TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword, by Lowell E. Baier ..................................................................................... v Introduction by Kyle C. Krause................................................................................. xv Review of the 27th Awards Program, by Eldon L. “Buck” Buckner and Jack Reneau..... 3 Award Winning Trophy Stories..................................................................................19
Black Bear — First Award, Robert J. Evans.............................................................................................. 21 Black Bear — Second Award (Tie), Joseph W. Paulo............................................................................... 25 Black Bear — Second Award (Tie), Donald R. Corrigan......................................................................... 29 Grizzly Bear — First Award, Rodney W. Debias...................................................................................... 33 Grizzly Bear — Second Award, Blaine E. Nelson..................................................................................... 39 Grizzly Bear — Third Award, Eugene F. Segrest..................................................................................... 43 Alaska Brown Bear — First Award, Robert J. Castle............................................................................... 47 Alaska Brown Bear — Second Award, Mikkel Sørensen........................................................................ 51 Alaska Brown Bear — Honorable Mention, Peter J. Bausone................................................................ 57 Polar Bear — First Award, James D. Unrein............................................................................................. 61 Cougar — First Award, Rod E. Bradley..................................................................................................... 65 Cougar — Second Award, Gregory W. Wisener....................................................................................... 69 Cougar — Third Award (Tie), Tim R. Gazankas...................................................................................... 73 Cougar — Third Award (Tie), Justin D. DeCroo...................................................................................... 77 Cougar — Honorable Mention, Brice D. Folden....................................................................................... 79 Pacific Walrus — Certificate of Merit, Richard Van Blaricom............................................................... 85 Typical American Elk — First Award, Duane Chapman......................................................................... 87 Typical American Elk — Honorable Mention, Dan J. Agnew................................................................. 93 Non-Typical American Elk — First Award, Denny Austad..................................................................... 97 Non-Typical American Elk — Second Award, John A. Shirk................................................................ 101 Non-Typical American Elk — Third Award, Dan J. Agnew................................................................... 107 Roosevelt’s Elk — First Award, Allen M. Shearer.................................................................................. 111 Roosevelt’s Elk — Second Award, Fred D. Ruggaber.............................................................................117 Roosevelt’s Elk — Third Award, John W. Rodius................................................................................... 121 Tule Elk — First Award, Andrew J. Wood............................................................................................... 127 Tule Elk — Second Award, Thomas B. Gordon...................................................................................... 131 Tule Elk — Third Award, Richard L. Garrison....................................................................................... 137 Tule Elk — Fourth Award, Steven S. Bruggeman.................................................................................. 141 Typical Mule Deer — First Award, Del R. Brady.................................................................................... 145 Typical Mule Deer — Second Award, Jason J. Gisi................................................................................ 151 Typical Mule Deer — Third Award, Warren M. Stadnyk...................................................................... 157 Non-Typical Mule Deer — First Award, Kyle Lopez.............................................................................. 161 Typical Columbia Blacktail — First Award, G. Bland & D. Boddy....................................................... 165 Typical Columbia Blacktail — Second Award, Jerry L. Thissell.......................................................... 169 Non-Typical Columbia Blacktail — Certificate of Merit, Robert Suttles............................................. 173 Typical Sitka Blacktail Deer — First Award, Joseph R. Jeppsen.......................................................... 177 Typical Sitka Blacktail Deer — Second Award, Dan Schulberg........................................................... 179 Typical Sitka Blacktail Deer — Third Award, Darin L. Crayne........................................................... 181 Typical Sitka Blacktail Deer — Fourth Award, Rocky Littleton........................................................... 185 Typical Whitetail Deer — First Award, Charles Q. Rives..................................................................... 187 Typical Whitetail Deer — Second Award, Jason L. Boyett................................................................... 191
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