- call 681-355-0225 to order (M-F 9-5 EST) ...cutoff for orders is March 15th
- pickup your order at the show

Thank You,
PRO-1 Performance Chemicals

11/03/2024

The show is less than a month away! Woohoo! 🙌
If you haven't already, it's time to get your convention and competition registration info to Lore Lozier! Please refer to your newsletter email to see all of the info you need.
You can either print and send your forms to Lore via USPS mail. Or for your convenience! Lore is very happy to help you, if you message her on her Facebook messenger or text her 585-245-3276. You can send her a picture of your forms filled out and you can bring your payment to the show.
If you are entering a competition piece, please remember to list what division, category, species, ect! Thank you!

03/03/2024

With our new back boards, we are not limited any more to the hanger type on your mounts!🙌 All mounts will now be hung on a screw!

29/02/2024

Dont forget, this year's presidents challenge is any Western Big Game Mammal!

29/02/2024

Meet our 2024 UTNY judges! We are so excited to have another great line up of talented judges for our show!

21/02/2024

For members interested in purchasing PRO-1 HIDE PASTE! Please note that this will be PRE-ORDER ONLY this year. Below is the information you need for obtaining your paste at the show price! Again, it's PRE-ORDER ONLY!

PRO-1 Performance Chemicals will be shipping a pallet of PRO-1 HIDE PASTE to the New York convention...
- show pricing will be in effect: $175 for 5-gallon pails, and $42 for 1-gallon pails
- this pallet is for pre-orders only
- anyone interested needs to call PRO-1 and place your pre-order and pay by the cutoff date
- call 681-355-0225 to order (M-F 9-5 EST) ...cutoff for orders is March 15th
- pickup your order at the show

Thank You,
PRO-1 Performance Chemicals

18/02/2024

Newsletters have been sent out via email! Members check your emails! If you are not a current member and would like to be added to the email list please contact us and we will get you set up!
Also, please note there was a misprint in the Presidents Challenge. This 2024 presidents challenge is "Any Western Big Game Animal". It is not the Whitetail Deer. Thank you!

17/02/2024

Our show is getting closer! Are you all getting excited?! Here is a peak at the schedule!

31/12/2023

Happy New Year!
Our 2024 UTNY convention will be held April 4th-7th, at the Auburn Holiday Inn location.
We are excited to announce this year's line up of judges!
Kent Stryker- Whitetail
Doug Rehwinkle- Mammals & Gameheads
Fred Barilla- Birds
Steve Hackett- Fish, Habitat & Commercial

21/09/2023

We are going to have a new look at next years show with our updated backboards! Gone is the pegboard and black drapes. The new panels are carpeted and mounts will hang on screws just like in your shop. Special thanks to members Don Miller, Joe Havel, Kate Stankiewicz, Bill Elder, Terry Godoy, and my friend Dick Erickson for spending their Saturday putting 27 of these together. We had a good time! Have a great hunting season we will see you in the spring!
- Jerry

05/04/2023

Show pictures, Part 2

05/04/2023

Show pictures, Part 1

05/04/2023

UTNY 2023 AWARDS RECIPIENTS.
Starting with our youth awards, ending with the Breakthrough award.
Congratulations again to all!

04/04/2023

Even though McKenzie Taxidermy Supply couldn't be with us at the show, they would like to honor their 15% show discount to our current members. This discount can be redeemed up until this Friday 4/7/23.

03/04/2023

UTNY's 2023 show is a wrap! And a successful one at that, being our biggest show to date!
Many hands are involved in creating a great show, so there are many thanks to be given!

We can't thank our judges Dean Ursitti Bob Coughlin Tom Weickum and Tim Perkins enough for taking time out of their busy schedules to spend with our UTNY family! We appreciate the invaluable knowledge you shared with all of us!

Also many thanks to Todd Capitano , Josh Saville & Mercedez Cornish for putting together great seminars!

Thank you to all of the vendors for spending the weekend with us and giving us a great supply area to shop in!

Huge thanks to all of our return and new members for supporting the UTNY association, with out you we couldn't make this event happen!

We hope everyone enjoyed their time, gained new knowledge and will be back to join us for the 2024 show! Which will be April 4th-7th! Thanks for the great memories and we will continue to give our best efforts to put on another great show!

Stay tuned for pictures from the awards ceremony.

01/04/2023

What an amazing turnout this year! We can't thank everyone enough for supporting the association! Todays the big day for ribbon placement and the awards ceremony! Our fine judges worked hard and have their score sheets turned in! Good luck to all and enjoy another fun filled day!
Also for the new comers, please know the judges are more than happy to go over your score sheets with you! We highly recommend taking advantage of going over your critique with the judges, you'll recieve such invaluable knowledge, please don't be intimidated or shy!

31/03/2023

The fun has begun! We are show ready and looking forward to seeing all the new and familiar faces tomorrow!
Any questions please feel free to reach out to a board member, we are happy to help!

28/03/2023

Here are some encouraging words for someone who is new to the industry or someone who hasnt been to a taxidermy show before, this is from a judges point of view! We couldn't agree more, it's not to late to sign up, you won't regret it!

"Anyone thinking of coming to the Show that has never been before, weather an experienced Taxidermist or someone just thinking of getting into the craft, I just want to let you know YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BRING A MOUNT. Don't let the "Competition" term sway you from coming and learning and meeting Taxidermists from across the state. You are welcome to come and be a part of the convention, seminars, supply room, showroom, crawfish boil, conversations in the hallway and the possibility of getting contacts from members who will answer your questions and help you become better.

With one on one training usually running $500 per day, the value of coming to the Convention, literally having access to 50+ Taxidermists is invaluable.

Now, if you do bring your work, I promise that you will learn more. As stated above you will have 50+ Taxidermists available to "critique" your work and offer tips and techniques that WILL improve your quality and speed.

So, if you were thinking of coming, but were leery of being "judged" I can guarantee you have nothing to fear. Come to the Show, with or without a mount and I promise you won't regret it." - Brooke Beason