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Pennsylvania Taxidermist Association
2008 Cabelas Taxidermy Competition & Showcase
2008 Cabelas Taxidermy Competition & Showcase
September 5-7, 2008
Cabelas Store — Hamburg, PA
2008 Cabelas Taxidermy Competition & Showcase
Cabela's Store — Hamburg, PA
Schedule
Friday, September 5, 2008
10 am - 8 pm: Competition entries accepted (note—competition room will close at 6 pm for judging. Entries received after 6 pm will be placed by committee members only)
6 pm - 8 pm: Seminar - Dave Houser - Flying waterfowl
Saturday, September 6, 2008
9 am - 9 pm: Competition area open to competitors and public
10 am - ?: Ongoing Seminar - Frank Kotula - In depth mounting a cold water fish
2 pm - 3:30 pm: Seminar - Brian Claar - Whitetail Ear butt anatomy
Sunday, September 7, 2008
9 am - 5 pm: Competition area open to competitors and public
12 pm - 5 pm: Judges available for critique
2 pm - 4 pm: Seminar - Fred Gonzales - Small mammal facial anatomy
4 pm: Entries released for removal
This competition will be open to all categories and divisions. Entries will be judged the same as other PTA competitions with entries being awarded with first, second, and third place based on their individual score. Please note that all mounts must fit through a standard-sized single door. Competitors will be permitted to place a business card with their entries after judging is complete.
Pre-registration is encouraged. All pre-registered competitors will be entered into a drawing for a FREE 2009 State Show Registration. Pre-registered entries must be postmarked by August 25, 2008. Walk-in entries will be accepted. All entry forms that are not mailed by August 25, 2008 must accompany walk-in entries.
2008 Cabelas Taxidermy Competition & Showcase
September 5, 6, 7, 2008
Competition Entry Form
Click HERE for Entry Form.
Entry deadline must be postmarked by August 25, 2008. All entrants must be members in good standing of the PTA. Use one Competition Entry Form for each competitor. (If you are registering competition pieces for family members, friends, etc., use separate Competition Entry Forms for each person.) Make Additional copies of this entry form as needed.
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Cabelas Mini-competition — September 5, 6, 7, 2008
Directions, Hotels & Restaurants
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Directions
Althernate Routes to Cabelas because there is construction in the Routes 61 & I-79 area resulting in traffic difficulties.
FROM NORTH ON ROUTE 61:
No traffic difficulties, all clear
FROM SOUTH ON ROUTE 61:
One lane traffic for approximately a mile
FROM EAST ON I-78:
Take Exit 29 at Lenhartsville. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp toward Lenhartsville. At stop sign turn right (west) onto Old Route 22 (Hex Highway). Go 5 miles into Hamburg. Go through Hamburg and immediately after crossing over the Schuykill River Bridge turn right onto Lowland Road. Follow through the Industrial Park to Jetson Drive and you will come out at the traffic light across from Cabelas, Route 61.
FROM WEST ON I-78:
Take Exit 23 Shartlesville. Turn right at stop sign. Go to the next stop sign and turn left onto Old Route 22. Go approximately 7 miles through Shartlesville towards Hamburg. In West Hamburg you will pass the Westy on your right, after going under two underpasses, at the bottom of the hill, you will turn left onto Lowland Road (if you cross over the Schuylkill River Bridge you went too far). Follow through the Industrial Park to Jetson Drive and you will come out at the traffic light across from Cabelas and Route 61.
Hamburg Area Hotels
- Microtel Inn & Suites — (610) 562-4234
Located across Route 61 from Cabelas
- America House — (610) 562-4683
Located in downtown Hamburg, 4th & State Streets
- Budget Motel — (610) 488-1578
Located 10 minutes west of Hamburg on I-78, Shartlesville Exit 23
- Dutch Motel — (610) 488-1479
Located 10 minutes west of Hamburg on I-78, Shartlesville Exit 23
- Comfort Inn — Located 20 minutes west of Hamburg on I-78 at the Midway Exit 16
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Restaurants
- Cabelas Restaurant
Located on the second floor of Cabelas
- Pappy T's — (610) 562-5645
Located at the Microtel across from Cabelas
- American House Hotel — (610) 562-4683
Located in downtown Hamburg, 4th & State Streets
- Appalachian Restaurant — (610) 562-0162
Located in downtown Hamburg, 4th & State Sreets Shartlesville, Old Route 22
- Hamburg Diner — (610) 562-0422
Located in downtown Hamburg on State Street
- Pizza Como — (610) 562-5009
Located in downtown Hamburg East on State Street
- Westy Bar & Grill — (610) 562-9303
Located west of downtown Hamburg (West Hamburg) on Old Route 22
- Cousins Pub — (610) 562-5202
Located 5 minutes south of Cabelas on Route 61
- Fiores Ristorante — (610) 562-2929
Located 8 minutes south of Cabelas in downtown Shoemakersville, Main Street
- Port Clinton Hotel — (610) 562-3354
Located 5 minutes north of Cabelas on Route 61
- C.J. Hummels — (610) 562-4891
Located 10 minutes east of Hamburg on I-78 Lenhartsville Exit 29
- Deutsch Eck Restaurant — (610) 562-8520
Located 10 minutes east of Hamburg on I-78 Lenhartsville Exit 29
- Haags Hotel — (610) 488-6692
Located 10 minutes west of Hamburg in downtown
- Shartlesville Hotel — (610) 488-0876
Located 10 minutes west of Hamburg in downtown Shartlesville, Old Route 22
- Blue Mt. Family — (610) 488-0353
Located 10 minutes west of Hamburg on I-78 Shartlesville Exit 23
- Olde 22 Inn — (610) 488-1458
Located 13 minutes west of Hamburg on I-78 between Shartlesville, Exit 23, and Strausstown on Old Route 22
- C & C Pizza — (610) 488-9104
Located 15 minutes west of Hamburg in downtown Strausstown, Old Route 22
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