Hall of Fame
4th Concours European de Taxidermie, Chambord, France - 2000
Best of Europe Large Mammals.
Cougar (Puma concolor) by Dieter Schön, Germany.
5th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2002
Best of Europe Fishes
Taxidermists’ Choice Best of Show
Karl Lange Award.
Spirlin (Alburnoides bipunctatus) by Matthias Fahrni, Switzerland.
5th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2002
Best of Europe Reproductions.
Daddy Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua) by Patrick Liaud, France.
6th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Dortmund, Germany - 2004
Second of Europe Large Mammals
Judges’ Choice Best of Show
Taxidermists’ Choice Best of Show
Europe Eyes Award
Karl Lange Award
Cow (Bos primigenius f. familiaris) by Wolfgang Hauser, Germany
7th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2006
Best of Europe Animal Groups.
Parti-coloured Bat Group (Vespertilio murinus) by Berend Koch, Germany.
7th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2006
Best of Europe Small Mammals.
Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) by Berend Koch, Germany.
8th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2010
Award of Excellence First Place.
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) by Robert Stein, Germany.
8th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2010
Best of Europe Reproductions
Breakthrough Award for Judges’ Choice Best of Show.
Carp Group (Cyprinus carpio) by Jean-Michel Rougetet, France.
8th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2010
Best of Europe Small Birds.
Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) by Marco Fischer, Germany.
8th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2010
Best of Europe Large Game Heads.
Fallow Deer (Dama dama) by Thomas Bauer, Germany.
8th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2010
Best of Europe Skeletons.
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) by Walter In’t Velt, Netherlands.
9th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2014
Award of Excellence First Place.
Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus amarus) and Sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus) by Matthias Fahrni, Switzerland.
9th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2014
Best of Europe Birds.
Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus) by Peter Spannenburg, Netherlands.
9th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2014
Best of Europe Fishes.
Bristle-nose catfish (Ancistrus sp.) by Michael Witzke, Germany.
9th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Longarone, Italy - 2014
Best of Europe Birds.
Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus) by Peter Spannenburg, Netherlands.
10th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Oulu, Finland - 2015
Award of Excellence First Place.
Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea) Reconstruction by Ari Puolakoski, Finland.
10th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Oulu, Finland - 2015
Best of Europe Birds
Most Expressive Pose Award
ETF Award.
Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) by Jürgen Fiebig, Germany.
10th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Oulu, Finland - 2015
Best of Europe Reconstructions / Scientific Models.
Zander (Sander lucioperca) by Bo Wessman, Sweden.
11th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Salzburg, Austria - 2018
Best of Europe Mammals
Breakthrough Award for Judges’ Choice Best of Show
Taxidermy Art Award Third Place.
Black-headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) by Daniel Salzer, Germany.
11th Open European Taxidermy Competition, Salzburg, Austria - 2018
Best of Europe Reptiles/Amphibians
Committee Award.
Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) by Jan Panniger, Germany.
The ETC®-gallery of Outstanding Mounts is far from completeness and we need your support. If you would like to have your European Taxidermy Championships®-award winning entry in this gallery, please send in preferably high-resolution digital photos.
Requirements for the mounts eligible to be part of this gallery is to have won one of the following awards:
- 1) Best of Europe Title (since 2006 only in Masters Division)
2) Judges’ Choice Best of Show
3) Award of Excellence First Place