2016 AWARDS IN CRAFT
EXCELLENCE IN THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRYPhoto by Gretchen Steele – Partners
AGLOW 2016 Ducks Unlimited / Honda Awards-In-Craft Recognized in Chautauqua County, New York
AGLOW’s 2016 Awards-In-Craft Competition winners were recognized on Sept. 29 during the 60th Annual AGLOW Conference. The 
Ram Trucks Evening Away Dinner was a spectacular evening event graciously hosted by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural 
History in Jamestown, New York. First through third places were awarded in a variety of media divisions and topical categories. Plaques, certificates and cash awards were made possible through sole sponsorship of the competition by Ducks Unlimited and Honda..
AGLOW’s Annual Awards in Craft competition receives hundreds of entries from it’s media members who provide their best work in communications through print, broadcast and online media across the country. These prestigious awards are judged with specific criteria and given to the best media entries in divisions for television, online, radio, print and photography. Specific awards are given within each division for categories including hunting, fishing, travel and open.
2016 FEATURED AWARDS
Kristen Monroe was presented Best of Show for
Excellence in Writing by AGLOW Executive
Director Mark Smith. “After 5 Springs of Trying,
Monroe Finally Kills a Bird”, was selected as best
in show in all print and electronic categories.
Photo by Gary N-Ski.
Gretchen Steele of Illinois bested all photo
entries with this photo titled “Partners” to
receive AGLOW’s 2016 Pete Czura Award
for Excellence in Photography.
The Excellence in Industry Public Relations
Award for Digital Press Releases and Syndicated
Content is awarded to Traditions Media.
Josh Lantz (r) and Dena Vick (l) accepted the
honors on behalf of Leslie Sundahl (MN) and
Noel Vick (AR), Owners. Gary N-ski photo.
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
2016 AWARD IN CRAFT PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION
Scroll through the winning photos below and click on each on to view an enlarged version.
(All photos are owned solely and exclusively by AGLOW media members, any use or reproduction is strictly prohibited by law.)
Photography Winners
