2008 Contest Winners

 

Backcountry Sportsman Contest 

Sponsored by Sierra Club

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Eddie Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “The Descent,” Field & Stream, June 2007

2^nd place: Scott Stouder, Pollock, ID, “Quiet Values,” Salmon & Steelhead Journal, Summer 2007

3^rd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Land of the Free,” Wyoming Wildlife, April 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Sierra Crossing.” San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 5-12, 2007

2^nd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “The Best Jig Around,” Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 22, 2007

3^rd place: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, VA, “Mountain Jewels,” The Roanoke Times, May 18, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Worth the Hike,” Northwest Fly Fishing, January 2007

2^nd place: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, MD, “Bugling Man,” Heartland USA, Sept/Oct. 2007

3^rd place: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, MD, “Backcountry Sportsman,” Whitetail Unlimited, Fall 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “The Battle for Seneca Creek,” West Virginia Outdoors, Oct. 20, 2007

2^nd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Cranberry Bears,” West Virginia Outdoors, May 12, 2007

3^rd place: Wade Bourne, Clarksville, TN, “Memories of Elk Camp Linger Forever,” Pros’ Pointers Radio (Syndicated) Aug. 18, 2007

TV/Video Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

 

Big Game Hunting Contest 

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, MD, “Death Stalks the Skyline,” Bowhunting World, 2007 Annual

2^nd place: Bruce Masterman, High River, Alberta, “The Kiwi Way,” Outdoor Canada, Winter 2007

3^rd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “An Odyssey of Elk,” Montana Sporting Journal, November 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Ty Stockton, “The Elk Hunting Diet,” Wyoming Wildlife News, September-October 2007

2^nd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “A Bull Market,” Salt Lake City Tribune, Sept. 20, 2007

3^rd place: Paul Smith, Wauwatosa, WI, “Deer Hunt Restores Balance,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 30, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, MD, “Black Death With White Smoke,” Safari Magazine, Mar./April 2007

2^nd place: Bruce Masterman, High River, Alberta, “The Kiwi Way,” Outdoor Canada, Winter 2007

3^rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “A Couple Hunting Together,” Wyoming Wildlife, August 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI “Wisconsin Deer Hunters Association,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent/WISN Radio, July 14, 2007

2^nd place: Mike Walker, Scottsdale, AZ, “See More Deer,” Toyota Outdoors Radio, December 11, 2007

3^rd place: Mike Walker, Scottsdale, AZ, “Bad Weather Deer Hunting,” Toyota Outdoors Radio, November 19, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Dangerous Game-Noel Wolf Buffalo,” Versus, Nov. 1, 2007

2^nd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN “Conservation Cop,” KARE 11TV, Jan. 2007

3^rd place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Escape to the Wild-Texas Whitetail,” Versus, March 2, 2007

 

Boating/Paddlesports Contest 

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Magazine Category

1^st place: Larry Bozka, Seabrook, TX, “Stealth Fishing,” Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, June 2007

2^nd place: Jason Jenkins, Holts Summit, MO, “Paddlin’ Passion: World’s Longest Nonstop River Race Attracts Paddlers to Missouri,” Rural Missouri Magazine, September 2007

3^rd place: Larry Hodge, Athens TX, “Rivers of Bliss,” Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, June 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, “Indian River Lagoon—3-part series,” St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 16, 17 and 18, 2007

2^nd place: Steve Pollick, Fremont, OH “Voyage of the Golden Eagle,” The Blade, Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31; Feb. 1, 25; July 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, 29, 2007

3^rd place: Dave Strege, Brea, CA, “Paddling for Life,” Orange County Register, March 27, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

Radio Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Mountain Man Tries Tahoe Water Ski,” The CW—San Francisco, Jan. 14, 2007

2^nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Jim’s Legacy,” Minnesota Bound/NBC/Due North Outdoors/Fox SportsNet, Sept. 30, 2007

3^rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Maritime Museum,” Minnesota Bound KARE 11, Aug. 2007

 

Camping/Backpacking/Outdoor Recreational Travel/Biking/Climbing Contest

Sponsored by Coleman Company

Magazine Category

1^st place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Land of the Free,” Wyoming Wildlife, April, 2007

2^nd place: Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR, “Lists Leave A Lot to be Desired,” Game and Fish Publications, January 2007

3^rd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH “Truth About Trekking,” Vermont Sports, November 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Thom Gabrukiewicz, Redding, CA “Hip for a Cause,” Record Searchlight, May 15, 2007

