2022 EXCELLENCE IN CRAFT AWARD WINNERS
CONSERVATION or NATURE
(Sponsored by Pew Charitable Trusts)
BLOG
- First Place: Why Rhinos Fly Upside Down Over Namibia, Ashley Stimpson (Atlas Obscura)
- Second Place: When Mammals Glow in the Dark, Justine Hausheer (Cool Green Science)
- Third Place: Squirrel Parkour? The Science Behind Squirrel Acrobatics, Christine Peterson (Cool Green Science)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: Firefly Tourism Can Put Insects in Peril, Ashley Stimpson (WIRED)
- Second Place: Butterflies, Bees, Bugs and Birds, Chris Madson (Pheasants Forever)
- Third Place: Love Them & Leave Them, Amy Grisak (Horticulture)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: When the Toughest Trees Met the Hottest Fires, David Ferris (E&E News)
- Second Place: Killing Wildlife to See Who Wins, Ted Williams (Mountain Town News)
- Third Place: Elephant Trunks: Is There Anything They Can’t Do? Richard Sima (New York Times)
RADIO/PODCAST
- First Place: Kris Millgate, Outdoor Journalist, Howard Fox (Success Insight Podcast)
- Second Place: Trying to Save Pacific Steelhead Salmon, John Kruse (Northwestern Outdoors Radio)
- Third Place: Matthew Dickerson, Outdoor Enthusiast, Howard Fox (Success Insight Podcast)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
- First Place: Ocean to Idaho, Kris Millgate (Oregon PBS)
- Second Place: Tribasin Divide, Joshua Duplechian (Trout Unlimited TV)
- Third Place: Frontenac State Park: A Walk in the Park, Kyle Heidenreich (KARE-11, Minneapolis)
FAMILY PARTICIPATION/YOUTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION
(Sponsored by Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation)
BLOG
- First Place: Moments to Remember, Roy Heilman (Never A Goose Chase)
- Second Place: Tips to Liven Up This Year’s Youth Turkey Hunt, Randy Zellers (Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Newsletter)
- Third Place: Less Screen Time, More Green Time, Roy Heilman (Never A Goose Chase)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: The Beauty of Close, Christine Peterson (TROUT)
- Second Place: The Cave, Kris Millgate (Bugle)
- Third Place: Getting Kids Outside, Lisa Ballard (Wyoming Wildlife)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: Washington Mariners Will Row, Paddle and Sail 360 Miles Across Puget Sound, Gregory Scruggs (Seattle Times)
- Second Place: After drawing coveted elk tag, outdoorsman with cerebral palsy sets sights on a big goal, Bill Monroe (Portland Oregonian)
- Third Place: Taking Little Anglers on First Fishing Trips, Brent Frazee (Outdoor Guide)
PHOTOGRAPHY
- First Place: Kim and Kyle at Sinclair Cove, James Smedley, Algomacountry.com
- Second Place: Junior Ski Tech, Mark Aiken, Stowe Guide & Magazine
- Third Place: Wood Family on Mountain, James Smedley, Algoma Country Travel Guide
RADIO/PODCAST
- First Place: Isabelle (Izzy) Edwards, Wildlife & Nature Photographer, Artist, and Conservationist, Howard Fox (Success Insight Podcast)
- Second Place: South Dakota Deer Camp and Youth Hunt, John Kruse (Northwestern Outdoors Radio)
- Third Place: Lucky Luke’s Hunting and Fishing Adventure, Dan Small (Outdoors Radio Network)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
- First Place: Leo’s Last Ride, Bill Sherck (Minnesota Bound)
- Second Place: Quarantine Boat, Kyle Heidenreich (KARE-11 Minneapolis)
- Third Place: Three Rivers Archery, Pete Hermann-Franzen (Minnesota Bound)
FISHING
BLOG
- First Place: 50 Fish, 50 States: Freaks in the Hot Springs, Matthew Miller (Cool Green Science)
- Second Place: 50 Fish, 50 States: Whitefish and the End of the World As We Know It, Matthew Miller (Cool Green Science)
- Third Place: The Old Man’s Fly Rod, Chris Hunt (Trout Unlimited)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: Pelagic, David Zoby (Strung)
- Second Place: Surf Fishing for Everyone, Mike Zlotnicki (Wildlife in North Carolina)
- Third Place: Waters of Plenty: Rafting and Fishing Alaska’s Overlooked Lake Creek, Christine Peterson (Outdoor Life)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: Fishing for Answers – The Mysteries of Life and Death … and Eels, Tom Tatum (Daily Local News, West Chester, Pennsylvania)
- Second Place: Of Films, Fishing and Flimsy Memories, Matthew Dickerson (Addison County Independent)
- Third Place: Your Best Fishing Moments Don’t Have to Be in the Past, Brent Frazee (Joplin [Missouri] Globe)
