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Excellence in Craft Winners, 2005
Big Game Hunting Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Magazine Category:
1st place: Joel Vance, Russellville, MO, “The Curse,” Gray’s Sporting
Journal, Sept./Oct. 2004
2nd place: Holly Endersby, Pollock, ID, “A Mother’s Memory,” Outdoor America,
Fall 2004
3rd place: John Sloan, Lebanon, TN, “Ghosts of the Tundra,” Bowhunt America,
Sept. 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: John Sloan, Lebanon, TN, “Empty Pastures, Dusty Corrals,” Wilson
Post, Feb. 25, 2004
2nd place: Stephen Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Deer Camp a Tradition for Local
Hunters,” The (Toledo) Blade, Nov. 30, 2004
3rd place: Terry Brady, Zieglerville, PA, “Teamwork Prevails in Deer Woods,”
(Easton) Express-Times, Jan. 4, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Denver Bryan, Bozeman, MT, “Bush Encounter,” Sports Afield, Jan.
2004
2nd place: Gene Hester, Springfield, VA, “Alert White-tailed Buck in
Vegetation,” Wildlife in North Carolina, Nov. 2004
3rd place: Timothy Flanigan, Bedford, PA, “Bugling Elk,” Pennsylvania Game
Commission calendar, 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Tuning Up Your Elk Calls,” “Word from the
Wild,” KMVP-AM 860, Sept. 11, 2004
2nd place: Chip Hart and Richard Combs, Cincinnati, OH, “Big Game in West
Virginia,” 700WLW Big Outdoors, Sept. 11, 2004
3rd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Evolution of a Hunting Family,” “Word
from the Wild,” KMVP-AM 860, Nov. 13, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “New Mexico Elk,” KARE-11/NBC, Oct.
16, 2004
2nd place: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Muzzle Loader South Dakota Deer,” “Tony
Dean Outdoors,” March 13, 2004
3rd place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, MN, “Higher Ground Elk,” The
Outdoor Channel, July 12, 2004
Boating/Paddlesports Contest
Sponsored by Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
Magazine Category:
1st place: Tom Watson, Minneapolis, MN, “The Hidden Treasure of Old Man
River,” Canoe & Kayak, July 2004
2nd place: Bill Sherwonit, Anchorage, AK, “Nuka Island Solo,” Paddler,
July/Aug. 2004
3rd place: Francis Caldwell, Pt. Angeles, WA, “Gwaii Haanas,” Latitudes &
Attitudes, March 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Quiet Waters,” Spokesman-Review, Oct.
31, 2004
2nd place: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, MO, “Down the Lazy River,” Kansas City
Star, Oct. 3, 2004
3rd place: Dan Cook, Ringgold, GA, “Riding the Current,” Chattanooga Times
Free-Press, Nov. 7, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Eric Hansen, Corvallis, OR, “Reno Kayaker, Jay Kincaid,” Gazette
Times, July 11, 2004
2nd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Quiet Waters,” Spokesman-Review, Oct.
31, 2004
3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Senior Whitewater Moment,”
Spokesman-Review, Aug. 1, 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Bay Area’s Secret Canoe Adventures,”
KCBS-74, June 26, 2004
2nd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Rafting,” KCBS-74, Aug. 7, 2004
3rd place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “First Boat,” “Word From the Wild,”
KMVP-AM 860, Oct. 2, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “China Paddler,” KARE-11/NBC, Dec.
12, 2004
2nd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Wild Ways – Sea Kayaking on Great
Bay,” “Wildlife Journal,” New Hampshire Public Television, June 3, 2004
3rd place: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Floating the Niobrara,” “Tony Dean
Outdoors,” Feb. 28, 2004
Book Contest
Sponsored by Krause Publications
1st place: Leonard Lee Rue III, Blairstown, NJ, The Encyclopedia of Deer
2nd place: Sandra Friend, Dunnellon, FL, Along the Florida Trail
3rd place: James Campbell, Lodi, WI, The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and
His Family, Alone in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness
Camping/Backpacking/Outdoor Recreational Travel/Biking/Climbing Contest
Sponsored by Coleman Company
Magazine Category:
1st place: Christopher Batin, Fairbanks, AK, “Alaska by RV: The Unexplored
Country,” TravelAge West, Oct. 2004
2nd place: T. Edward Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “Deadhorse or Bust,” Field &
Stream, Dec. 2004
3rd place: Peter Schroeder and Risa Weinreb Wyatt, “Diving in Oz,” Endless
Vacation, Sept./Oct. 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: George McLaren, Indianapolis, IN, “Lowrider,” Indianapolis Star,
Oct. 18, 2004
2nd place: Stephen Regenold, Minnapolis, MN, “White Wonder,” Minneapolis Star
Tribune, Feb. 1, 2004
3rd place: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, MO, “Missouri’s Beautiful Secret,”
Kansas City Star, April 4, 2005
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Olympic Beaches,” Spokesman-Review,
Nov. 7, 2004
2nd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Take a Hike,” Spokesman-Review, April
11, 2004
3rd place: Kent Dannen, Allenspark, CO, “Dog Sledding,” Dog World, Dec. 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Camping with Kids One-on-One,” KMVP AM
860, Aug. 1, 2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Hiking – Poetry in Motion,” “Word From
the Wild,” Nov. 27, 2004
3rd place: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Camp Meals,” KMVP AM 860, April 4, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “The Path Finder,” KARE-11/NBC, Aug.
