Best of Radio/Fishing

1st Place -Gary Howey (NE):
There’s Something in the Air

2nd Place – Gary Howey (NE):
Kids and Fishing 

3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
It’s Never Too Late to Start Ice Fishing

Best of TV/Fishing

1st Place -Gary Howey (NE):
West River Bluegill

2nd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
Lake Superior Steelhead

3rd Place – Gary Howey (NE):
Carroll Lake Ontario Walleye

Best of Web Communications/Fishing

1st Place – Gretchen Steele (IL):
Alligator Gar in the Kaskaskia?

2nd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
Why You Need To Dispose of Your Old Fishing Line Properly

3rd Place -Tom Watson (MN):
Homemade Fishing Lures

Best of Magazine/Fishing

1st Place – Jim Kalkofen (MN):
Picture Perfection

2nd Place – Dave Zeug (SD):
Brown Trout on Ice

3rd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY):
Fly Fishing the Long Island Sounde

Best of Magazine/Boating & Boating Safety

1st Place – Tom Watson (MN):
Kodiak by Kayak

2nd Place -Bill Antonides (SD):
Dreamboat

3rd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
Winterizing Your Boat Now is the Right Choice

Best of Newspaper/Hunting

1st Place – Kristen Monroe (WI):
After 5 Springs of Trying, Monroe Finally Kills a Bird

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
The Science of Tracking Wounded Deer

3rd Place –Kenneth Kieser  (MO):
Delta Offers Up Greenheads on Rice

Best of Newspaper/Best Outdoor Page

1st Place – Steve Griffin (MI):
Midland Daily News-Outdoor Page

2nd Place – Will Elliot (NY):
The Buffalo News-Outdoor Page

1st Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
New York Outdoor News-Outdoor Page

Best of Photography/Outdoor Recreation

1st Place – Tom Watson (MN):
Front Seat

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (MN):
Thumbs Up in Biloxi

3rd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY):
Profiles in Falconry

Best Book

1st Place – James Campbell (WI):
Braving It

2nd Place – Kenneth Kieser (MO):
A Return to Hunting North American Waterfowl 

3rd Place – Thomas Carney (MI):
Among the Aspens

Best of Radio/Hunting

1st Place -Bob Willgin (WI):
Deerfoot Lodge

2nd Place – Gary N-Ski (WI):
Eddie Salter: turkey Man 

3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
Trapper Matt Brauer

Best of TV/Hunting

1st Place – Dan Small (WI):
Wisconsin Turkey Hunting

2nd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
Lottie’s Luck

3rd Place – Gary Howey (NE):
Dan Brown Memorial Pheasant Hunt

Best of Web Communications/Hunting

1st Place – Gretchen Steele (IL):
Tips for Taking Youngsters to a Duck Blind

2nd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Waterfowl Opener, A Real Blast

3rd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
How Not to Kill a Deer

Best of Magazine/Hunting

1st Place – Dave Zeug (WI):
Grand Passage Epiphany

2nd Place – Tom Watson (MN):
Carrying in Public Parks

3rd Place -Ken Kieser (MO):
Ghosts of the Frozen North

Best of Magazine/Travel, RV & Camping

1st Place – Tom Watson (MN):
Wisconsin’s Rustic Roads

2nd Place – Thayne Smith (OK):
Writers Tried Them All-As Loaners

3rd Place – Bill Antonides (SD):
Might Versus Right

Best of Newspaper/Boating & Boating Safety

1st Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Don’t Miss the Boat-Tips and Precautions for Fun on the Water

2nd Place –Darrell Taylor (MO):
Is Your Boat Ready for Winter?

3rd Place –Steven Griffin (MI):
Boaters Access Granted

Best of Photography/Fishing

1st Place – Angelo Peluso (NY):
Beach Bass on A Fly

2nd Place – Gary N-Ski (WI):
Staying Free of Trouble

3rd Place – Ed Cheeney:
Sunset: Back From the Catch

Best of Photography/Outdoor Scenic

1st Place – Ed Cheeney (MI):
Life @A Snails Pace

2nd Place – Gretchen Steele (IL):
Strutter Show Offs

3rd Place – Thayne Smith (OK):
A Paradise of Jewels in Springfield

Best of Newspaper/Open

1st Place – Dave Zeug (WI):
A Look at Cecil’s Killer’s Actions in Wisconsin

2nd Place – Bobby Whitehead (MO):
Believe it or Not

3rd Place – Bob Holzhei (MI):
The Story Behind Shipwreck Alley

Best of Radio/Open

1st Place -Gary Howey (NE):
Habitat Acres and Pheasant Numbers on the Rise

2nd Place – Gary Howey (NE):
Remembering Terry Redlin 

3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
Shoots Like a Girl

Best of TV/Open

1st Place – Mark LaBarbera (WI):
Wisconsin Turkey Hunting

2nd Place – Gary Howey (NE):
Aberdeen Wounded Warrior Pheasant Hunt

3rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Outdoor Beat #68

Best of Web Communications/Open

1st Place – Gretchen Steele (IL):
What Have We Become

2nd Place – Tom Watson (MN):
Surviving on Icy Waters

3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
Able Outdoors

Best of Magazine/Open

1st Place – Thomas Carney (MI):
A Type and a Shadow of a Different Sort

2nd Place – Jeff Helsdon (ON, Canada):
Duck Band Pioneer

3rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Sturgeon making a comeback in Lake Ontario

Best of Newspaper/Fishing

1st Place – Darrell Taylor (MO):
Sea Bass of the Ozarks

2nd Place – Gary Howey (NE):
CatMish Eager Biters, Tremendous Fighters

3rd Place –Dan Small (WI):
Fly Fishing World Championship a Muskie Marathon

Best of Newspaper/Travel, RV & Camping

1st Place – Bob Holzhei (MI):
Destination Yesteryear; Ashland Takes You Back in Time

2nd Place –Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY):
New York’s 1000 Islands-Food for Thought for Vacationing

3rd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Fishing, Family and Fun in Biloxi, Mississippi

Best of Photography/Hunting

1st Place – Gretchen Steele (IL):
Partners

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Next Generation

3rd Place – David Zeug (WI):
50 Years a Coyote Hunter

Best of Photography/Black & White

1st Place -Gary N-ski (WI):
Dancing for Tourists

2nd Place – Pat McGrath (KS):
Little Girl and Gray Wolf

3rd Place -Gary N-ski (WI):
Eye of the Arrow