RADIO/PODCAST
- First Place: Swim Fishing with CW Wachuta, Dan Small (Outdoors Radio Network)
- Second Place: DIY Alaska Fishing Trips, John Kruse (Northwestern Outdoors Radio)
- Third Place: Reel Talk Radio: Embrace the Skunk, Capt. Debbie Hanson (ESPN SW Florida)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
- First Place: Leo’s Last Ride, Bill Sherck (Minnesota Bound)
- Second Place: Glorvigon Brothers, Ron Schara (Minnesota Bound)
- Third Place: Adventure Tuesdays, Bill Sherck (Minnesota Bound)
GEAR/TECHNICAL
BLOG
- First Place: Seven Hot Tips for Cold-Weather Biking, Laura Stark (Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Trail Blog)
- Second Place: Duck Calls That Won’t Scare the Decoys, Randy Zellers (Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Newsletter)
- Third Place: Is Birdseed the Next Toilet Paper? Ken Keffer (Cool Green Science)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: Decoying Doves, Lisa Ballard (Colorado Outdoors)
- Second Place: Small Water Winter Fly Fishing Tips and Techniques, Michael Salomone (FlyLords)
- Third Place: A New Frontier for Bird Science, Sneed Collard III (BirdWatching)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: Truman Guide a Master of Garmin LiveScope, Brent Frazee (Joplin [Missouri] Globe)
- Second Place: The Allure of Lures: Lifetime Fishing Fascination Has Been an Adventure, Lew Freedman (Seymour [Indiana] Tribune)
- Third Place: Reining In a Wayward Beast, James Smedley (The Sault Star)
RADIO/PODCAST
- First Place: Outdoor Life’s Best Binoculars for 2021, John Kruse (America Outdoors Radio)
- Second Place: The Tinkle Belle – Where Any Woman Can Get Out and Go! Rick Saez (The Outdoor Biz Podcast)
- Third Place: Smith Swerczek From Hornady, Timothy Fowler (Spotify/Apple Podcasts)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
No contest due to insufficient entries
HUMOR
BLOG
- First Place: Deer in a Kayak, Tim Bete (Lure Love Blog)
- Second Place: Bowerbirds: Meet the Bird World’s Kleptomaniac Love Architects, Justine Hausheer (Cool Green Science)
- Third Place: Minimalist Fishing and Bull Sharks, Tim Bete (Lure Love Blog)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: Last Laugh: The No Turkey Poster Boy, Bruce Cochran (Hook & Barrel)
- Second Place: Last Laugh: Firearms Safety 101, Bruce Cochran (Hook & Barrel)
- Third Place: Love Bites, Andy Whitcomb (Kayak Angler)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: Get Hooked on Nails and Polish Off the Salmon, Bill Monroe (Portland Oregonian)
- Second Place: E-Wife Charged Up Across XNHAT, Marty Basch (Conway Daily Sun)
- Third Place: The Sad, Sad Saga of Cooney and Earl, Tom Tatum (Daily Local News, West Chester, Pennsylvania)
HUNTING or SHOOTING SPORTS
(Sponsored by Henry Repeating Arms)
BLOG
- First Place: Hunters of Color Collabs to Produce Deer Hunt for New BIPOC Hunters, Megan Plete Postol (alloutdoor.com)
- Second Place: Olympics Got You Motivated? Give Shooting Sports a Shot! Jodie Stemler (Partner With a Payer)
- Third Place: Wild Turkeys Back on the Thanksgiving Table, Jodi Stemler (The Outdoor Wire)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: The Rainbow, Chris Madson (Covey Rise)
- Second Place: Quaking in the Aspen, Chris Dorsey (Sporting Classics)
- Third Place: Staying Gone, David Zoby (Gray’s Sporting Journal)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: 1940 Armistice Day Storm Redux, Dan Small (Wisconsin Outdoor News)
- Second Place: Armistice Hunt Honors Others, Paul Smith (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- Third Place: Safety First, Roy Heilman (Mankato Free Press)
RADIO/PODCAST
- First Place: The Modern Carnivore Podcast – Ryan Busse, Mark Norquist (Modern Carnivore)
- Second Place: An Antelope Jackrabbit Hunt with T. Edward Nickens, John Kruse (America Outdoors Radio)
- Third Place: Holly Moroz: Vegan Turned Omnivore, Timothy Fowler (Spotify/Apple podcasts)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
- First Place: Capable Duck Hunters, Kyle Heidenreich (KARE-11 Minneapolis)
- Second Place: Learn to Hunt Upland Birds, Mark Norquist (Hunting Camp Live)
- Third Place: Wyoming Grouse Slam, Scott Franson (Outdoor Channel)
OUTDOOR FUN & ADVENTURE
BLOG
- First Place: The Shooting, Chris Hunt (Hatch Magazine blog)
- Second Place: Why Do We Hate Trash Birds? Justine Hausheer (Cool Green Science)
