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Excellence in Craft Winners, 2007
Backcountry Sportsman Contest
Sponsored by Sierra Club
Magazine Category:
1st: Scott Stouder, Pollock, ID,
“Canyon Connections”
2nd: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID,
“Hunting in Grizzly Country,” Wyoming Wildlife, Sept. 2006
3rd: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY,
“Hunting for Wilderness,” Wyoming Wildlife, June 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Lessons From Rapid River,” The
Spokesman-Review, Oct. 29, 2006
2nd: Stephen M. Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Hunting a Phantom,” The (Toledo, Ohio)
Blade, Nov. 5, 2006
3rd: Stephen M. Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Toledoeans Find Adventure in Alaskan
Wilderness,” The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade, Oct. 8, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Campfire Memories”
2nd: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Lessons From Rapid River,” The
Spokesman-Review, Oct. 29, 2006
3rd: Kent Dannen, Allenspark, CO, “Kids and Fishing,” Women in the Outdoors,
Summer 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “Wilderness Lakes,” WISN-Milwaukee, Aug. 26,
2006
2nd: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “The Wild in Wilderness,” KCBS-San Francisco,
Aug. 12, 2006
3rd: Ann Hirsch, Cortaro, AZ, “Backcountry Safety," KNST/KMVP, June 11, 2006
TV/Video Category:
None awarded, insufficient entries
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Big Game Hunting Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Marc Murrell, Newton, KS, “Non-Typical Hunter Takes Huge Typical Buck,”
Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
2nd: Mike Blair, Pratt, KS, “Summer Show,” Kansas Wildlife & Parks, July/Aug.
2006
3rd: Eddie Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “This Man Can Hunt,” Field & Stream, March
2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Marc Murrell, Newton, KS, “Not Just a Guy Thing,” Topeka (Kan.)
Capital-Journal Newspaper
2nd: Christian Berg, Tamaqua, PA, “Lost & Found,” The (Allentown, Pa.)
Morning Call, Feb. 2, 2006
3rd: Dave Sherwood, Amston, CT, “In Search of City Deer,” Augusta, Maine,
Kennebec Journal, Sept. 30, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st:
Bill Mullins, Boise, ID, “Bear in Pond,” American Wildlife Bears Calendar,
2006
2nd:
Bill Mullins, Boise, ID, “Big Bear,” American Wildlife Bears Calendar, 2006
3rd:
Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Preening Pronghorn,” Petersen’s Hunting, July 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Ann Hirsch, Cortaro, AZ, “Kids and Elk,” KNST/KMVP, Oct. 29, 2006
2nd: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Chuck Adams,” ESPN 860 AM, May 14, 2006
3rd: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Deer Hunting History & Habitat,” “Outdoors With
Dan Small & Judy Nugent”/WISN Radio, Sept. 30, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Jim Shockey, Duncan, BC, “The Hal & Len Go Huntin’ Giant Whitetails
Show,” The Outdoor Channel, week of July 10, 2006
2nd: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Dangerous Game: Zimbabwe Buffalo,” VERSUS,
Oct. 6, 2006
3rd: Dan Bertalan, Oregon, WI, “Quest for Zimbabwean Big Game,” sold
nationally, June 2006
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Boating/Paddlesports Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Eddie Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “Walleyes Gone Wild,” Field & Stream, May,
2006
2nd: Larry Bozka, Seabrook, TX, “Skinny Water Skinners,” Texas Sporting
Journal, March/April 2006
3rd: Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR, “Floating With Deb,” Game & Fish Publications,
Feb. 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Deidre Fleming, Kennebunkport, ME, “Global Ambitions Start in Maine”
2nd: Stephen Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Scenic and Serene, Paddling a Canoe Great
Therapy for Urban Life,” The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade, June 4, 2006
3rd: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, MO, “Not So Ancient Mariners,” The Kansas
City Star, July 16, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Becky Lomax, Whitefish, MT, “Kayaks in a Row,” Flathead Living, Sept.
