The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) 2025 Award Winners were announced during POMA’s Annual Meeting at Ohio’s Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center on June 25.
POMA’s Pinnacle Awards are the highest honor the organization can bestow upon its media members for their creative works. They honor journalists annually for exceptional journalistic achievement in traditional outdoor sports-focused magazine writing, newspaper/web writing, photography/illustration, book, broadcasting and conservation journalism.
The winners of the 2025 Pinnacle Awards are:
Newspaper/Web:
- Winner – Ken Perrotte, Signs of Fall and Renewal in a Hunter’s Soul
- Outstanding Achievement – Jodi Stemler, How to Choose a Shotgun as a Female Hunter
Magazine Article:
- Winner – Paul Wait, Waterfowl Hunting in 2050
- Outstanding Achievement – Paul Wait, Hope for Hunting’s Future
Magazine Complete (Digital):
- Winner – Chris Avena, American Outdoor News
– Pat & Nicole Reeve – The Pursuit of Adventure
- Outstanding Achievement – Chris Avena, American Outdoor News – Kristy Titus – Hot Pursuit
Magazine Complete (Print):
- Winner – Britney Booth, Covers Magazine – American Woodcock Society’s 10th Anniversary Issue – Spring 2024
- Outstanding Achievement – Britney Booth, NAGA News – The Indemnity Issue – May/June 2024
Book:
- Winner – Chris Avena, “The Hunters Harvest: A Journey from Field to Feast”
- Outstanding Achievement – Jimmy Tidmore, “Sticks and Strings: A Boy and His Bow”
Broadcasting:
- Winner – Logan Metesh, Wild Hunting & Poaching Stories with 2 Game Wardens
- Outstanding Achievement – John Petrolino, John Kabourakis Talks About an Attempted Home Invasion and Self-Defense with a Firearm
Art/Photography:
- Winner – Michael Clingan, The Perfect Retrieve
- Outstanding Achievement – Michael Clingan, Birds Eye View Boat Launch
Wildlife Conservation:
- Winner – Britney Booth, Covers Magazine – American Woodcock Society’s 10th Anniversary Issue – Spring 2024
- Outstanding Achievement – Paul Wait, More Drakes Than Ever
Congratulations to this year’s winners!