- Third Place: 5o Birds: Adventures in Backyard Birding, Matthew Miller (Cool Green Science)
MAGAZINE
- First Place: Scuba Diving West Virginia’s Summerville Lake, Ashley Stimpson (Blue Ridge Outdoor)
- Second Place: An Eye for the Dragonfly, Russell Roe (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
- Third Place: Eroded Myths, Robert Annis (Hidden Compass)
NEWSPAPER
- First Place: Mountain Athletes Join Mentorship Program to Make Outdoors More Inclusive, Gregory Scruggs (Seattle Times)
- Second Place: Guerilla Grazer, Mark Freeman (Medford [Oregon] Mail Tribune)
- Third Place: Hiking: Completing unfinished business on the Pacific Crest Trail, Carey Kish (Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram)
RADIO/PODCAST
- First Place: Travis Puglisi – Wandering Mojave Hiking Services, Howard Fox (Success Insight Podcast)
- Second Place: Columbia Gorge Whitewater Rafting, John Kruse (Northwestern Outdoors Radio)
- Third Place: TAC Rentals Let’s You Live Van Life for a Week or Weekend, Rick Saez (Outdoor Biz Podcast)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
- First Place: Sleigh Day! Bill Sherck (Minnesota Bound)
- Second Place: Kettle River Rafting, Kyle Heidenreich (KARE 11, Minneapolis)
- Third Place: Fall Foraging, Mark Freeman (KTVL, Medford, Oregon)
PHOTOGRAPHY
- First Place: Game Count Flight Over Yellowstone, Paul Queneau, Montana Outdoors magazine
- Second Place: In the Smokies, Andrew Marshall, Backpacking Light
- Third Place: Hunters on Horseback, Lisa Ballard, Woodstock Magazine
BOOKS
(Sponsored by Friesens Publishing)
GENERAL AUDIENCE
- First Place: Photographing Acadia National Park (2nd Edition), Colleen Miniuk (Analemma Press)
- Second Place: Casting Forward, Steve Ramirez (Lyons Press)
- Third Place: Chasing Ghost Trout, Dennis Dauble (FishHead Press)
GRAPHIC/ILLUSTRATION
- First Place: Arkansas Longear Sunfish License Plate, Greta James (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)
- Second Place: Eastern Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp, Greta James (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)
- Third Place: Spotted Salamander, Andrew Marshall (Backpacking Light)
COLUMN
- First Place: Derrick Z. Jackson (A.T. Journeys/Grist/The Union of Concerned Scientists)
- Second Place: Jeff Lund (Juneau Empire)
- Third Place: Tom Carney (Tailfeathers)
PHOTO ESSAY
- First Place: The Current Flows: Water in the Arid West, Colleen Miniuk (Sangre de Cristo Arts Center exhibition)
- Second Place: Fish and Fire, Joshua Duplechian (TROUT)
- Third Place: Why Paddle Algoma, James Smedley (Algoma Country Travel Guide)
PHOTOGRAPHY
ACTION
- First Place: Gull Gathering, Art Weber, Metroparks Toledo Instagram
- Second Place: Agawa Rapids, James Smedley, Algoma Country Travel Guide
- Third Place: Butting Bighorn, Lisa Ballard, Here In Hanover Magazine
FAUNA
- First Place: Dustbuster, Paul Queneau, Montana Outdoors Magazine
- Second Place: Pop Goes the Weasel, Dawn Wilson, Colorado Outdoors
- Third Place: Galapagos Sea Lion Loving Nuzzle, Ann Simpson, Holbrook Calendar
FLORA
- First Place: Rush Reflection, Colleen Miniuk, 2021 Down East Calendar
- Second Place: Creeping Dogwood, Colleen Miniuk, 2021 Down East Calendar
- Third Place: Tree of Tranquility, Mike Lynch, Adirondack Explorer website
PEOPLE
- First Place: Winter Pike Fishing, Craig Bihrle, North Dakota Governor’s Photo Contest
- Second Place: Sons and Fathers of the Slot Canyon, Paul Queneau, Outdoors Unlimited
- Third Place: Watching for Ducks, Lisa Ballard, Wyoming Wildlife
SCENIC
- First Place: The Confluence, Colleen Miniuk, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
- Second Place: Joshua Tree Dunes, Carmen Alex, Art on a Whim Gallery
- Third Place: Boulder Beach, Colleen Miniuk, Acadia Down East Calendar
PRESIDENT’S CHOICE AWARDS
BLOG
- 50 Fish in 50 States – Freaks in the Hot Springs, Matthew Miller (Cool Green Science)
MAGAZINE
- Firefly Tourism Can Put Insects in Peril, Ashley Stimpson (WIRED)
NEWSPAPER
Mountain Athletes with Roots in Washington Join Mentorship Program to Make the Outdoors More Inclusive, Gregory Scruggs (Seattle)
PHOTOGRAPHY
- Gull Gathering, Art Weber, Toledo Metroparks Instagram
RADIO/PODCAST
Isabelle (Izzy) Edwards: Wildlife and Nature Photographer, Artist, and Conservationist, Howard Fox (Success Insights)
TV/VIDEO/WEBCAST
Ocean to Idaho, Kris Millgate (PBS)