10. ETC ® Oulu / Finland, May 11 – 17, 2015

Winners List (all awards and special awards):

Novice Division (Best of Division Places): 1. Sandie Miransky (Denmark), Category NB, Rook ( Corvus frugilegus ) 2. Marko Väkiparta (Finland), Category NG, White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 3. Marko Väkiparta (Finland), Category NM, Lynx ( Lynx lynx )

Professional Division (Best of Category Places): (there must be at least 90 out of 100 points achieved, so it can happen that in some categories not all or even no places were given out)

Category PB2 „Medium “ 1. Roland Csernák (Hungary), Eurasian ( Scolopax rusticola ) 2. Narvydas Stankevicius (Lithuania), Mandarin Duck ( Aix galericulata )

Category PB4 „ Groups“ 1. Jaap van den Berg (Netherlands), 2 Garganeys ( Anas querquedula )

Category PM2 „Medium Mammals“ 1. Darius Dauksa (Lithuania), Crested Porcupine ( Histrix cristata )

Category PG1 „Small Heads“ 1. Jaakko Tauriainen (Finland), ( Vulpes vulpes )

Category PG3 „Large Game Heads“ 1. Kestutis Bybartas (Lithuania), Moose ( Alces alces ) 2. Ivan Prokaza (Latvia), Wild Boar ( Sus scrofa )

Category PRA1 „Reptiles/Amphibians“ 1. Tom Hoogesteger (Finland), Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus )

Masters Division (Best of Europe Titles): (there must be at least 90 out of 100 points achieved, so it can happen that in some categories not all or even no titles were given out)

Birds „Best of Europe” Jürgen Fiebig (), MB4 Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi ) „Second of Europe“ Robert Stein (Germany), MB3 Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ) „Third of Europe“ Zsombor Pünkösti (Hungary), MB1 Blue-winged Siva (Siva cyanouroptera )

Mammals „Best of Europe” Kestutis Bybartas (Lithuania), MM4 Siberian (Capreolus pygargus )

Reconstructions/Scientific Models „Best of Europe“ Bo Wessman (), Zander (Sander lucioperca )

Collective Artists Division: 1. Zsombor Pünkösti / Ágnes Polgár (Hungary), Red-whiskered Bulbul + artificial Kniphofia ( Pycnonotus jocosus + Kniphofia sp. ) 2. Daniel Salzer (Germany) / Michiel Tilley (Belgium), European Polecat Mustela putorius ) 3. Netta Lempiäinen / Janne Granroth (Finland), Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa ) (Mount + Skeleton)

Division of Excellence: 1. Ari Puolakoski (Finland), Cave Lion ( Panthera spelaea ) (Reconstruction) 2. Robert Stein (Germany), Golden Pheasant Group (Chrysolophus pictus ) 3. Dirk Grundler (Germany), Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochylus polyptmus )

Winners Special Awards:

Novice Award (donated by Bouten & Zoon, Niederlande) 1. Sandie Miransky (Denmark), Category NB, Rook ( Corvus frugilegus ) 2. Marko Väkiparta (Finland), Category NG, White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 3. Marko Väkiparta (Finland), Category NM, Lynx ( Lynx lynx )

VNPS Award (donated by Swiss Taxidermy Association VNPS, Switzerland) Aki Hohkuri (Finland), European Pine Marten ( Martes martes )

Most Expressive Pose Award (donated by the Finnish Taxidermy Association, Finland) Jürgen Fiebig (Germany), Helmeted Curassow ( Pauxi pauxi )

ATI Landscape Award (donated by the Italian Taxidermy Association ATI, Italy) 1. Narvydas Stankevicius (Lithuania), Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis ) – Group 2. Krisztián Adorján (Hungary), Lynx with Wild Boar ( Lynx lynx with Sus scrofa ) 3. Jouni Pihkakoski (Finnland), Brown Bear ( Ursus arctos )

European Fish Taxidermy Award (donated by Matthias & Helen Fahrni, Switzerland) Zoltán Soós (Hungary), European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis )

Best Bird Eye Award (donated by Eyeconic Store, Roger De Giorgio, Malta) Roland Csernák (Hungary), Eurasian Woodcock ( Scolopax rusticola )

ETF Award (donated by the European Taxidermy Federation ETF) Jürgen Fiebig (Germany), Helmeted Curassow ( Pauxi pauxi )

Karl Lange Award (donated by KL-Glass Eyes, David Lange, Germany) Tom Hoogesteger (Finland), Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus )

Schwarz Taxidermy Award (donated by Schwarz Taxidermy, Franz Schwarz, Austria) Zoltán Soós (Ungarn), highest score in four different categories in Professional Division PG1 Small Game Heads: Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), PG3 Large Game Heads: Fallow Deer ( dama), PF1 Small Fishes: European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis), PRP Reproductions: European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis )

Taxidermists‘ Choice Best of Show (donated by the German Taxidermy Association VDP, Germany) Zoltán Soós (Hungary), European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis )

Judges Choice Best of Show (donated by Breakthrough Magazine, Larry Blomquist, USA) Kestutis Bybartas (Lithuania), Siberian Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus ) – Group

Big Predator Award (donated by Martin Selkonen Wildlife Center) Alwin Probst (Switzerland), Lynx ( Lynx lynx )

Oulu City Award (donated by the City of Oulu) Ari-Pekka Ormiskangas (Finland), Grayling ( Thymallus thymallus )

Remes Award (donated by Remes Company, Markus Remes) Sami Karppinen (Finland), Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus )

Savotta Award (donated by Savotta Outdoor Company) Kestutis Bybartas (Lithuania), Moose (Alces alces ) – Game Head

Skandia Hardwood Award (donated by Skandia Hardwood, Lennart Petersson) Roland Csernák (Hungary), Eurasian Woodcock ( Scolopax rusticola )

SKZ – Bird Award (donated by the Swedish Taxidermy Association SKZ) Arnold Hamstad (), Siberian Jay ( Perisoreus infaustus )

Taxidermy Art Award (donated by Ann & Lennart Pettersson) 1. Zsombor Pünkösti / Ágnes Polgár (Hungary), Red-whiskered Bulbul + artificial Kniphofia ( Pycnonotus jocosus + Kniphofia sp. ) 2. Narvydas Stankevicius (Lithuania), Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis ) – Group 3. Bo Wessman (Schweden), Common Carp ( Cyprinus carpio ) – wood carved reconstruction