2006
2nd: Peter Schroeder, Seattle, WA, “6th Sense,” Sailing Magazine, June 2006
3rd: James Smedley, Wawa, ON, “Algoma Outdoors,” Kanawa Magazine, Fall 2006
Radio Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
TV/Video Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
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Book Contest
Sponsored by OWAA
1st: Jack W. Berryman, Kirkland, WA, Fly-Fishing Pioneers and Legends
2nd: Lucinda Delaney Schroeder, Albuquerque, NM, A Hunt For Justice
3rd: Ruth Rudner, Corrales, NM, Ask Now the Beasts: Our Kinship with Animals
Wild and Domestic
HM: Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil (text by Audrey DeLella Benedict), Valley
of the Dunes
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Camping/Backpacking/Outdoor Recreational Travel/Biking/Climbing Contest
Sponsored by Coleman Company
Magazine Category
1st: Joel Vance, Russellville, MO, “RVing Is For The Birds”
2nd: Eddie Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “Walleyes Gone Wild,” Field & Stream, May
2006
3rd: Timothy Mead, Charlotte, NC, “Journey to Cold Mountain,” Smoky Mountain
Living, Fall 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, “Fun Times With a Wild Bunch,” St.
Petersburg Times, Dec. 8, 2006
2nd: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Babes in the Woods,” The Spokesman-Review,
Sept. 3, 2006
3rd: Deidre Fleming, Kennebunkport, ME, “Mile High,” Maine Sunday Telegram,
Sept. 20, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Campfire Memories”
2nd: Becky Lomax, Whitefish, MT, “Snowshoer,” Flathead Living Magazine,
Nov./Dec. 2006
3rd: Kent Dannen, Allenspark, CO, “Kids & Fishing,” Women in the Outdoors,
Summer 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Ann Hirsch, Cortaro, AZ, “Camping With Kids,” KNST/KMVP, July 16, 2006
2nd: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Pets in Camp,” ESPN 860 AM (Phoenix), June 4,
2006
3rd: Bob Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Day Outdoors,” KMVP-ESPN 860 AM (Phoenix),
March 5, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Beargrease Sled Dog Race,” “Minnesota
Bound,” March 2006
2nd: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “One Cold Ride,” “Minnesota Bound”/NBC
Affiliates, Jan. 15, 2006
3rd: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Moab, UT,” “Minnesota Bound,” June 2006
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Conservation/Environment Contest
Sponsored by National Wildlife Federation and Trout Unlimited
Magazine Category:
1st: Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR, “Timber Wolves: A Hunter’s Perspective,”
Sporting Classics, Sept./Oct. 2006
2nd: Christina Larson, Arlington, VA, “The End of Hunting,” The Washington
Monthly, Jan./Feb. 2006
3rd: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “The Land Ethic: Keeping Fit,” Wyoming
Wildlife, Oct. 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Paul A. Smith, Wauwatosa, WI, “The Big Invasion”
2nd: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Arson in the Name of Activism,” Medford Mail
Tribune, Feb. 26-27, 2006
3rd: Bill Graham, Platte City, KS, “Problematic Pastures,” The Kansas City
Star, June 26, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Bill Mullins, Boise, ID, “Polar Bear,” American Wildlife Bears Calendar,
2006
2nd: Bill Mullins, Boise, ID, “Bear Cubs Feeding,” American Wildlife Bears
Calendar, 2006
3rd: Bill Marchel, Fort Ripley, MN, “Leaping Mallard,” Ducks Unlimited,
Sept./Oct. 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Ann Hirsch, Cortaro, AZ “Leave No Trace,” KNST/KMVP, Sept. 24, 2006
2nd: Bob Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Feeding Birds,” KMVP-ESPN 860 AM (Phoenix),
May 28, 2006
3rd: Debbie Slobe, Lafayette, CO, “Weaver Ranch Preserves Land Legacy,” High
Plains Public Radio, Oct. 30, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Carol Lynde, Phoenix, AZ, “The Brink of Recovery,” KAET-TV, Oct. 31,
2006
2nd: Gary Schafer, Phoenix, AZ, “143 Days,” KAET-TV, Oct. 17, 2006
3rd: Carol Lynde, Phoenix, AZ, “Lake Powell,” KAET-TV, Nov. 21, 2006