2^nd place:  Bill Sherwonit, Anchorage, AK, “Chugach Wild,” Anchorage Press, May 24-30, 2007

3^rd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “All For One,” Salt Lake Tribune, March 29, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Bob Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “Trails Are Gifts For all to Enjoy,” The Derrick, Dec. 20, 2007

2^nd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, WA, “Walker’s Window,” The Spokesman-Review, April 15, 2007

3^rd place: Bob Steiner, Cooperstown, PA, “A Talk of Two Fishermen & Their Losses,” The Derrick, June 14, 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Mike Walker, Scottsdale, AZ, “Don’t Get Lost,” Toyota Outdoors Radio, July 5, 2007

2^nd place: Mike Walker, Scottsdale, AZ, “Go Solo,” Toyota Outdoors Radio, March 2007

3^rd place: Judy Nugent, Waukegum, IL, “Outdoor Cooking,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent, WISN Milwaukee, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Grant McOmie, Portland, OR, “Black Rock Bikes,” KATU-TV, Sept. 13, 2007

2^nd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Building a Snowshelter,” Wildlife Journal, PBS, Feb. 7, 2007

3^rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “City Mountain Bike,” KARE-TV 11, June 2007

 

Conservation/Environment Contest

Co-Sponsored by National Wildlife Federation and Trout Unlimited

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Ben Moyer, Farmington, PA, “All Roads Lead to Benezette,” Bugle, July-Aug., 2007

2^nd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Goodbye to the Pika?” Wyoming Wildlife, June 2007

3^rd place:  Jerry Dennis, Taverse City, MI, “Water:  The quality Test,” Chicago Wilderness Magazine, Spring 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place:  David Hendee, Omaha, NE, “Irrigation Empire,” Omaha World Herald, 2-18; 3-4; 4-1; 5-20; 6-10; 7-22, 2007

2^nd place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Secrets of a Trout Stream,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 13, 2007

3^rd place:  Dan England, Greeley, CO, “Losing Ground,” Greeley Tribune, October 14, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place:  Gary Kramer, Willows, CA “American Black Ducks Burst from the Water,” American Wildlife Waterfowl Calendar, 2007

2^nd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Snacking Whooper,” Wyoming Wildlife, August 2007

3^rd place: Gary Kramer, Willows, CA, “Gray Wolf and Fall Colors,” Silver Creek Press Wildlife Calendar, 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Dave Carlson & Joe Knight, Eau Claire, WI, “Laura Erickson: Speaking for Birds,” WHWC-Menomonie Eau Claire, July 30, 2007

2^nd place:  Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Federal De-Listing of Wolves,” Outdoors With Dan Small & Judy Nugent/WISN Radio, Feb. 10, 2007

3^rd place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “VHS Disease in Wisconsin,” Outdoors With Dan Small & Judy Nugent/WISN Radio, May 19, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “After the Flames,” Minnesota Bound/NBC, Sept. 9, 2007

2^nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “A River Lifestyle,” Minnesota Bound, Sept. 23, 2007

3^rd place: Jack Abrams, Milwaukee, WI, “Aldo Leopold,” WMVS-TV Milwaukee Public Television, Jan. 25, 2007

 

Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education Contest

Co-sponsored by Ducks Unlimited and Realtree Camouflage

Magazine Category:

1^st place: John Beath, WA, “Imprinting Kids: Fishing Makes Youngsters Environmentally Aware,” Western Outdoors Magazine, October 2007

2^nd place: Jim Ferguson, Colby, KS, “Trout on the Rise,” Family Fish & Game Magazine, June 2007

3^rd place: James Smedley, Wawa, Ontario, “Once a Family Affair,”

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Pete Thomas, Redondo Beach, CA, “Youngsters Get Taste of Life in the Ocean,” Los Angeles Times, August 24, 2007

2^nd place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “Teens Find Selves, Adventure in Tracking,” The Oregonian, Dec. 17, 2007

3^rd place: Deirdre Fleming, Kennebunkport, ME, “This Close to Nature,” Maine Sunday Telegram, January 18, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Hiking Boy,” Northern Woodlands Magazine, Summer 2007

2^nd place: James Smedley, Wawa, Ontario, “Take Someone Special Fishing!” Catch Fishing, 2007

