2023 AGLOW Awards-In-Craft Winners
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The Awards in Craft ceremony was held at Hampton Inn and Suites in Bemidji, MN on
September 21, 2023. View all of the 2023 AIC winners below.
Special thanks to our award sponsors:
2023 FEATURED AWARD IN CRAFT WINNERS
BEST OF INDUSTRY PUBLIC RELATIONS
Curt McAllister – Toyota USA
“Call of the Wild; Minnesotan’s Journey to Conservation”
Best of Magazine/Hunting
1st Place – John Cleveland
“Feathers in the Wind”
2nd Place – Glenn Helgeland
“Undercover Bowhunting”
3rd Place –Mike Gnatkowski
“Specks by Accident”
Best of Magazine/Fishing
1st Place – Joe Henry
“Ice Fishing”
2nd Place – Scott Mackenthun
“Jumbos on Ice”
3rd Place – Brent Frazee
“Trash to Treasure”
Best of Magazine/Boat, Travel & Camping
1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr
“It’s the Little Things”
2nd Place – Tom Berg
“The Best Canadian Campsites”
3rd Place – Donna Bush
“Southern Girl Meets Northern Lights”
Best of Magazine/Open
1st Place – Jeff Davis
“What I’ve Learned”
2nd Place – Tom Carney
“Breaking Camp”
3rd Place – Ken Perrotte
“Attention to Prevention”
Best of Newspaper/Hunting
1st Place – Brandon Butler
“Honoring the Hunter Who Left His Turkey Vest Behind”
2nd Place – Scott Mackenthun
“Dad Daughter Time: Treat Every Outdoors Adventure Like it Might Be Your Last”
3rd Place – Bill Hilts, Jr
“Pursuit of Small Game is Gateway to Hunting”
Best of Newspaper/Fishing
Fishing 1st Place – Paul Smith
“Changes Are Needed to Protect Longnose Suckers, Other Species”
Fishing 2nd Place – Mike Gnatkowski
“Time to Get Cranked for Michigan Walleyes”
Fishing 3rd Place – Bryan Hendricks
“Angel Hair Attractor: Herber Springs Angler Asks for Trust, Ties a Masterpiece”
Best of Newspaper/Boat, Travel & Camping
1st Place – Steve Featherstone
“The Thin Green Line”
2nd Place – Scott Mackenthun
“Location, Location, Location”
3rd Place – Bryan Hendricks
“Humble History: Fascinating Past a Compelling Reason to Visit State Park”
Best of Newspaper/Open
1st Place – Lew Freedman
“Sundance Returns to County”
2nd Place – Scott Mackenthun
“Garage Sale Gold”
3rd Place – Bryan Hendricks “Opera, Ducks a Similar Call”
Best of Broadcast, Electronic Media TV, Video, Webcast or Vlog Hunting
Hunting 1st Place –Bret Amundson
“Finding Fawns”
Hunting 2nd Place – Matt Addington
“A Bird Dog Named Kaiya”
Hunting 3rd Place – Bill Sherck
“Snipe Hunting”
Best of Broadcast, Electronic Media TV, Video, Webcast or Vlog Fishing
1st Place – Dan Amundson
“Muskies and Uninvited Guests”
2nd Place – Bill Sherck
“Kids and Walleyes”
3rd Place – Joe Henry
“Veterans Fishing Event on Lake of the Woods”
Best of Broadcast, Electronic Media TV, Video, Webcast or Vlog Open
1st Place – Bill Sherck
“A Cold Crappy Cleanup”
2nd Place – Bret Amundson
“Forging Ahead”
3rd Place – Dan Amundson
“Fishing Saskatchewan’s Tazin Lake”
Best of Radio/Podcast Hunting
1st Place – Bret Amundson
“Potential Record Whitetail Shot ”
2nd Place – Chris Avena
“All-Pro Adam Vinatieri Livin’ The Outdoor Lifestyle”
Fishing 3rd Place – Trent Marsh
“Dan Schmidt of DDH Talks Hunting”
Best of Radio/Podcast Fishing
1st Place – Bret Amundson
“The Truth about Barotrauma and Fishing Deep Water”
2nd Place – Dan Amundson
“Walleyes in Shallow Water”
3rd Place – Dan Amundson
“The Science Behind Walleyes”
Best of Radio/Podcast Open
1st Place – Brandon Butler
“Faith, Fishing and Recovery with Blake Wilson”
2nd Place – Trent Marsh
“Justin Martin on Becoming a Dad Working at Duck Commander”
3rd Place – Bret Amundson
“Alternative Energy From Manure”
Best of Electronic Blog Fishing
1st Place – Larry Whiteley
“Pete’s Stories; Frogs Croaking, Owls Hooting & Crickets Chirping”
2nd Place – Ken Perrotte
“Take Your Love of Fantastic Fishing to Niagara Falls”
3rd Place – Roy Heilman
“To Take a Sucker”
Best of Electronic Blog Open
1st Place – James Proffitt
“A Deep Dive into Disposing Waste From East Palastine Derailment”
2nd Place – Larry Whiteley
“The Old Oak Tree”
3rd Place – Gretchen Steele
“The Ethics of Picking Wildflowers on Public Lands”
Best of Electronic Blog Hunting
1st Place – Ken Perrotte
“Airgun Iguanas-Hunting Invasives in South Florida”
2nd Place – Josh Honeycutt
“Bowhunter Takes State’s #2 Buck, While Going #2”
3rd Place – Serena Juchnowski
“The Envy of Hunting Camp”
Best of Book
1st Place – Lew Freedman
“Northern Journey: A Report from the Frontier”
2nd Place – Lew Freedman
“Yellowstone 150 Years as America’s Greatest National Park”
3rd Place – Mike Joyner
“A Walk in the Turkey Woods”
Best of Public Speaking
1st Place – Joe Henry
“Spot Hoppin’ for Walleye”
2nd Place – Scott Mackenthun
“Digging into Lakefinder”
3rd Place – Dena Vick
“ICAST Lunch & Learn – Experimental Marketing: Reimaging Store Events”
Best Of Photography Hunting
1st Place – Bret Amundson
“Pheasants Forever Billboard”
2nd Place – Gretchen Steele
“Snow Goose Success”
3rd Place – Dan Amundson
“Kodiak Watercolors”
Best Of Photography Fishing
1st Place – Bret Amundson
“Biggest Pike of My Life”
2nd Place – Kyle Agre
“Uh-oh, The Bobber’s Gone!”
3rd Place – Matt Addington
“Split Level”
Best Of Photography Outdoor Scenic
1st Place – Donna Bush
“Mother Nature’s Light Show”
2nd Place – Dan Amundson
“Sunset over Paradise”
3rd Place – Tom Watson
“Milkweed Supernova”
Best Of Photography Outdoor Recreation
1st Place – Scott Mackenthun
“Girls on Sag”
2nd Place – Bryan Hendricks
“Out With the Old”
3rd Place – Steve Featherstone
“Ice Climber, Onondaga Nation”
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