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Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education Contest
Co-sponsored by Ducks Unlimited and Realtree Camouflage
Magazine Category:
1st: James Smedley, Wawa, ON, “Family N-Ice Time,” Ontario magazine
2nd: Scott Stouder, Pollock, ID, “A Letter to Susan,” Salmon & Steelhead
Journal, Spring 2006
3rd: Eddie Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “What We Learn in the Woods,” Best Life,
Nov. 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Cara Eastwood, Fort Collins, CO, “The Future of the Sport,” Wyoming
Tribune-Eagle
2nd: Benjamin Moyer, Farmington, PA, “Young Companion Proves Kids Are Drawn
Outdoors,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug. 13, 2006
3rd: Paul A. Smith, Wauwatosa, WI, “Passing on the Tradition,” The Racine
Journal Times, May 26, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “A Hunt to Remember”
2nd: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “Quality Time,” Florida Wildlife, May/June
2006
3rd: Bill Lindner, Minneapolis, MN, “FLW Outdoors for Kids,” FLW Outdoors
Magazine, July 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “MacDaddy/Kids Fishing,” “Outdoors with Dan
Small & Judy Nugent”/WISN Radio, Dec. 9, 2006
2nd: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Don’t Expect Too Much From Kids,” ESPN 860 AM
(Phoenix), June 11, 2006
3rd: Tyler Stockton, Cheyenne, WY, “Son’s Birthday Spent Fishing,” Cowboy
State News Network, Aug. 14, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Jim Shockey, Duncan, BC, “The Hal & Len Go Huntin’ Giant Whitetails
Show,” The Outdoor Channel, week of July 10, 2006
2nd: David Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Duck Deliverance,” “Northland
Adventures,” Oct. 13, 2006, Dec. 29, 2006
3rd: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Camp Kicking Bear,” “Minnesota Bound,”
Sept. 2006
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Fishing Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: David Mance III, Shaftsbury, VT, “Can You Smell That Smell?,” Bennington
Banner
2nd: Doug Olander, Winter Park, FL, “North of Heaven,” Sport Fishing, Dec.
2006
3rd: Milt Rosko, Mantoloking Shores, NJ, “Weak Fish Coming on Strong,”
Shallow Water Angler, June/July 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Linda and Bob Steiner, Cooperstown, PA “Must Catch Musky”
2nd: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Derby Dudes,” Medford Mail Tribune, May 12,
2006
3rd: Alexander Webb, Chapel Hill, NC, “Even in Summer, Top Water Works,” News
& Observer, Aug. 10, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “Ready With the Net”
2nd: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “Up for Grabs,” Salt Water Sportsman,
June 2006
3rd: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “Back in Hard,” Marlin Magazine, Oct.
2006
Radio Category:
1st: Christopher Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Chesapeake Fishing,” “West Virginia
Outdoors,” June 17, 2006
2nd: Christopher Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Cajun Fishing,” “West Virginia
Outdoors,” July 22, 2006
3rd: Bob Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Fishing School,” ESPN 860 AM (Phoenix), Oct.
22, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Day of the Pike,” “Minnesota Bound,” May
2006
2nd: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Striper Fishing,” “Wildlife Journal” (NHPTV),
June 19, 2006
3rd: Craig Hanson, San Francisco, CA, “Hooked on Fishing the Golden Gate
(Vol. 4),” Oct. 3, 2006
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Humor Contest
Sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Jim Spencer, Calico Rock, AR, “College Students’ Plans for Carp Fishing
Society Began on Spring Break,” Outdoor Guide Magazine (St. Louis), Summer 2006
2nd: Jim Shockey, Duncan, BC, “Day in the Life,” BC Outdoors, Summer 2006
3rd: Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR, “Hard Luck Hunt-ers,” Game & Fish Publications,
March 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Marc Murrell, Newtown, KS, “Redneck Surf-n-Turf,” Topeka (Kan.)