14, 2004
2nd place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Point A to B,” “Northland
Adventures,” WXOW/WQOW Television, July 10-12, 2004
3rd place: Alex and JoAnne Zidock, Greentown, PA, “Pocono Mules,” Blue Ridge
Communications TV 13, Oct. 21, 2004
Conservation/Environment Contest
Sponsored by National Wildlife Federation & Trout Unlimited
Magazine Category:
1st place: Bill Sherwonit, Anchorage, AK, “Teaming up with Alaska’s Natives
to Save Land and a Way of Life,” Wilderness, Fall 2004
2nd place: Charlie Levine, Winter Park, FL, “White Marlin: An Endangered
Species?,” Marlin, Nov. 2004
3rd place: Scott Staats, Prineville, OR, “Top Dog,” Outdoor America, Fall
2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: John McCoy, Barboursville, WV, “‘Fine’ Fishing Saves the Day,”
Charleston Gazette, Nov. 14, 2004
2nd place: Bill Graham, Platte City, MO, “Big Muddy Cuts Deeper,” Kansas City
Star, Jan. 22, 2004
3rd place: Will Elliott, Lancaster, NY, “Alden Center Gives Injured Animals a
Leg Up,” Buffalo News, July 11, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Charles H. Willey, Lemington, VT, “Return of the Fish Hawk,” New
Hampshire Wildlife Journal, July/Aug. 2004
2nd place: Wendy Shattil/Bob Rozinski, Denver, CO, “Pronghorn Squeezing Under
Fence,” National Wildlife, April/May 2004
3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Deadly Dogs,” Spokesman-Review, Feb.
1, 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Turkey Restoration,” “Word from the
Wild,” KMVP-AM 860, Aug. 11, 2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Impact – Illegal Border Crossing,” “Word
from the Wild,” Aug. 14, 2004
3rd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Conservation $,” “Word from the Wild,”
Oct. 2, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Preserving the Prairie,” “Tony Dean
Outdoors,” Feb. 28, 2004
2nd place: Gary Schafer, Peoria, AZ, “Tres Rios,” KAET TV 8, Aug. 7, 2004
3rd place: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Managing the Missouri,” “Tony Dean
Outdoors,” March 20, 2004
Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education Contest
Co-sponsored by Ducks Unlimited and Realtree Camouflage
Magazine Category:
1st place: T. Edward Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “To the Woods,” Audubon,
Sept./Oct. 2004
2nd place: Gregg Rinkus, Franklin, PA, “Beyond the Tag,” Pennsylvania Game
News, March 2004
3rd place: C. Douglas Nielsen, Henderson, NV, “Hiko Bowhunters: A Family
Tale,” Rocky Mountain Game & Fish, July 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, “Kids, Camping & Chaos,” St.
