EIC contest winners

Editor’s note: Check back soon for samples of winning entries!

Backcountry Sportsman Contest

Sponsored by Sierra Club

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “Memories of hunting camp,” Sightron 2008 catalog

2nd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif., “Your own private paradise,” San Fancisco Chronicle

1st place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “A cold pack out,” Sightron 2008 catalog

Magazine Category

3rd place: Jack Ballard, Billings, Mont., “Whitetails the wilderness way,” Montana Sporting Journal, Nov.-Dec. 2008

2nd place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, Minn., “The deer woods,” MN Conservation Volunteer, Nov.-Dec. 2008

1st place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “Cry from the North,” Field and Stream, June 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif, “Power of Place,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 2008

2nd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, Utah, “Road to recovery,” Salt Lake Tribune, August 2008

1st place: Christian Berg, Harrisburg, Penn., “Gorging on big trout,” The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), May 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Big Game Hunting

Sponsored by the Outdoor Channel

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “A lunch for the memory books,” Montana Outdoors, March/April 2008

2nd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “To catch my breath,” American Hunter, November 2008

1st place: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, Maryland, “Bucks of February,” Heartland USA, January/February 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, Vt., “Hunting season is harvest time in Vermont,” The Burlington Free Press, Sept. 2008

2nd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, Wyo., “Hunting with a camera,” Wyoming Wildlife magazine, February 2008

1st place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “My boy Jack,” Field & Stream, October 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: P.J. Reilly, New Holland, Pa., “Keeping their heads together,” Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pa.), June 2008

2nd place: Steve Pollick, Fremont, OH, “Bowhunter shares lesson in ethics,” The Blade (Toledo), Sept. 2008

1st place: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, Mo., “Ultimate antlers,” The Kansas City Star, October 2008

Radio/Audio Category

3rd place: Jim Ferguson, Colby, Kan., “Monster Wyoming whitetail,” Outdoor Trails Network

2nd place: Ty Stockton, Cheyenne, Wyo., “Finally got to hunt,” Coyboy State News Network

1st place: Dan Small, Belgium, Wisc., “Kim’s first deer,” Dan Small’s Outdoor Radio Network

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, Wisc., “Bustin’ brush and barriers,” Northland Adventures

2nd place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, Minn., “Iowa whitetail,” KAAL, Versus

1st place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, Minn., “Deer of different breeds,” KAAL, Versus

Boating/Paddlesports

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: W.H. “Chip” Gross, Fredericktown, Ohio, “Wet and wild!” Country Living magazine, May 2008

2nd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, Wash., “Killer deal,” The Spokesman-Review (Spokane Wa.), Sept. 2008

1st place: Rich Landers, Spokane, Wash., “Go with the flow,” The Spokesman-Review (Spokane Wa.), May 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Ryck Lydecker, Alexandria, Va., “Sailing without sight,” BoatU.S. Magazine, November 2008

2nd place: Kirk Deeter, Pine, Colo., “Float tube freedom,” Field & Stream, August 2008

1st place: Terry Sheely, Black Diamond, Wash., “Whitewater wild,” Alaska Airline magazine, May 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, Wa., “Killer deal,” The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wa.), September 2008

2nd place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, Fla., “Brimming with history,” St. Petersburg Times, June 2008

1st place: Will Leschper, Corpus Christi, Texas, “Don’t forget to bring your kayak,” Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, August 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Falls flyer,” Minnesota Bound on KARE-TV

2nd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Big Fork Float,” Minnesota Bound on KARE-TV

1st place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “Mad Island Kayaks,” Due North Outdoors – Fox Sports North

Camping/Backpacking/Outdoor Recreation Travel/Biking/Climbing

Sponsored by Coleman

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Bill Vanderford, Lawrenceville, Ga., “The English Harbor and Nelson’s Dockyard,” Forsyth Country News, March 2008

2nd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif., “Mount Shasta, where heaven and earth meet,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 2008

1st place: Rich Landers, Spokane, Wa. “Out in the cold,” The Spokesman Review (Spokane, Wa.), February 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Craig Springer, Edgewood, N.M., “The sport of snowshoeing,” Enchantment magazine, December 2008

2nd place: Lee Allen, Tucson, Ariz., “Cast iron really works!” Desert Leaf magazine, June 2008

