© Michael Delesantro
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Photographer | Landowner |
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1st
Grand Prize
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Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch, Harold Jones & Mark Gibbs |
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2nd
Grand Prize
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Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
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3rd
Grand Prize
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Larry Ditto & Greg Lasley | Payne Ranch |
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4th
Grand Prize
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Tom Urban | King Ranch |
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5th
Grand Prize
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Bill Draker | El Tecomate Ranch Partners |
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Best
of Contest
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Bill Carter | CM Cozad Ranch |
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People's
Choice
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Randall Ennis & Alberto Gutierrez | San Pedro Ranch, Baldo & Danny Vela |
1st Place, Division  2nd Place, Division
3rd Place, Division |
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| BIRDS | ||
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Photographer | Landowner |
| Hawks & Falcons | ||
| First | Dave Welling | Pérez Ranch |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | Dave Welling | Pérez Ranch |
| Owls, Vultures & Caracaras | ||
| First | Tom
Urban
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King Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Laura Elaine Moore & Steve Bentsen | McAllen Properties |
| Wading Birds | ||
| First | Richard Day & Gary Kramer | El Negro Ranch |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Rails, Coots, Grebes, Ducks | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Fred LaBounty | Krenmueller Farms, Bert & Trudy Forthuber |
| Shorebirds | ||
| First | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Flycatchers & Kingbirds | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Second | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Third | Richard Day & Gary Kramer | El Negro Ranch |
| Cuckoos, Anis, Roadrunners | ||
| First | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Pedro Garcia | Guerra Bros. Ranch |
| Jays, Orioles & Tanagers | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Swallows, Swifts, Nightjars, Hummingbirds | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | John Pickles | Wm. Richard Buchholz & Waite/Metz Farm |
| Third | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Turkey, Quail, Chachalaca | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Doves & Red-billed Pigeons | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | Bill Carter | CM Cozad Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Warblers, Vireos, Kinglets, Verdins, Titmice, Gnatcatchers | ||
| First | Julieanne Harris | Skipper Ranch |
| Second | Michael Delesantro | Skipper Ranch |
| Third | Michael Delesantro | Skipper Ranch |
| Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Catbirds, Thrushes | ||
| First | Dave
Welling
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Pérez Ranch |
| Second | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Buntings, Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers | ||
| First | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Cardinals & Pyrrhuloxias | ||
| First | Rolf
Nussbaumer
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Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Sparrows & Towhees | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Second | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | Dave Welling | Pérez Ranch |
| All Other Birds | ||
| First | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| MAMMALS | ||
| Deer | ||
| First | Dave
Welling
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Pérez Ranch |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Randall Ennis & Alberto Gutierrez | San Pedro Ranch / Baldo & Danny Vela |
| Javelina | ||
| First | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Third | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Rodents | ||
| First | Irene Sacilotto | H. Yturria Ranch |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Rabbits & Hares | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | Richard Day & Gary Kramer | El Negro Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Wild Cats | ||
| First | Hugh Lieck | H. Yturria Ranch |
| Second | Richard Day & Gary Kramer | El Negro Ranch |
| Third | Gary & Chris McHale | H. Yturria Ranch |
| Coyotes & Foxes | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers
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A. Cantú Farms |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Armadillos & Mustelids | ||
| First | Gary & Chris McHale | H. Yturria Ranch |
| Second | Mark & Sue Werner | McAllen Properties |
| Third | Hugh Lieck | H. Yturria Ranch |
| Raccoons | ||
| First | Larry
Ditto & Greg W. Lasley
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Payne Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| All Other Mammals | ||
| First | Jim & Deva Burns | Monica & Ray Burdette |
| Second | Hugh Lieck | H. Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Joseph V. Smith & Don Pederson | Jim & Kathy Collins, Cook Ranches |
| INSECTS & ARACHNIDS | ||
| Butterflies I (Skippers) | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | John & Gloria Tveten | Inn at Chachalaca Bend |
| Third | Merrill Nix | Lockett / McManus |
| Butterflies II (Non-skippers) | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | John & Gloria Tveten | Inn at Chachalaca Bend |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Moths | ||
| First | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Second | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | John & Gloria Tveten | Inn at Chachalaca Bend |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | ||
| First | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Dragonflies & Damselflies | ||
| First | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | Laura Elaine Moore & Steve Bentsen | McAllen Properties |
| Third | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Beetles | ||
| First | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Second | John & Gloria Tveten | Inn at Chachalaca Bend |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Spiders | ||