Petersburg Times, March 19, 2004
2nd place: Bob and Linda Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “Squirrels An Ideal Start
for Young Hunters,” The Derrick, Oct. 14, 2004
3rd place: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, MO, “Reeling in Kids,” Kansas City
Star, July 4, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Bill Lindner, Minneapolis, MN, “Father and Daughter Landing a
Walleye,” Lund Boat catalog cover, 2004
2nd place: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “A Kid’s Summer,” Daiwa catalog, 2004
3rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Rite of Passage,” Women’s
Outlook, March 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Take a Kid Fishing,” “Word from the
Wild,” KMVP-AM 860, Aug. 14, 2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Getting Kids Outdoors,” “Word from the
Wild,” July 3, 2004
3rd place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Golden Years,” “Word from the Wild,”
KMVP-AM 860, Aug. 25, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, VT, “Youth Deer Weekend,” WETK Vermont
Public Television, March 2, 2004
2nd place: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Wicker’s Youth Goose Hunt,” “Tony Dean
Outdoors,” March 6, 2004
3rd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, VT, “Spawning Young Anglers,” WETK
Vermont Public Television, Jan. 27, 2004
Fishing Contest
Sponsored by Pure Fishing
Magazine Category:
1st place: William Semion, Canton, MI, “Saginaw Bay the Next Lake Erie?,”
Michigan Out of Doors, June 2004
2nd place: Larry Bozka, Seabrook, TX, “Bull Reds in the Surf,” Texas Parks &
Wildlife, Sept. 2004
3rd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “The Agnostic Angler,” Wyoming
Wildlife, Nov. 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Larry Larsen, Lakeland, FL, “Now that’s a Croc, Mate,” Tampa
Tribune, Aug. 27, 2004
2nd place: Shannon Tompkins, Houston, TX, “Hidden Treasures – Trio of Rivers
in Hill Country Has Much to Offer,” Houston Chronicle, March 18, 2004
3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Young Guide,” Spokesman-Review, June
20, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “Hang Time,” Field & Stream, Aug.
2004
2nd place: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “On the Wire,” Marlin, Aug. 2004
3rd place: Gene Hester, Springfield, VA, “Fishing for Bluegills,” Wildlife in
North Carolina, June 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Future of Fishing,” “Word from the
Wild,” KMVP-AM 860, July 3, 2004
2nd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “A Family Fishing Affair,” KCBS-74, Sept.
18, 2004
3rd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Kids & Boating Memories,” “Word from the
Wild,” Dec. 25, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Ray Eng, Brainerd, MN, “Night Bite Fall Walleye,” The Outdoor
Channel, Feb. 23, 2004
2nd place: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Alaska Salmon,” “Tony Dean Outdoors,” Feb.
14, 2004
3rd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, VT, “Striper Fever,” WETK Vermont Public
Television, Feb. 10, 2004
Humor Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Magazine Category:
1st place: Christopher Batin, Fairbanks, AK, “The Ten Commandments of
Angling,” Western Outdoors, Aug. 2004
2nd place: Doug Olander, Winter Park, FL, “New Boats,” Sport Fishing, April
2004
3rd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “A Morning on the Missiquoi,” Shotgun
Sports, May 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Dick Ellis, New Berlin, WI, “Mental Health Deflates in Sturgeon
Shack,” Dick Ellis Wisconsin Outdoors, March 10, 2004
2nd place: Scott Staats, Prineville, OR, “The Hunting Diaries,” The Bulletin,
Aug. 26, 2004
3rd place: Marc Folco, Acushnet, MA, “Some Men Need Reminder of What that
Means,” The Standard Times, March 7, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded, insufficient entries.
Radio Category:
1st place: Jim Ferguson, Colby, KS, “Cooking on the Trail: Elephant Stew,”
KXXX-KQLS, July 2004
2nd place: Jim Ferguson, Colby, KS, “Cooking on the Trail: Haggis,” KXXX-KQLS,
Oct. 2004
3rd place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Trout Song,” “Word from the Wild,”
KMVP-AM 860, Aug. 4, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Don Dubuc, Mandeville, LA, “Frogs,” WGNO ABC 26, Sept. 28, 2004
2nd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Squngee,” KARE-TV, Feb. 8, 2004
3rd place: Jack Abrams, Milwaukee, WI, “Big Guy Hats,” WMVS-TV, March 11,
2004
Natural History Contest
Sponsored by Sierra Club
Magazine Category:
1st place: Jeff Williams, Little Rock, AR, “The Sunny Side of Nuisance
Mammals,” Arkansas Wildlife, May/June 2004
2nd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Is Jack a Rabbit,” Camping Life,
July/Aug. 2004
3rd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “A Dog to Dig,” Camping Life, May 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Bad News Bullfrog,” Spokesman-Review,