1st place: Ellen Horowitz, Columbia Falls, Mont., “When nature calls,” Women in the Outdoors, Summer 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, Utah, “Upward shift,” Salt Lake Tribune, January 2008

2nd place: Steve Griffin, Midland, Mich., “It’s Different Up North,” Midland (Mich.) Daily News, September 2008

1st place: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, Va., “The smell of the trail,” The Roanoke Time, June 2008

Radio/Audio Category

3rd place: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, Ill., “Wilderness Adventure with the Wild Institute,” Outdoors With Dan Small & Judy Nugent

2nd place: Jim Ferguson, Kolby, Kan., “Hiking the Appalachian Trail,” Outdoor Trails Network

1st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif., “Bridging the family gap,” KCBS-740 AM/San Francisco

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “Mississippi River Water Dream,” Due North Outdoors-Fox Sports North

2nd place: Jack Abrams, Milwaukee, Wisc., “Catalina walleye,” Milwaukee Public Television

1st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Black Canyon,” Minnesota Bound on KARE-TV

Conservation/Environment

Sponsored by Trout Unlimited and the National Wildlife Federation

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “The big picture of conservation,” The Nature Conservancy of Idaho Annual Report, Fall 2008

2nd place: Gary Kramer, Willows, Calif., “American wigeon courtship flight,” American Wildlife Waterfowl Calendar, 2008

1st place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “Waiting out the storm,” Wyoming Wildlife magazine, February 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “Savage Garden,” Audubon, March-April 2008

2nd place: Kirk Deeter, Pine, Colo., “Salmon roulette,” Field & Stream, March 2008

1st place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “Cry from the North,” Field & Stream, June 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, Wa., “Relief from a checkered past,” The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wa.) March 2008

2nd place: Shauna Stephenson, Cheyenne, Wyo., “For a sportsman, it’s a tough place to be,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle, September 2008

1st place: Mark Freeman, Medford, Ore., “Unlocking a mystery,” Medford (Ore.) Mail Tribune, April 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, Minn., “Goose chase for spring snows,” KAAL, Versus, KNLC-TV24

2nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “Meyer Prairie,” Minnesota Bound/NBC

1st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Saving Minnesota,” Minnesota Bound on KARE-TV

Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education

Sponsored by Realtree

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, “A walk for the ages,” NRA Insight Magazine, November 2008

2nd place: Gary Kramer, Willows, Calif., “Lady duck hunters of Ward Lake,” Women in the Outdoors, Winter 2008

1st place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, “A lunch for the memory books,” Montana Outdoors, March/April 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Charles Willey, Lemington, Vt., “The boy and the bittern,” New Hampshire Fish & Game Department Wildlife Journal, May/June 2008

2nd place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “My boy Jack,” Field & Stream, October 2008

1st place: Terry Sheely, Black Diamond, Wash., “Whitewater wild,” Alaska Airline magazine, May 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Rich Landers, Spokane, Wa., “Family game,” The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wa.), November 2008

2nd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C., “Kids on the range,” The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, October 2008

1st place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, Vt., “Youth hunts fun for adults, too,” Burlington Free Press, June 2009

Radio/Audio Category

3rd place: Peter St. James, Warner, N.H., “Squirrel hunt,” WTPL-FM – 107.1/107.1 Conford, N.H.

2nd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, W.Va., “Savannah’s bear adventure,” West Virginia Outdoors

1st place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, W.Va., “Hunter ed 101,” West Virginia Outdoors

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Turkey mentor,” Minnesota Bound on KARE-TV

2nd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Fishing Daughters Club,” Minnesota Bound on KARE-TV

1st place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, Minn., “Tribute to Dad Crappie,” Cable Sports Southeast

Fishing

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Doug Stamm, Prairie du Sac, “Any second now!” Wisconsin Outdoor Journal, August 2008

2nd place: Bill Lindner, Baxter, Minn., “Sunfish and popper,” Arkansas Wildlife, May/June 2008

1st place: Bill Lindner, Baxter, Minn., “Landlocked and stocked-striped bass release,” Arkansas Wildlife, March/April 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Scott Stouder, Pollock, Idaho, “Hope keeps us fishing,” Salmon and steelhead Journal, Winter 2008