3^rd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Learning to Fly…Fish,” Colorado Outdoors Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Judy Nugent, Waukegun, IL, “Kicking Bear,” Outdoors with Dan Small * Judy Nugent WISN, 2007

2^nd place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Getting Kids into Archery,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent WISN, June 2, 2007

3^rd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Camping to Bring Families Together,” KCBS-74/San Francisco, September 6, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Kid Caller,” KARE 11 Minnesota Bound, April 1, 2007

2^nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Hooked On A Cure,” Backroads/Versus Network, Jan. 24, 2007

3^rd place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Expedition Safari TV-Miles Mill, Colorado Elk,” Versus, Dec. 1, 2007

 

Fishing Contest 

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Kirk Deeter, Pine, CO, “Going deep in the Name of Trout Research,” Field & Stream, February 2007

2^nd place: Mary Peachin, Tucson, AZ, “Giant Tarpon Territory,” Destination Fish, Dec. 2007

3^rd place: Chuck Robbins, Dillon MT, “Carp on the Fly,” Montana Sporting Journal, September/October 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “Trout Trip through British Columbia,” The Oregonian, July 1-9, 2007

2^nd place: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, VA, “Learning on the Fly,” The Roanoke Times, Jan. 26, 2007

3^rd place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “Of Coyotes and Bull Trout,” The Oregonian, Jan. 22, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: James Smedley, Wawa, Ontario, “Winter Walleye,” Ontario Out of Doors Magazine, December 2007

2^nd place: Bill Lindner, Baxter, “Jiggin’ at Daybreak,” Gander Mountain Fishing Calendar, July 2007

3^rd place: Bill Lindner, Minneapolis, MN, “Why We Love Walleye,” Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, May/June 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “Belize”

2^nd place: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, IL, “Bill Dance Talks Catfishing”

3^rd place: Peter St. James, Warner, NH “Toothy Terror”

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Escape to the Wild, Costa Rica Sailfish”

2^nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN,  “Trapper Rudd”

3^rd place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “TRCP’s Life in the Open-Wyoming Trout

 

Humor Contest 

Sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America 

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Bruce Cochran, Prairie Village, KS, “Two White Ducks,” Wyoming Wildlife, Oct. 2007

2^nd place: Bruce Cochran, Prairie Village, KS, “My First Wild Game Dinner,” Wildfowl Magazine, June/July 2007

3^rd place: James Pat Wray, Corvallis, OR “Hunting for a Feminine Side,” Game & Fish Publication, November 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Marc Folco, Acushnet, MA, “A Real Daydreamer Takes His Teachers to School,” The Standard Times, May 20, 2007

2^nd place: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, VA, “Hunting Has a Language all its Own,” The Roanoke Times, Nov. 11, 2007

3^rd place: James Smedley, Wawa, Ontario, “Is Fishing a Problem,” Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal, April 21, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

Radio Category:

1^st place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Turkey Calls with Chris Walls,” West Virginia Outdoors, April 14, 2007

2^nd place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “Killer Bunnies,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent-WISN, July 28, 2007

3^rd place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “C. Will Myles Ice Fishing Adventure,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent-WISN, July 28, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN “Fish Ads” Minnesota Bound KARE11, Feb. 2007

2^nd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Trout Artist,” KARE 11, June, 2007

3^rd place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Animal Escape to the Wild-Canada Moose,” Versus, Jan. 19, 2007

 

Natural History Contest 

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Terry Krautwurst, Hendersonville, NC, “A Wealth of Salamanders,” Mother Earth News, Feb./March 2007

2^nd place: Terry Krautwurst, Hendersonville, NC, “Raptors, The Sky Masters,” Mother Earth News, Aug./Sept. 2007

3^rd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Seeing Red,” Wyoming Wildlife, Nov. 2007

Newspaper Category:                                                                                            

1^st place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “Scorpions,” Salt Lake Tribune, July 12, 2007

2^nd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “Sage Aphrodisiac,” Salt Lake Tribune, April 5, 2007

3^rd place: Christian Berg, “Taking Care of the Bears,” The Morning Call, March 13, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Charles H. Willey, Lemington, VT, “Feeding Time,” NH Fish & Game Department Calendar, 2007

2^nd place: Gary Kramer, Willow, CA, “Flying Pintail,” American Wildlife Waterfowl Calendar, 2007

3^rd place: Gene Hester, Springfield, VA, “Baby Wood Duck in Nest Entrance,” Our State, March 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Dave Carlson-Joe Knight, Eau Claire, WI, “Larry Gregg-“The Woodcock”,” 88.3 WHWC, Oct. 2, 2007