Aug. 15, 2004
2nd place: Bob and Linda Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “A Charming Tale about
Damsels and Dragons,” News-Herald, Aug. 5, 2004
3rd place: Christian Berg, Hellertown, PA, “Embracing Bats,” (Allentown)
Morning Call, Aug. 29, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Charles Willey, Lemington, VT, “Return of the Fish Hawk,” New
Hampshire Wildlife Journal, July/Aug. 2004
2nd place: Gary Kramer, Willows, CA, “Snowy Owl on Fence Post,” Living Bird,
Winter 2004
3rd place: Charles Willey, Lemington, VT, “Moose at Sunrise,” New Hampshire
Wildlife Journal, Sept./Oct. 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Rattlesnake,” KMVP-AM 860, May 16, 2004
2nd place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Desert Tortoise,” KMVP-AM 860, June
12, 2004
3rd place: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Canaries in a Coal Mine,” “Dakota
Backroads,” May 26, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Gary Schafer, Peoria, AZ, “Legends of the Owl,” KAET TV8, Oct. 26,
2004
2nd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Wild Ways: Tracking Animals in
Winter,” “Wildlife Journal,” New Hampshire Public Television, Dec. 10, 2004
3rd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, VT, “Watch out for Wood Turtles,” WETK,
Vermont Public Television, Feb. 17, 2004
Newspaper Outdoor Page/Section Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Page Category:
1st place: Dan England, Greeley Tribune, Greeley, CO
1st Honorable Mention: Thom Gabrukiewicz, Record Searchlight, Redding, CA
2nd Honorable Mention: Mark Taylor, Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA
Section Category:
1st place: Ray Grass, Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, UT
1st Honorable Mention: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT
2nd Honorable Mention: Mike Zlotnicki, Raleigh News Observer, Garner, NC
Outdoor Ethics
Take Pride in America Contest
Co-sponsored by Ducks Unlimited and Izaak Walton League of
America
Magazine Category:
1st place: Terry Hodges, Oroville, CA, “Drop-Countin’ at Gunner’s Swamp,”
Outdoor California, Sept./Oct. 2004
2nd place: Ryck Lydecker, Alexandria, VA, “Rapid Rehab for Living Coral,”
BoatU.S., July 2004
3rd place: Holly Endersby, Pollock, ID, “A Mother’s Memory,” Outdoor America,
Fall 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Volunteer Hutchins Receives High
Honor,” Mail Tribune, July 1, 2004
2nd place: George McLaren, Indianapolis, IN, “Vacations that Work,”
Indianapolis Star, March 8, 2004
3rd place: Dick Ellis, New Berlin, WI, “Book, Artwork Grow from Habitat
Restoration,” Dick Ellis Wisconsin Outdoors, Feb. 5, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Wendy Shattil/Bob Rozinski, Denver, CO, “Bison at Sand Dunes,”
Colorado Wildlife calendar, 2004
2nd place: Rich Grost, Idleyld Park, OR, “Reviving a Wild Steelhead for
Release,” Trout Unlimited calendar, 2004
3rd place: Eric Hansen, Corvallis, OR, “Murderers Creek Planting,” Oregon
Hunter, July/Aug. 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “OHV Ethics,” “Word from the Wild,” Dec.
11, 2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Sportsmen’s Ethics,” “Word from the
Wild,” Dec. 18, 2004
3rd place: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Deer Hunt,” KMVP-AM 860, Aug. 15, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Gary Schafer, Peoria, AZ, “Hay Lake Restoration,” KAET TV 8, Nov.
30, 2004
2nd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, VT, “Working for Wildlife,” WETK, Vermont
Public Television, Jan. 27, 2004
3rd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, VT, “Brook Trout Buddies,” WETK, Vermont
Public Television, March 23, 2004
Outdoor Related Essays Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Magazine Category:
1st place: Mike Blair, Pratt, KS, “Mable,” Kansas Wildlife & Parks, July/Aug.
2004
2nd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “The Agnostic Angler,” Wyoming
Wildlife, Nov. 2004
3rd place: Herman Brune, Columbus, TX, “Marriage and the Wilderness Man,”
Texas Fish & Game, June 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Stephen Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Skywalking with Sarah,” The
(Toledo) Blade, Nov. 14, 2004
2nd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Outdoor Dad Steps Inside,”
Spokesman-Review, June 20, 2004
3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Trip Wasn’t the Same Without Favorite
Partner,” Spokesman-Review, Dec. 2, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded, insufficient entries
Radio Category:
None awarded, insufficient entries
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Managing the Missouri,” “Tony Dean
Outdoors,” March 20, 2004
2nd place: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Alaska Salmon,” “Tony Dean Outdoors,” Feb.