2nd place: Doug Olander, Winder Park, Fla., “Short-Attention-Span Anglers,” Sport Fishing, August 2008

1st place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “1,000 miles of panfish,” Field & Stream, March 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Steve Pollick, Fremont, Ohio, “Antique tackle in vogue for Michigan man,” The Blade (Toledo), September 2008

2nd place: Bob Frye, Greensburg, Penn., “Flatheads prey on whatever gets in their way,” Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh, Pa.), August 2008

1st place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C., “Ultimate catch-and-release,” The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, December 2008

Radio/Audio Category

3rd place: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, Ill., “Sturgeon spearing with Ron Bruch,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent

2nd place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, W.Va., “Fishing wild & wonderful,” West Virginia Outdoors

1st place: Chris Slemp, Culloden, W.Va., “Record perch,” West Virginia Outdoors

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Taylor Streit,”  The Outdoor Channel

2nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “Billy Sandifer,” Legends of Rod & Reel – The Outdoor Channel

1st place: Donald “Babe” Winkelman, Brainerd, Minn., “Amazon peacocks,” Versus

Humor Contest

Art/Photo Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Magazine Category

3rd place: Bruce Cochran, Prairie Village, Kan., “Boil it with Bubba,” Pheasants Forever Journal, Fall preview 2008

2nd place: Ron St. Germain, Grand Ledge, Mich., “Seasoned veteran fisherman can’t teach his wife a thing,” Woods-N-Water News magazine, November 2008

1st place: Bruce Cochran, Prairie Village, Kan., “Just one of the guys,” Wildfowl magazine, September 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, Va., “Johnboat buoyant, but not writer,” The Roanoke Times, August 2008

2nd place: Tom Tatum, West Chester, Penn., “Agency creates a high-tech hybrid ‘Sqeer’” Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.), April 2008

1st place: Marc Folco, New Bedford, Mass., “Time to roll back the clock this year,” The Standard Times, December 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “The muskie lure maker,” Minnesota Bound-NBC

2nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “The carpfather,” Legends of Rod N Reel, The Outdoor Channel

1st place: Karen Loke, Austin, Texas, “Eggsotic collection,” News 8 Austin

Natural History

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Charles Willey, Lemington, Vt., “Casting a shadow,” N.H. Fish and Game Department Wildlife Journal May/June 2008

2nd place: Charles Willey, Lemington, Vt., “The elusive bittern,” N.H. Fish and Game Department Wildlife Journal May/June 2008

1st place: Gary Kramer, Willows, Calif., “Blizzard of snows,” American Wildlife Waterfowl Calendar, 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “Savage Garden,” Audubon, March/April 2008

2nd place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “There goes the neighborhood,” Audubon, November-December 2008

1st place: Ellen Horowitz, Columbia Falls, Mont., “Hunting the elusive orchidaceae,” Montana Outdoors, July/August 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Art Weber, Whitehouse, Ohio, “Love songs,” The Mirror newspaper, April 2008

2nd place: Mark Freeman, Medford, Ore., “Den diving,”

1st place: Steve Pollick, Fremont, Ohio, “The flying dragon,” The Blade (Toledo), August 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, Wisc., “Dancing with mayflies,” Northland Adventures

2nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “Meyer Prairie,” Minnesota Bound-MBC

1st place: Carol Lynde, Phoenix, Ariz., “Fossil Creek renovation,”  KAET-TV Tempe/Phoenix, Ariz.

Outdoor Ethics/Take Pride in America

Art/Photo Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Magazine Category

3rd place: Jeff Williams, Little Rock, Ark., “Blenders, sweaters and ties,” Arkansas Wildlife, November 2008

2nd place: Jason Jenkins, Holts Summit, Mo., “River Relief: Removing citizens helps one group reconnect citizens with Missouri’s rivers,” Rural Missouri, April 2008

1st place: Kirk Deeter, Pine, Colo., “The road not traveled,” Trout magazine, Fall 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C., “Ultimate catch-and-release,” The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, December 2008

2nd place: Shauna Stephenson, Cheyenne, Wyo., “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is not just a popularity contest,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle, November 2008

1st place: Kris Millgate, Idaho Falls, Idaho, “Refuge refugees,” (Idaho Falls) Post Register, April 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “Woodcock banding,” Minnesota Bound-NBC