2^nd place: Mike Walker, Scottsdale, AZ, “Eat a Tree,” Toyota Outdoors Radio, May 10, 2007

3^rd place: Dan Small, Begium, WI, “Forager’s Harvest,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent/WISN, May 19, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Grant McOmie, Portland, OR, “Salmonberry Steelhead,” KATV, Portland, May 10, 2007

2^nd place: Grant McOmie, Portland, OR, “Vanishing Frogs,” KATU-TV, August 23, 2007

3^rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN “Ralph’s Talking Eggs,” Versus/Pheasants Forever TV, Sept. 30, 2007

 

Outdoor Ethics/Take Pride in America Contest

Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Tracy Watt, Missoula, MT, “The Man, The Land, The Plan,” Mule Deer Foundation Magazine, July/August 2007

2^nd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “Choosing a Future,” Wyoming Wildlife, November 2007

3^rd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, WY, “A View of Home,” Wyoming Wildlife, August 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “Hunting for Conservation,” The Oregonian, August 6, 2007

2^nd place: Javier Serna, Raleigh, NC, “A Rock for Roanoke Rockfish,” The News & Observer, May 3, 2007

3^rd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, NC, “Net Catch Results in Net Waste,” The News & Observer, July 5, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place Gene Hester, Springfield, VA, “Great Blue Herons at Sunrise,” Wildlife in North Carolina, August 2007

2^nd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Slob Hunter Captured,” Wyoming Wildlife, August 2007

3^rd place: Rob Gene Hester, Springfield, VA, “Prothonotary Warbler,” Our State, March 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Ty Stockton, Cheyenne, WY, “ATV Reminder,”

2^nd place: Ty Stockton, Cheyenne, WY, “State Lands,”

3^rd place: Mike Walker, Scottsdale, AZ, “Litter’s Life,”

TV/Video Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

 

Outdoor Related Essays Contest 

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Scott Stouder, Pollock, ID, “Water,” Salmon & Steelhead Journal, Winter 2007

2^nd place: Jerry Dennis, Traverse City, MI, “The Ghost of John Voelker,” Gray’s Sporting Journal, Feb./March 2007

3^rd place: Chris Hunt, Idaho Falls, ID, “Questions Abound on Father-Son- Fishing Trips,” Intermountain Angler, Summer 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Gary Moore, Bradford, VT, “Hunting Camp Has Special Meaning,” Caledonian Record, November 30, 2007

2^nd place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “It’s Time to Chill Over Deer Episode,” The Oregonian, Sept. 17, 2007

3^rd place: Bill Vanderford, Lawrenceville, GA, “Legend Passes,” Forsyth County News, Sept., 28, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

Radio Category:

1^st place: Mike Walker, “The Man Who Gave us the Bow,” Toyota Outdoors Radio, October 1, 2007

2^nd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Bridging the Expectation Gap,” KCBS-74/ San Francisco, June 30, 2007

3^rd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Memories of a National Park,” West Virginia Outdoors, June 23, 2007

TV/Video Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

 

Shooting Sports Contest

Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited

Magazine Category:

1^st place: Julie Hammonds, Phoenix, AZ, “She’s Aiming High,” Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine, May-June 2007

2^nd place: Randy Zellers, Benton, AR, “A Shotgun Approach to Outdoors Education,” Arkansas Wildlife Magazine, May 1, 2007

3^rd place: John Hairr, Lillington, NC, “Hard Hitting,” Our State Magazine, November 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Christian Berg, Tamaqua, PA, “Wild, Wild West in the Valley,” The Morning Call, September 25, 2007

2^nd place: Mark Taylor, “Taking Aim Successfully,” The Roanoke Times, July 23, 2007

3^rd place: Christian Berg, Tamaqua, PA, “Dead Serious about Self-Defense,” Allentown Morning Call, October 2, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

Radio Category:

1^st place: Wade L. Bourne, Clarksville, TN, “Find a Coach to Help with Shooting Problems,” Pros’ Pointers Radio, January 11, 2007

2^nd place: Ty Stockton, Cheyenne, WY, “Skeet Humbling,” Cowboy State News Network, July 13, 2007

3^rd place: Jim Ferguson, Colby, KS, “Sighting It In,” KQLS Radio, November 22, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Rom Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “State Archery Tournament” Minnesota Bound, KARE II, June 2007