14, 2004
3rd place: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Floating the Niobrara and Preserving
the Prairie,” “Tony Dean Outdoors,” Feb. 28, 2004
Photo Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Color
Action
1st place: Eric Hansen, Corvallis, OR, “Kincaid Kayaker”
2nd place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Special Delivery – Black Lab with
Mallard”
3rd place: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “On the Wire”
Fauna
1st place: Mike Blair, Pratt, KS, “Surprised Raccoon”
2nd place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Mallard Drake in Flight”
3rd place: Bob Rozinski, Denver, CO, “Redtail Flying”
Flora
1st place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Lacy Mapleleaf”
2nd place: Bob Rozinski, Denver, CO, “Icy Aspen Branch”
3rd place: Ken Sullins, Leesburg, VA, “Milkweed on Orchard Grass”
People
1st place: Wendy Shattil, Denver, CO, “Roan Plateau”
2nd place: Jon Blumb, Lawrence, KS, “Capo of the Boar Hunt, Italy”
3rd place: Bill Lindner, Minneapolis, MN, “Enough Is Enough”
Scenic
1st place: Ron St. Germain, Lansing, MI, “Fall River”
2nd place: Keith Szafranski, Livingston, MT, “Irish Boats”
3rd place: Bob Rozinski, Denver, CO, “Autumn Dunes”
Black & White
Action
1st place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Flying Through Snow Storm – Mallard
Drake”
2nd place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Running on Water – Black Lab with
Pintail Drake”
3rd place: John Beath, Monroe, WA, “Amazon Arrow”
Fauna
1st place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Mallard Hen at Sunrise”
2nd place: Wendy Shattil, Denver, CO, “Into the Light”
3rd place: Eric Hansen, Corvallis, OR, “Pronghorn Portrait”
Flora
None awarded
People
1st place: Bob Rozinski, Denver, CO, “Winter Roundup”
2nd place: John Beath, Monroe, WA, “Amazon Andy”
3rd place: Not awarded
Scenic
1st place: Jon Blumb, Lawrence, KS, “Roe Deer Stalker in Scotland”
2nd place: John Beath, Monroe, WA, “Cabo”
3rd place: Linda Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “Chinook Pass, Mt. Rainier
National Park”
Shooting Sports Contest
Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited
Magazine Category:
1st place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “The Shot,” Wyoming Wildlife,
Nov. 2004
2nd place: H. Ted Upgren, Bismarck, ND, “Uncle Sam Offers Ranges Help,” The
Range Report, Fall 2004
3rd place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Archery for Everyone,” Bowhunting, Aug.
2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Stephen Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Back in Time,” The (Toledo) Blade,
May 9, 2004
2nd place: John McCoy, Barboursville, WV, “A Shot in the Dark,” Charleston
Daily Mail, Jan. 30, 2004
3rd place: Shannon Tompkins, Houston, TX, “Education Contributes to Decline
in Firearms Accidents,” Houston Chronicle, Feb. 26, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded – insufficient entries
Radio Category:
1st place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Patterning Your Shotgun,” “Word from the
Wild,” March 27, 2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Kids and New Hunters for Doves,” “Word
from the Wild,” Aug. 28, 2004
3rd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Shotgun Conversation,” “West Virginia
Outdoors,” Aug. 7, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Wild Ways: Sporting Clays,” “Wildlife
Journal,” New Hampshire Public Television, Oct. 28, 2004
2nd place: Jack Abrams, Milwaukee, WI, “Lynn Ross Sporting Clays,” WMVS-TV,
Sept. 2, 2004
3rd place: Alex and JoAnne Zidock, Greentown, PA, “Sporting Clays,” Blue
Ridge Communications TV 13, Aug. 19, 2004
Small Game Hunting Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Magazine Category:
1st place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “The Rite of Passage,” Women’s
Outlook, March 2004
2nd place: Drew Myers, Minnitaki, Ontario, “Waterfowling Traditions:
Presqu’ile,” Oct./Nov. 2004
3rd place: T. Edward Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “Squirrel Town, USA,” Field &
Stream, Sept. 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Paul Smith, Wauwatosa, WI, “A Hunt to Savor,” Racine Journal
Times, May 21, 2004
2nd place: Christian Berg, Hellertown, PA, “Waterfowl Heaven,” The
(Allentown) Morning Call, Jan. 11, 2004
3rd place: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, MO, “Joe’s Long Journey,” Kansas City
Star, Nov. 7, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Rite of Passage,” Women’s
Outlook, March 2004
2nd place: Denver Bryan, Bozeman, MT, “The Beginner,” Hunting Labs calendar,
2004
3rd place: Neal Mishler, Great Falls, MT, “Landing Mallard,” Ducks Unlimited
calendar, 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Kids and Hew Hunters for Doves,” “Word
from the Wild,” Aug. 28, 2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “Patterning Your Shotgun for Turkey,”
“Word from the Wild,” March 27, 2004
3rd place: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Turkey Locator Calls,” KMVP-AM 860,
Dec. 11, 2004
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Wicker’s Youth Goose Hunt,” “Tony Dean
Outdoors,” March 6, 2004
2nd place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, MN, “Winkelman Ranch Ruffs,”
The Outdoor Channel, Aug. 30, 2004
3rd place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Music From the Trees,” “Northland
Adventures,” Oct. 2, 2004
Sportsman’s Boating Safety Contest
Sponsored by BoatU.S. Foundation
Magazine Category:
1st place: Tom Watson, Minneapolis, MN, “Seven Steps to Disaster Survival,”
Minnesota Sportsman, Jan. 2004
2nd place: Zack Thomas, San Diego, CA, “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday,” Pacific
Coast Sportfishing, April 2004
3rd place: Jeff Samsel, Clarkesville, GA, “Time to Bolt,” Bassmaster, Sept.