Capital-Journal Newspaper
2nd: Marc Folco, Acushnet, MA, “Let’s Even the Playing Field,” The Standard
Times, Jan. 22, 2006
3rd: Tom Tatum, West Chester, PA, “Atlatl May Open Doors for Pirates,” Daily
Local News, Feb. 7, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
Radio Category:
1st: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “Survivor,” WISN-Milwaukee, July 1, 2006
2nd: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Anglin’ Wayne,” “Outdoors With Dan Small & Judy
Nugent”/WISN Radio, Dec. 30, 2006
3rd: Peter St. James, Warner, NH, “Symptoms,” WTPL-FM, Concord, NH, Sept.
2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Jim Shockey, Duncan, BC, The Hal & Len Go Huntin’ Giant Whitetails
Show,” The Outdoor Channel, week of July 10, 2006
2nd: Jack Abrams, Milwaukee, WI, “Two Men in Fish Hats II,” WMVS Television,
May 18, 2006
3rd: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Captain Hook,” “Minnesota Bound,” March
12, 2006
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Natural History Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Terry Krautwurst, Hendersonville, NC, “Dazzling Dragonflies”
2nd: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “A Taste for Quiet,” Wyoming Wildlife, Feb.
2006
3rd: Terry Krautwurst, Hendersonville, NC, “Brain Birds,” Mother Earth News,
Dec. 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Cara Eastwood, Fort Collins, CO, “All Eyes on Sage Grouse,” Wyoming
Tribune-Eagle
2nd: Ronald St. Germain, Lansing, MI, “Hunters Must Learn to Coexist With
Wolves,” Woods ‘N Water News, Feb. 2006
3rd: Bill Sherwonit, Anchorage, AK, “In the Company of Bears,” Anchorage
Press, July 13, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Gary Kramer, Willows, CA, “Rocky Mountain Bighorns,” Montana Outdoors,
Jan./Feb. 2006
2nd: Charles Willey, Lemington, VT, “Morning Display,” Wildlife Journal (New
Hampshire Fish & Game), Sept./Oct. 2006
3rd: Eric J. Hansen, Corvallis, OR, “Mule Deer,” Mule Deer Magazine,
March/April 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Birding Babylon,” “West Virginia Outdoors,”
July 7, 2006
2nd: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “Grouse,” WISN-Milwaukee, Oct. 8, 2006
3rd: Bob Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “Snake Break,” ESPN KMVP 860, Aug. 6, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Carol Lynde, Phoenix, AZ, “Four Deserts,” KAET-TV, Sept. 19, 2006
2nd: Carol Lynde, Phoenix, AZ, “Brink of Recovery,” KAET-TV, Oct. 31, 2006
3rd: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Loon Nest,” “Minnesota Bound,” Aug. 2006
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Newspaper Outdoor Page/Section Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Page Category:
1st: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, VA, Roanoke Times
2nd: Thom Gabrukiewicz, Redding, CA, Redding Record Seachlight
3rd: Dan England, Greeley, CO, The Tribune
Section Category:
1st: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, St. Petersburg Times
2nd: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake Tribune
3rd: Cara Eastwood, Fort Collins, CO, Wyoming Tribune Eagle
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Outdoor Ethics/Take Pride in America Contest
Co-sponsored by Ducks Unlimited and Izaak Walton League of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Christina Larson, Arlington, VA, “The Emerging Environmental Majority,”
The Washington Monthly
2nd: Bruce Masterman, High River, AB, “An Elk for the Taking,” Bugle,
May/June 2006
3rd: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “The Duck Dilemma,” Outdoor America, Winter
2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Becky Lomax, Whitefish, MT, “Call of the Wild”
2nd: Dave Sherwood, Amston, CT, “Pike: Too Much of a Big Thing,” Kennebec
Journal Newspaper, Aug. 9, 2006
3rd: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Fatal Good Will,” Medford Mail Tribune, July
14, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
None
awarded; insufficient entries
Radio Category:
1st: Tyler Stockton, Cheyenne, WY, “ATV Misuse,” Cowboy State News Network,
July 27, 2006
2nd: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “When in Doubt, Don’t Shoot,” “Dakota
Backroads Radio,” Aug. 23, 2006
3rd: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Adult Hunter Ethics,” “Dakota Backroads Radio,”
Sept. 13, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Gary Schafer, Phoenix, AZ, “Thunder Across the Land,” KAET-TV, Oct. 3,
2006
2nd: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Kids Bow Hunt,” “Minnesota Bound,” Nov.
