NCTA COMPETITION DIVISIONS
COMPETITION ENTRY FEE: $25 per entry
COLLECTIVE ARTIST DIVISION: $50 per entry
- COMMERCIAL DIVISION
The mounts will be judged from a distance and the judge will be looking for a good, sound commercial work. There will be multiple, first, second and third place ribbons. Entry fee is the same as the other divisions. You may enter a mount in any category but after you receive two 1st place ribbons in an individual category you have to move on to the Professional Division. You will NOT receive a score sheet.
- YOUTH DIVISION
No entry fee with a registered adult. This includes any youth 12 years old or younger.
- AMATEUR DIVISION
This division is for someone just starting to compete. You are competing against a score sheet, not against another competitor.
90-100 = 1st place 80-89 = 2nd place 70-79 = 3rd place
- PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
This division is for someone who has experience but still wants to learn. You are competing against a score sheet, not against other competitors.
90-100 = 1st place 80-89 = 2nd place 70-79 = 3rd place
- MASTERS DIVISION
You can enter the Masters Division of your own choosing, but if you have an Award of Excellence in any category or taken a mount to a higher competition (NTA or World) and have won 1st place, you have to enter into the Masters Division. If you have two mounts in the same category you must enter them into the same division (for example, two shoulder mount whitetails, you cannot enter one into Professional and one into Masters, you have to enter both into one or the other). State Champions will come from this division in each category if there is a mount score 90 or above. Masters Division will be divided into all categories same as Professional and Amateur.
90-100 = 1st place 80-89 = 2nd place 70-79 = 3rd place
- COLLECTIVE ARTIST DIVISION
This division has been setup for those taxidermists who want to combine their skills on a certain All taxidermists, Amateur through Masters may compete on a certain piece or pieces. Pieces will be judged for artistic composition by the judges. Scores will be combined by the number of animals and then divided by that number to determine a final score. Three ribbon elimination, no multiple ribbons. Scores do not count for points toward your Award of Excellence