2^nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Archery Cabin,” Minnesota Bound/NBC, April 15, 2007

3^rd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “Mandrell Shoot,” Backroads/Versus Network, January 31, 2007

 

Small Game Hunting Contest  

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America 

Magazine Category: 

1^st place: Joel Vance, Russellville, MO, “Getting Up!” Wyoming Wildlife, October 2007

2^nd place: Joel Vance, Russellville, MO, “Gobbler!” Gray’s Sporting Journal, April 2007

3^rd place: Jim Spencer, Calico Rock, AR, “This is Why You’re a Turkey Hunter,” Turkey & Turkey Hunting, Winter 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Joel Vance, Russellville, MO, “Dog Days, Grouse Hunting,” Labor Tribune, September 13-19, 2007

2^nd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, NC, “The Birthday Gobbler,” The News & Observer, may 10, 2007

3^rd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “In It for the Long Haul,” Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Kent Dannen, Allenspark, CO, “Flat Coat With Mallard,” Pet Product News International, October 2007

2^nd place: Doug Stamm, Sauk City, WI, “Proud Brown Eyes,” BC Outdoors, July 2007

3^rd place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “Hali,” The Oregonian, January 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Peter St. James, “Turkey Hunt,” WTPS-FM 107.7, May 5-12, 2007

2^nd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Coon Season Opening Night,” West Virginia Outdoors, October 13, 2007

3^rd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “Turkey Calls with Chris Walls,” West Virginia Outdoors, Aprils 14, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Hunting with Hawks,” Wildlife Journal PBS, Fall 2007

2^nd place: David Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Souls of Their Soles,” WQOW TV-18, November 30, 2007

3^rd place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “Winchester Legends—Nilo Ducks & Pheasants,” Versus, September, 2007

 

Sportsman’s Boating Safety Contest

Sponsored by BoatU.S. Foundation

Magazine Category: 

1^st place: John Beath, Monroe, WA, “Man Overboard: It’s Better to be Safe When Soaked,” Western Outdoors Magazine, May 2007

2^nd place: Tome Watson, Owatonna, MN, “Buoy & Marker Messages/ Rhymes for the Modern Mariner,” E-zine Paddling.net, Sept-October 2007

3^rd place: Chip Gross, Fredericktown, OH, “Hard-Water Humvee,” Walleye In-side Magazine, Fall 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, “Float Plans Buoy Hope of Rescue,” St. Petersburg Times, March 2, 2007

2^nd place: Mark Freeman, Medford, OR, “Sneaker Wave Turns Fishing Trip into Tragedy,” Mail Tribune, February 8, 2007

3^rd place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, FL, “Boater 101 Could Save Lives,” St. Petersburg Times, July 16, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

Radio Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

TV/Video Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

 

Technical Contest

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Magazine Category:

1^st place: John Beath, Monroe, WA, “Does Fishing Make Sense?” Western Outdoors Magazine Magazine, February 2007

2^nd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, MT, “Going Heavy, Going Light,” Gun Digest Magazine, October 1, 2007

3^rd place: Doug Olander, Winter Park, FL, “Not So Heavy Metals,” Sport Fishing Magazine, Winter 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Alex Webb, Chapel Hill, NC, “Tackling Technology,” The News & Observer, April 12, 2007

2^nd place: Alex Webb, “From Birdshot to Buckshot,” The News & Observer, January 4, 2007

3^rd place: Thom Gabrukiewicz, Redding, CA 96003, “Walk, Don’t Run, Nordk Walk,” Record Searchlight, January 21, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

None awarded, insufficient entries

Radio Category:

1^st place: Dan Small, Belgium, WI, “GPS 101,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent/ WISN Radio, December 22, 2007

2^nd place: Dan Small, “Knife Selection & Sharpening,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent/ WISN Radio, July 21, 2007

3^rd place: Jim Ferguson, Colby, KS, “PLB’s,” KQLS Radio, October 28, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Jack Abrams & Dan Small, Milwaukee, WI, “Beretta Gun Fitting Series,” WMVS-TV Milwaukee Public Television, February 1, 2007 - March 1, 2007 (Thursdays)

2^nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, MN, “The Wilcraft,” Minnesota Bound/NBC, February 25, 2007

3^rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, MN, “Arrowhead Toboggan,” KARE II/Minnesota Bound, January 26, 2007

 