2nd place: Carol Lynde, Phoenix, Ariz., “National Trails Day,” Arizona Public Media’s University of Ariz. Channel

1st place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Art Engelbrect,” Minnesota Bound

Outdoor-Related Essays

Art/Photo Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Magazine Category

3rd place: Doug Stamm, Prairie du Sac, Wisc., “$800 Fish Dinner,” Cabela’s Outfitter Journal, April 2008

2nd place: Ben Moyer, Farmington, Penn., “Woods down yonder,” Gray’s Sporting Journal, January 2008

1st place: Terry Sheely, Black Diamond, Wa., “Downstreaming from Twickenham,” Gray’s Sporting Journal, May/June 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake City, Utah, “Yellowstone rebirth,” Salt Lake Tribune, 2008

2nd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C., “A doggone good fishing trip,” The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, November 2008

1st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif., “A pal’s ashes,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Shooting Sports

Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “A lunch for the memory books,” Montana Outdoors, March/April 2008

2nd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “A day at the range,” Sightron catalog, 2008

1st place: Gary Kramer, Willows, Calif., “Goose hunting in Patagonia,” Gray’s Sporting Journal, Nov./Dec. 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Ty Stockton, Cheyenne, Wyo., “Taking a couple of rookies to the field,” Wyoming Wildlife, December 2008

2nd place: Larry Stone, Elkader, Va., “History of the shotgun,” Pheasants Forever, Fall Preview 2008

1st place: Tom Davenport, Hayden, Idaho, “Clean ride,” Idaho Magazine, November 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Alex Webb, Chapel Hill, N.C., “A new dimension,” The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), March 2008

2nd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C., “Hotshot girls aim high,” The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, July 2008

1st place: Will Elliott, Pavilion, N.Y., “Pistol instructor is a straight shooter,” Buffalo News, September 2008

Radio/Audio Category

3rd place: Ty Stockton, Cheyenne, Wyo., “.22 shooting,” Cowboy State News Network

2nd place: Judy Nugent, Waukegan, Ill., “State champs,” Outdoors with Dan Small & Judy Nugent

1st place: Dan Small, Belgium, Wisc., “Straight talk  on tactical rifles,” Dan Small Outdoors Radio Network

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Gary Schafer, Peoria, Ariz., “SCTP-Junior Olympic Camp,” KAET TV8

2nd place: Karen Loke, Austin, Texas, “Archery in schools,” News 8 Austin

1st place: Karen Loke, Austin, Texas, “Shooting for success,” News 8 Austin

Small Game Hunting

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Gary Kramer, Willows, Calif., “Tundra snows over the decoys at dawn,” Under Wild Skies, Summer 2008

2nd place: P.J. Reilly, New Holland,  Pa., “Getting the jump on Hanna,” Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pa.), September 2008

1st place: P.J. Reilly, New Holland,  Pa., “Hunters soon to be in fowl mood,” Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pa.), August, 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Dave Books, Helena, Mont., “Second Chances,” Ducks magazine, Nov./Dec. 2008

2nd place: Edward Nickens, Raleigh, N.C., “Deep in the Heart of Roosterland,” Field & Stream, August 2008

1st place: Kris Thoemke, Naples, Fla., “Down by the seashore,” Turkey Call, July/August 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Will Leschper, Corpus Christi, Texas, “Dove season primer,” Lubbock Avalance-Journal, August 2008

2nd place: Brent Frazee, Kansas City, Mo., “A taste for turkey,” The Kansas City Star, October 2008

1st place: Megan Parker, Eau Claire, Wisc., “Championship improves hunt,” The Country Today, May 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, Wisc., “Clinging to the edge,” Northland Adventures

2nd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Camp David,” Minnesota Bound

1st place: Bill Sherck, “Minneapolis, Minn., “Woodcock camp,” Minnesota Bound-NBC

Sportsman’s Boating Safety Contest

None awarded; insufficient entries

Technical Contest

Art/Photo Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Magazine Category

3rd place: Joe Byers, Hagerstown, M.D., “Slug supreme,” Heartland USA, November/December 2008

2nd place: Mary Nickum, Fountain Hills, Ariz., “Finfish Aquaculture Biosecurity: Part 2, The farm level,” Aquaculture magazine, March/April 2008