2006
3rd: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “First Day, Streamside,” “Minnesota
Bound,” July 23, 2006
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Outdoor Related Essays Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Christopher Batin, Fairbanks, AK, “9 Angling Sins”
2nd: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Home Place,” Wyoming Wildlife, Feb. 2006
3rd: Angelo Peluso, Port Jefferson, NY, “Forever Bass: A Moment of Truth,”
The Fisherman, May 25, 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Reality Check,” The Spokesman-Review, July
13, 2006
2nd: John Catsis, Chandler, AZ, “The Bus Stops Here,” Desert Exposure, April
2006
3rd: Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR, “Perfect Viewing of the Sun and Moon,”
Corvallis Gazette Times, June 4, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded, insufficient entries
Radio Category:
None awarded, insufficient entries
TV/Video Category:
1st: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Tess the Terrific,” “Tony Dean Outdoors,” March
4-5, 2006
2nd: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Driftless Trout,” “Tony Dean Outdoors,” Jan.
28-29, 2006
3rd: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Oahe’s Recovery,” “Tony Dean Outdoors,” Jan.
7-8, 2006
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Photo, Color
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Action:
1st: Noppadol Paothong, Jefferson City, MO, “Harrier Eyed on Prairie Chicken”
2nd: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “Throwing a Pancake”
3rd: Cara Eastwood, Fort Collins, CO, “Ice Climber Digs In”
HM: Tom Ulrich, West Glacier, MT, “Monkeys”
HM: Noppadol Paothong, Jefferson City, MO, “Moose After the Rain”
Fauna:
1st: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Northern Harrier in Flight”
2nd: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Fawn’s First Winter”
3rd: Cara Eastwood, Fort Collins, CO, “Sandhill Sunset”
HM: Timothy Flanigan, Bedford, PA, “Game Bird King”
HM: Linda Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “Shy Otter”
HM: Mike Blair, Pratt, KS, “Whispering Fox”
Flora:
1st: Art Weber, Whitehouse, OH, “Carpet of Maple Leaves”
2nd: Bob Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “Purple Coneflower”
3rd: Tom Ulrich, West Glacier, MT, “Morning Glory”
HM: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Purple Crocus”
People:
1st: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “Montauk Surf Caster”
2nd: Gary Kramer, Willows, CA, “Lady Duck Hunters”
3rd: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Mother/Daughter Duck Hunt”
HM: Timothy Flanigan, Bedford, PA, “Grouse Perch”
HM: Richard Gibson, Homestead, FL, “Backing to Win”
Scenic:
1st: Tom Ulrich, West Glacier, MT, “Stormy Morning”
2nd: Bill Lindner, Baxter, MN, “Sand Bar on Mille Lacs”
3rd: Art Weber, Whitehouse, OH, “Midnight Sun Over the Yukon”
HM: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Franconia Ridge”
HM: Mike Blair, Pratt, KS, “Prairie Rainbow”
