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29th Annual Colorado State Taxidermy Championships June 8, 2009
Game head judge Paul Gallegos talks with competitors during critiques Saturday at the 29th Annual Colorado State Taxidermy Championships at the Moffat County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The event, sponsored by the Colorado Taxidermist Association, was open to the public Saturday for viewing of work from taxidermists across Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
A golden trout, created by Jeff Mourning, won best of show and judges best of show Saturday at the Colorado State Taxidermy Championships at the Moffat County Fairgrounds Pavilion.
Doug Barnes, left, of Salida, talks with judge Vince Gallegos on Saturday during a critique. Judging for the competition took place Friday, and there were seminars throughout Thursday and Friday before the public viewing Saturday.
Shannon Kerns looks at pieces of work on display Saturday with her daughter Reghan, 2, at the Moffat Count Fairgrounds Pavilion. More than 40 competitors and six children entered 92 individual pieces into the show.