Value of Wilderness to the Outdoor Experience Contest

Sponsored by The Wilderness Society  

Magazine Category:

1^st place: T. Edward Nickens, Raleigh, NC, “The Descent,” Field & Stream, June 2007

2^nd place: Paul Queneau, Missoula, MT, “Name That Elk Country,” Bugle Magazine, January/February 2007

3^rd place: Bill Sherwonit, Anchorage, AK, “Grand Gateway,” Alaska Airlines Magazine, October 2007

Newspaper Category:

1^st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “Sierra Crossing,” San Francisco Chronicle, August 5- 12, 2007

2^nd place: Bill Monroe, Oregon City, OR, “Hunting for Conservation,” The Oregonian, August 6, 2007

3^rd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, UT, “Value of Keeping Lands Roadless,” Salt Lake  Tribune, April 19, 2007

Art/Photo Category:

1^st place: Jack Ballard, Billings MT, “Worth the Hike,” Northwest Fly Fishing, January 2007

2^nd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, ID, “Glassing from the Top of the World,” Wyoming Wildlife, January 2007

3^rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane WA, “Montana’s Lonesome Wilderness,” Spokesman Review, August 12, 2007

Radio Category:

1^st place: Peter St. James, Warner, NH, “Winter Stories,” WTPL-FM 107-1, January 27, 2007-Feb. 3, 2007

2^nd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, CA, “The New Wilderness—Bridging the Culture Gap,” KCBS-74/San Francisco

3^rd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, WV, “The Battle for Seneca Creek,” West Virginia Outdoors, October 20, 2007

TV/Video Category:

1^st place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, NH, “Backcountry Skiing,” Wildlife Journal-PBS, January 31, 2007

2^nd place: Chris Dorsey, Littleton, CO, “TRCP Life in the Open-Montana Whitetail/Kansas Quail,” Versus, November 2, 2007

3^rd place: David Carlson, Eau Claire, WI, “Whose Legacy?” WQQW TV-18, October 26, 2007

 

Book Contest

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

1^st place:  Jim Spencer, Calico Rock, AR, “Guide to Trapping”

2^nd place: Dan Aadland, Absarokee, MT, “The Best of All Seasons: 50 Years as a Montana Hunter”

3^rd place: Curtis Badger, Melfa, VA, “A Natural History of Quiet Waters”

 

Newspaper Outdoor Page/Section Contest

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Page Category:

1^st place: Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA

2^nd place: Thom Gabrukiewicz, Record Searchlight, Redding, CA

3^rd place: Dan England, Greeley Tribune, Greeley, CO

Section Category:

1^st place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL

2^nd place: Mark Freeman, Mail Tribune, Medford, OR

3^rd place: Mike Zlotnicki, The News & Observer, Garner, NC

 

Photo 

Sponsored by Outdoor Writers Association of America

Color

Action

1^st place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, MN, “Airborne Express”

2^nd place: Noppadol Paothong, “Bucks Fight”

3^rd place: Doug Stamm, “Chukar Rising”

Fauna

1^st place: Gary Kramer, “Gray Wolf”

2^nd place: Eric Hansen, “Stretching Great Gray”

3^rd place:  Noppadol Paothong, “Cedar Waxwing”

Flora

1^st place: Noppadol Paothong, “Fall Sumac”

2^nd place: Lisa Densmore, “Floating Maple Leaf”

3^rd place: Fred Greenslade, “Timber Spot”

People

1^st place: Fred Greenslade, “Helping Hand”

2^nd place: Doug Stamm, “Yellowstone River Fly Fishing Bum 2028”

3^rd place: Jon Blumb, “Gamekeeper”

Scenic

1^st place: Michael Furtman, “Foggy Sunrise with Mallards”

2^nd place: Bill Lindner, “Fox Tracks/Trugg Lake”

3^rd place: Tom Ulrich, “Misty Landscape”

 

Black & White

Action

None awarded, insufficient entries

Fauna

1^st place: Robert Myers “Black Bears”

2^nd place: Jack Ballard, “Bighorn Buddies”

3^rd place: Michael Furtman, “Long Cool Drink”

Flora

None awarded, insufficient entries

People

None awarded, insufficient entries

Scenic

1^st place: Michael Furtman, “Misty Morning with Harrier”

2^nd place: Jon Blumb “Snowy Lane”

3^rd place: James Smedley, “Jane Falls”

 

President’s Choice: TBA

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