ETC® - 2018 Salzburg, Austria

From February 18 – 25, 2018 the European Taxidermy Championships® took place in Salzburg and for the first time in Austria.
This 11th edition, embedded in the “Hohe Jagd & Fischerei®” Trade Fair, went into the ETC® books of history. All records of the past were broken and we also set a new world record for participating nations! More than 250 participants out of 34 nations enjoyed their time in Salzburg, listened to the seminars and 153 of them were competing in the different divisions and live contest with 351 entries. Including the different animal groups we had 408 single mounts to be judged + about 30 not judged prey animals. Separated into the divisions, we had 45 entries in the Novice Division, 200 in the Professional Division, 55 in the Master Division and 23 in the Collective Artists Division which were judged by an international judges’ team. In addition, 8 entries competed in the Division of Excellence. The winners of this division were chosen by all competitors. 20 entries in the ETC® Live Contest completed the field of possibilities for competing.