2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Lee Leschper, Juneau, AK, “No. 1 Killer of Outdoorsmen:
Hypothermia,” Amarillo Globe News, Feb. 15, 2004
2nd place: Alex Webb, Chapel Hill, NC, “Shipshape,” News & Observer, May 27,
2004
3rd place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, “Local Knowledge,” St.
Petersburg Times, April 13 and 14, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
1st place: Gene Hester, Springfield, VA, “Boy Fishing While Wearing
Lifejacket,” Wildlife in North Carolina, June 2004
2nd place: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “Nightmare at Sea,” Marlin, July 2004
3rd place: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “Alone and No Net,” Wisconsin Outdoor
Journal, June/July 2004
Radio Category:
1st place: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Jet Ski Day,” KMVP-AM 860, June 27,
2004
2nd place: Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ, “OUI and Boating Safely,” “Word from the
Wild,” July 31, 2004
3rd place: Bob Hirsch, Cave Creek, AZ, “Boat Smart, Not Lucky,” KMVP-AM 860,
Dec. 8, 2004
TV/Video Category:
None awarded – insufficient entries
Technical Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
Magazine Category:
1st place: Peter Mathiesen, St. Louis, MO, “Store This,” Extreme How-To,
March 2004
2nd place: Christopher Batin, Fairbanks, AK, “The Ten Commandments of
Angling,” Western Outdoors, Aug. 2004
3rd place: Peter Mathiesen, St. Louis, MO, “Five Prize Pick-ups,” North
American Hunter, Aug. 2004
Newspaper Category:
1st place: Alex Webb, Chapel Hill, NC, “Magnifying Bucks and Bugs,” News &
Observer, Aug. 9, 2004
2nd place: Lee Leschper, Juneau, AK, “Dove Season Dangerous,” Amarillo
Globe-News, Aug. 29, 2004
3rd place: Alex Webb, Chapel Hill, NC, “Sizing Up Bucks,” News & Observer,
Nov. 18, 2004
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded – insufficient entries
Radio Category:
None awarded – insufficient entries
TV/Video Category:
1st place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Life with Ellie,” “Northland
Adventures,” Dec. 5-7, 2004
2nd place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Floating on Snow,” “Northland
Adventures,” Dec. 18, 2004
3rd place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, MN, The Outdoor Channel, Oct.
11, 2004
President’s Choice
Magazine Category:
T. Edward Nickens, Raleigh, NC
“To the Woods,” Audubon, Sept./Oct. 2004
Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education Contest
Newspaper Category:
Paul Smith, Wauwatosa, WI
“A Hunt to Savor,” Racine Journal Times, May 21, 2004
Small Game Hunting Contest
Art/Photo Category:
Charles Willey, Lemington, VT
“Return of the Fish Hawk,” New Hampshire Wildlife Journal, July/Aug. 2004
Conservation/Environment Contest and Natural History Contest
TV/Video Category:
Gary Schafer, Peoria, AZ
“Legends of the Owl,” KAET TV8, Oct. 26, 2004
Natural History Contest
Radio Category:
Ann Hirsch, Marana, AZ
“Kids and New Hunters for Doves,” “Word from the Wild,” Aug. 28, 2004
Small Game Hunting Contest
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