2025 Winners
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
2024 Winners
Newspaper/Web:
- Winner – Larry, Whiteley, Autumn of Life
- Outstanding Achievement – Sue Tidwell, The Phantom
Magazine Article:
- Paul Wait, Tracer
- Outstanding Achievement – Sue Tidwell, The Phantom
Magazine Complete (Print):
- Winner – Britney Booth, NAGA News Magazine – May/June 2023
- Outstanding Achievement – Britney Booth, Covers
Magazine – Winter 2022
Magazine Complete (Digital):
- Winner – Chris Avena, Outdoor News – December 2022
- Outstanding Achievement – Chris Avena, Outdoor News – August 2023
Book:
- Winner – Brian Peterson, “Hook, Lyin’ & Sinker”
- Outstanding Achievement – Jim Mize, “The John Boat Years”
Broadcasting:
- Winner – Matt Addington, A Bird Dog Named Kaiya
- Outstanding Achievement – Logan Metesh, Hunting & Trapping in the Great Depression
Art/Photography:
- Winner – Matt Addington, Split Level
- Outstanding Achievement – Matt Addington, Swamp King
Wildlife Conservation:
- Winner – Paul Wait, Where Can I Hunt?
- Outstanding Achievement – Britney Booth, Covers
Magazine – Winter 2022