1st place: Doug Olander, Winter Park, Fla., “Masters of metal,” Sport Fishing, October 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C. “His calling,” The (Raeigh, N.C.) News & Observer, February 2008

2nd place: John McCoy, Huntington, W.V., “Eyes in the sky,” Charleston Gazette-Mail, January 2008

1st place: John Tertuliani, Hilliard, Ohio, “Cranking up smallmouths,” Fur-Fish-Game, May 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

3rd place: Ron Schara, Minneapolis, Minn., “Thinsulate-warm ways,” Minnesota Bound

2nd place: Bill Sherck, Minneapolis, Minn., “The father of ice fishing,” Legends of Rod N Reel – The Outdoor Channel

1st place: Dave Carlson, Eau Claire, Wisc., “A season to burn,” Northland Adventures

Value of Wilderness to the Outdoor Experience

Sponsored by the Wilderness Society

Art/Photo Category

3rd place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif., “Mount Shasta, where heaven and earth meet,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 2008

2nd place: Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, “Memories of hunting camp,” Sightron catalog, 2008

1st place: Bill Vanderford, Lawrenceville, Ga., “Poling a canoe through the Okefenokee Swamp,” Lakeside on Lanier, June 2008

Magazine Category

3rd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, Wyo., “Seeing the elephant, hearing the owl,” Wyoming Wildlife, April 2008

2nd place: Chris Madson, Cheyenne, Wyo., “Elk season,” Wyoming Wildlife, September 2008

1st place: Jack Ballard, Billings, Mont., “Into the wild,” Petersen’s Hunting, May 2008

Newspaper Category

3rd place: Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, Vt., “Artic wilds also a refuge for man,” Burlington Free Press, September 2008

2nd place: Mark Taylor, Roanoke, Va., “Wilderness reward,” The Roanoke Times, December 2008

1st place: Tom Stienstra, Weed, Calif., “Power of place,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 2008

Radio/Audio Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

TV/Video Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Book Contest

3rd place: William Web Parton, Oracle, Ariz., “Bond of Passion: Living with and training your hunting dog”

2nd place: Alan Liere, Spokane, Wash., “Fish Tales”

1st place: Tim Gallagher, Ithaca, N.Y., “Falcon Fever”

Newspaper Outdoor Page/Section

Page

None awarded; insufficient entries

Section

3rd place: Mike Zlotnicki, Garner, N.C., “The (Raleigh, N.C.) News and Observer – June 5, June 16, and October 9″

2nd place: Mark Freeman, Medford Ore., “Medford (Ore.) Mail Tribune”

1st place: Terry Tomalin, St. Petersburg, Fla., “St. Petersburg Times”

Photo Contest

Color Division

Scenic Category

3rd place: Bill Linder, Baxter, Minn., “Ice Out / Gull Lake”

2nd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, N.H., “Sierra moon”

1st place: Tom Ulrich, West Glacier, Mont., “Swiftcurrent Gorge”

Flora Category

3rd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, N.H., “Floxglove”

2nd place: Art Weber, Whitehouse, Ohio, “Coast redwoods”

1st place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, N.H. “Floating leaves”

Action Category

3rd place: Doug Stamm, Prairie du Sac, “Great Lakes Dawn”

2nd place: Glenn D. Chambers, Columbia, Mo., “Defending the turf, greater prairie-chicken”

1st place: William H. Mullins, Boise, Idaho, “Black lab retrieving mallard”

People Category

3rd place: Lisa Densmore, Hanover, N.H., “Angler on rock”

2nd place: Shauna Stephenson, Cheyenne Wyo., “Western Legend”

1st place: Jason Jenkins, “Old tyme gigging”

Fauna Category

3rd place: Tom Ulrich, West Glacier, Mont., “Kermit Country”

2nd place: Eugene Hester, Springfield, Va., “Coyote with snow on nose”

1st place: William H. Mullins, Boise, Idaho, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ram”

Black & White Division

Scenic Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Flora Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Action Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

People Category

None awarded; insufficient entries

Fauna Category

3rd place: James T. Smith, Surprise, Ariz., “Desert Bighorn Ram”

2nd place: Michael Furtman, Duluth, Minn., “Brothers on ice”

1st place: Ron St. Germain, Grand Ledge, Mich., “Family moment” ◊