Reference Letters:
We greatly appreciate the following unsolicited reference letters from these graduates:

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| Eric Reed |Dan Feaga | Justin Evans | Adam Lacquement | Kathi Henson | Kevin Burdick | Shawn Carrell |
| Marty Silva | Randy Panter |

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We received the following email update from Eric on 3/10/09
(original email just below):

Steve and Ro,

Just wanted to let you know that this past weekend at the Montana Taxidermy Show I received a blue ribbon in the professional division and on top of that was awarded the Montana Fish and Game choice award. Its hard to believe it has only been a year since I took your course. Thanks again!

Eric Reed

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We received the following email from Eric Reed just after his experience at the 2008 Oregon Taxidermy Show.

Steve and Ro,
Never got to tell you how great of a time I had while attending your school. Just got back from the Oregon show and did pretty good. Was told by the judge out of all the game heads in the novice division mine were hands down the best, and by giving me a couple of blue ribbons was his way of saying to next time enter in the open division. I couldn't have done it with out all the knowledge you filled my little head with. I am hooked. I also met the president of the UTA and with the UTA's help hopefully will be resurrecting the Washington's taxidermy association. thanks again!

Eric Reed
PS. All the mounts in the picture are mine and out of the five, four I did while attending your school.
(Please click HERE to see Eric's webpage)

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We received this email from Dan Feaga a couple of months after his summer/08 graduation:

Hey guy's, I just wanted to update you with my progress. I have completed one deer so far for my uncle..... I have 2 black bears I am working on and 3 more deer I am working on also. I also have a 32 inch carp I am working on. Things are going great so far and everyone is so impressed with everything I have learned. If anyone asked me where they should go to school for this I would most definitely suggest you.
Thank You so much!
Dan
(Please click HERE to see Dan's webpage)

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We received the following email from Justin Evans after he arrived home from our summer class:

Steve and Ro
I just wanted to take a moment to say Thank You for all the knowledge that you both gave to me. It will definitely help me in the future as my business grows. You both were great. No other schools can compare with ATTC. I am proud to tell anyone who wants to know just how great ATTC is. I am really glad that I was able to come out and attend. I know that I wouldn't have learned half as much anywhere else. The things that you taught us, all the grads, have made the difference for my new career. I know that all of us in the class will be able to be successful because of what we learned with you. Thanks again for all of your hard work for us. It is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again, Justin Evans
(Please click HERE to see Justin's webpage)

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Adam Lacquement gave us this quick note just before heading home on the last day of class:

...I enjoyed everything about Steve's course. I met some great people and I now have the skills that I can build a career on. Thanks!
Adam Lacquement

(Please click HERE to see Adam's webpage)

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We received the following email from Kathi Henson shortly after her completion of our Three Week Mammal Course.

Hi Steve, Ro & Norman

I had a good trip home. My family is totally impressed with the mounts I did. They have alot of projects they want me to do. I looked at all the mounts I have and they are just commercial mounts they don't have all the detail that you taught me. I'm also set up with Sue for tanning and rug making. A big thank you Steve, your instruction will help me have a successful business. Give Norman a hug.

Thanks,
Kathi Henson

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We recently received the following letter from Kevin Burdick of Auburn, Ca.:
Steve & Ro,
Your class has changed my life. I built a 900 sf shop & studio, and have been going to as many classes and seminars as I can. I work in my shop every night and I love it. My skill are improving. I have found the techniques you taught to be very professional, and I consider many of the other techniques I have been exposed to, to be of lower quality. I am grateful that I learned how to do things the right way from the start.
Thanks! Kevin Burdick

Click here to see Kevin's 'featured graduate' page.)

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The following is an email we received from Renee Carrell, the wife of graduate, Shawn Carrell:

Hi Steve, This is Renee Carrell I had to use my works email. I am writing you to let you know how Shawn is doing in taxidermy. Well of course I think he is doing wonderful! We went to the New Mexico Taxidermy Convention in Grants, New Mexico last weekend. We placed first with the Whitetail pedestal mount. We also placed best of show for the Amateur division with the deer. We placed third with the flying pheasant. I was more excited then he was. Everyone really liked his worked and we told them where he went to school. Everyone told us that your school was a wonderful place to go. We definitely agree with everyone. We have a friend that might be able to attend your school soon; Shawn really wants him to go to your school!!
Shawn has his own business already. It is called Reel Life Advanced Taxidermy. We opened it back in August. He has had a lot of business so far. He has not completed any mounts because we are waiting on the hides to get back from the tanners. We are using the tanners from Montana. He even has me working in his shop with him. I figured I would just keep you updated on Shawn.
Here are some pictures from the convention of his trophies and the mounts that he did in school.

Thanks, Renee Carrell

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The next paragraph is from Marty Silva, who posted the following comments about his experience with our school
on the taxidermy.net forums.

"I just took the 3-week mammal course at the Advanced Taxidermy Training Course and couldn't be more pleased. Steve Fundum has been teaching taxidermy for many years and it shows. Everyone in the class agreed that the quality of our work when we were done far exceeded our expectations. What is more important is we left knowing that we were capable of doing quality work on our own once we got home. If you have any questions you want answered feel free to e-mail a marty@orion-the-hunter.com or call me at 208-285-3608.

You won't be disappointed.
Marty Silva"

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Graduate Randy Panter, was kind enough to write the following reference letter:

To Whom It May Concern:

I am a 32 year old floor covering contractor who loves to hunt and fish as much as possible. After researching on the internet and making some phone calls, I felt most comfortable with Steve Fundum at ATTC, in Thompson Falls, Montana.

I ended up over 1100 miles from home swallowed up and living the taxidermy training experience. All the specimens and some tools were provided by ATTC. The very detailed work began and all uncertainty was settled by the ability and confidence of the instructor, Steve Fundum. Step by detailed step, we learned to transform capes and foam into wildlife treasures. I was amazed how well each mount turned out by every student in class. I feel each mount was greatly intensified by the proper use and instruction of the habitat. I learned much more from this class than I ever hoped for or imagined. With a notebook full of incredible reference material and an amazing amount of hands-on training I am very confident my mounts can and will exceed the best in my area. I strongly recommend ATTC to those who are considering taxidermy training. Steve Fundum is truly a professional with terrific teaching ability. There is no way anyone could be disappointed!

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