| First | Kermit
D. Laird
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Speer Ranch, Farley / Thompson |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| All Other Insects | ||
| First | Bill
Carter
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CM Cozad Ranch |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Ray Bieber & Lynn Bieber-Weir | El Devisadero Ranch, M & A Garcia |
| All Other Arachnids | ||
| First | Joseph V. Smith & Don Pederson | Jim & Kathy Collins, Cook Ranches |
| Second | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Third | Kermit D. Laird | Speer Ranch, Farley / Thompson |
| All Other Arthropods & Snails | ||
| First | Joseph
V. Smith & Don Pederson
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Jim & Kathy Collins, Cook Ranches |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers | A. Cantú Farms |
| Third | John & Gloria Tveten | Inn at Chachalaca Bend |
| REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS | ||
| Turtles & Tortoises | ||
| First | Glenn Hayes | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Second | Dennis Erhart | Weaver Ranch |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Frogs & Toads | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers
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A. Cantú Farms |
| Second | Linda Peterson | Joe E. Chapa Family Ranch |
| Third | Glenn Hayes | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Lizards, Skinks, Anoles & Geckos | ||
| First | Glenn Hayes | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Non-venomous Snakes I | ||
| First | Tom
Urban
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King Ranch |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Richard Day & Gary Kramer | El Negro Ranch |
| Non-venomous Snakes II | ||
| First | Richard Day & Gary Kramer | El Negro Ranch |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | Bill Carter | CM Cozad Ranch |
| Venomous Snakes | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers
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A. Cantú Farms |
| Second | David Powell & Don Bartram | Mary B Ranch / William and Mary Bertha Mallet |
| Third | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Salamanders & Sirens | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| All Other Reptiles | ||
| First | Mary Jo Janovsky & Mary Donahue | RGV Outdoors Center, Inc. / Mary Jo & Mike Janovsky |
| Second | John & Gloria Tveten | Inn at Chachalaca Bend |
| Third | Mary Jo Janovsky & Mary Donahue | RGV Outdoors Center, Inc. / Mary Jo & Mike Janovsky |
| SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||
| Action | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Sunrise / Sunset | ||
| First | Kermit D. Laird | Speer Ranch, Farley / Thompson |
| Second | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Third | Dave Welling | Pérez Ranch |
| Camouflage / Mimicry | ||
| First | Sean
Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse
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Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Third | Dave Welling | Pérez Ranch |
| Patterns | ||
| First | Sean
Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse
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Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Humor | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick, Roberta E. Summers
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A. Cantú Farms |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch / Jones & Gibbs |
| Third | Sean Fitzgerald & Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Animal Babies | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Greg W. Lasley | Payne Ranch |
| Second | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Third | Michael Delesantro | Skipper Ranch |
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Photographer | Landowner |
| 1st Grand Prize | Rex Hewitt | Rio Viejo, J.D. Hensz |
| 2nd Grand Prize | Victor E. Sanchez | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| 3rd Grand Prize | Scarlet & George Colley | Barbara Kennett |
| 4th Grand Prize | Bryan & Linh Thiel | Vieh's Bed & Breakfast, Charles & Lana Vieh |
| 5th Grand Prize | Patty Raney | C.L. & Patty Raney |
| Best of Contest | Patty Raney | C.L. & Patty Raney |
| People's Choice | Patty Raney | C.L. & Patty Raney |
| Birds | ||
| First | Patty
Raney
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C.L. & Patty Raney |
| Second | Rex Hewitt | Rio Viejo, J.D. Hensz |
| Third | Victor E. Sanchez | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| Hon. Mention | Bryan & Linh Thiel | Vieh’s Bed & Breakfast |
| Mammals | ||
| First | Victor E. Sanchez | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| Second | Victor E. Sanchez | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| Third | Rex Hewitt | Rio Viejo, J.D. Hensz |
| Insects & Arachnids | ||
| First | Rex Hewitt | Rio Viejo, J.D. Hensz |
| Second | Esperanza Chapa & Daniel Montelongo Lugo | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| Third | Rex Hewitt | Rio Viejo, J.D. Hensz |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | ||
| First | Victor E. Sanchez | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| Second | Rex Hewitt | Rio Viejo, J.D. Hensz |
| Third | Scarlet & George Colley | Barbara Kennett |
| Special Categories | ||
| First | Victor E. Sanchez | Marsha Gamel, El Rocio |
| Second | Rafa Flores | AV Shull Properties, Pat Hughes |
| Third | Scarlet & George Colley | Barbara Kennett |
| Honorable Mention | Bryan & Linh Thiel | Vieh’s Bed & Breakfast |
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Photographer | |
| 1st Grand Prize | Richard T. Moore | |
| 2nd Grand Prize | Blaine Davis | |
| 3rd Grand Prize | Schuyler Moore | |
| 4th Grand Prize | Analisa Rodriguez | |
| 5th Grand Prize | Stephen Leidner | |
| Best of Contest | Blaine Davis | |
| People's Choice | Richard T. Moore | |
| Birds | ||
| First | Richard T. Moore | |
| Second | Schuyler Moore | |
| Third | Schuyler Moore | |
| Mammals | ||
| First | Blaine Davis | |
| Second | Richard T. Moore | |
| Third | Schuyler Moore | |
| Honorable Mention | Stephen Leidner | |
| Insects & Arachnids | ||
| First | Richard T. Moore | |
| Second | Richard T. Moore | |
| Third | Blaine Davis | |
| Honorable Mention | Analisa Rodriguez | |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | ||
| First | Blaine Davis | |
| Second | Erin Keelin | |
| Third | Richard T. Moore | |
| Special Categories | ||
| First | Blaine
Davis |
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| Second | Schuyler Moore | |
| Third | Stephanie Chavez | |