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Photo, Black & White
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Action:
None awarded, insufficient entries
Fauna:
None
awarded; insufficient entries
Flora:
1st: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Pine Bud”
People:
1st: Bob Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “A Fine Day for Canoeing”
2nd: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Big Smile-Big Brown”
Scenic:
1st: Dan Cook, Ringgold, GA, “Bald River Rendezvous”
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Shooting Sports Contest
Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited
Magazine Category:
1st: Chip Gross, Fredericktown, OH, “Pull A Tale of Trapshooting”
2nd: Lee Allen, Tucson, AZ, “Archery Anglers Aim for Adventure,” Arizona
Wildlife Views, Jan./Feb. 2006
3rd: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, MD, “Bowhunting Whitetails: Plan Now to Succeed,”
Heartland USA, July/Aug. 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “Back in Black,” Salt Lake Tribune
2nd: Cara Eastwood, Cheyenne, WY, “A Taste of the Wild West,” Wyoming
Tribune-Eagle, May 17, 2006
3rd: John McCoy, Barboursville, WV, “A New Home on the Range,” Charleston
Gazette, April 30, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
Radio Category:
1st: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Archery State Championship,” “West Virginia
Outdoors,” May 27, 2006
2nd: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Heritage Shooting Inc.,” “Outdoors With Dan
Small and Judy Nugent”/WISN Radio, July 29, 2006
3rd: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “H.S. Trap Team,” WISN - Milwaukee
TV/Video Category:
1st: Gary Schafer, Phoenix, AZ, “Camp KAET-TV,” Nov. 14, 2006
2nd: Gary Schafer, Phoenix, AZ, “Girls Got Guns,” KAET-TV, Sept. 26, 2006
3rd: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “State Archery,” “Minnesota Bound,” May
2006
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Small Game Hunting Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Chip Gross, Fredericktown, OH, “Falconry: Hunting With Hawks”
2nd: Tim Flanigan, Bedford, PA, “Ruffed Grouse: Hunting the King of Upland
Game Birds,” Pennsylvania Outdoor Times, Oct. 2006
3rd: Randy Zellers, Benton, AR, “Taking Small Game by the Hand,” Arkansas
Wildlife, Nov. 1, 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Lewis Freedman, Chicago, IL, “Still Hunting Down a Cure”
2nd: John McCoy, Barboursville, WV, “A Couple’s Love Affair … With Hunting,”
Charleston Gazette, May 2006
3rd: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “Utah’s Young Guns,” Salt Lake
Tribune, Sept. 21, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Noppadol Paothong, Jefferson City, MO, “Prairie Chicken Fighting,”
Colorado Outdoors, Jan./Feb. 2006
2nd: Bill Mullins, Boise, ID, “Sam Retrieving Mallard,” American Wildlife
Labs Calendar, Sept. 2006
3rd: Gary Kramer, Willows, CA, “Taking ’Em (The
Darrel),” Wildfowl Magazine, June/July 2006
Radio Category:
1st: Ann Hirsch, Cortaro AZ, “Rabbit Hunting With Emilie,” KNST/KMVP, Feb.
