Mike Pendzimas started taxidermy in
1977. In 1988 he received Master recognition. He has won numerous
awards including the Carl E. Akeley award at the World Competion
for 1st place Master Bird, the WASCO award and most recently
the Breakthrough Award. He has
worked on animals from nearly every continent around the globe
and is a master in his craft. Mike has judged state and regional
taxidermy competitions and is President of the Minnesota Taxidermy
Guild. |