26, 2006
2nd: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “Pheasant Hunting With Falcons,” WISN-Milwaukee,
Dec. 16, 2006
3rd: Tony Dean, Pierre, SD, “Turkey Calling Tips,” “Dakota Backroads Radio,”
March 30, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Amos Garrett,” “Pheasants Forever
Television”/VERSUS, Oct. 2006
2nd: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Ringneck Floppers,” “Pheasants Forever
Television”/VERSUS Network, Oct. 2006/Dec. 2006
3rd: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Wild Ways: Woodcock,” “Wildlife Journal” (NHPTV),
Aug. 24, 2006
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Sportsman’s Boating Safety Contest
Sponsored by BoatU.S. Foundation
Magazine Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
Newspaper Category:
1st: Paul A. Smith, Wauwatosa, WI, “Playing It Safe”
2nd: Christian Berg, Tamaqua, PA, “Life Jackets Suit Safety Issues,” The
(Allentown, Pa.) Morning Call,
Aug. 15, 2006
3rd: Will Leschper, Amarillo, TX, “Safe on the Water,” Amarillo Globe-News,
May 14, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
Radio Category:
None awarded; insufficient entries
TV/Video Category:
None awarded – insufficient entries
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Technical Contest
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
1st: Doug Olander, Winter Park, FL, “At the Breaking Point,” Sport Fishing
2nd: John Kasun, Duncansville, PA, “Turning Your Arrows,” Pennsylvania Game
News, Nov. 2006
3rd: Larry Bozka, Seabrook, TX, “The Ultimate Fishing Boat,” Texas Parks &
Wildlife Magazine, Jan. 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Dave Sherwood, Medley, FL, “Bird Feeder Makeover”
2nd: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, MO, “Trail Cameras,” Kansas City Star
3rd: Phil Bloom, Fort Wayne, IN, “Buying Binoculars for the Birds,” Fort
Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette, May 7, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
None awarded – insufficient entries
Radio Category:
1st: Eric Hirsch, Phoenix, AZ, “2- & 4-Stroke Outboards,” ESPN 860 AM, Aug.
6, 2006
2nd: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, WI, “Fish Calls,” WISN-Milwaukee, Dec. 19, 2006
3rd: Paul Lepisto, Pierre, SD, “Towing Tips,” “Dakota Backroads Radio,” Aug.
23, 2006
TV/Video Category:
1st: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Dave’s Tale,” “Minnesota Bound,” April 2,
2006
2nd: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Duluth Pack,” “Minnesota Bound,” June 2006
3rd: Andy Lightbody, Gunnison, CO, “Camp Chef Smoke Vault,” “Rocky Mountain
Television,” June 2006
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Value of Wilderness to the Outdoor Experience Contest
Sponsored by The Wilderness Society
Magazine Category:
1st: Scott Stouder, Pollock, ID, “A Letter to Susan,” Salmon & Steelhead
Journal, Spring 2006
2nd: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Hunting for Wilderness,” Wyoming Wildlife,
June 2006
3rd: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Context,” Wyoming Wildlife, April 2006
Newspaper Category:
1st: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “For a Summer Vacation,” The Spokesman-Review
2nd: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Fungi Could Munch Toilet Troubles Away,”
Medford Mail Tribune, Nov. 16, 2006
3rd: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Helping out Fish by Fish,” Medford Mail
Tribune, Nov. 12, 2006
Art/Photo Category:
1st: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Getting the Game out of the
Wilderness,” Wyoming Wildlife, Sept. 2006
2nd: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Rules of Enchantment,” The Spokesman-Review,
Feb. 26, 2006
3rd: James Smedley, Wawa, ON, “Canoe on Beach”
Radio Category:
None
awarded; insufficient entries
TV/Video Category:
1st: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Montana Mule Deer,” VERSUS, Nov. 2006
2nd: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Mountain Highs,” KBCW-San Francisco, Dec. 17,
2006
3rd: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Ruger’s Adventures: Alaska Blacktail,”
VERSUS, Sept. 2006
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President’s Choice
Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America
Magazine Category:
Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR, “Timber Wolves: A Hunter’s Perspective,” Sporting
Classics, Sept./Oct. 2006
Newspaper Category:
Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Reality Check,” The Spokesman-Review, July 13,
2006
Art/Photo Category:
Gary Kramer, Willows, CA, “Rocky Mountain Bighorns,” Montana Outdoors,
Jan./Feb. 2006
TV/Video Category:
Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Amos Garrett,” “Pheasants Forever
Television”/VERSUS Network, Oct. 2006
Radio Category:
Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Birding Babylon,” “West Virginia Outdoors,” July
7, 2006
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