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Photographer | Landowner |
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1st
Grand Prize
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Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
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2nd
Grand Prize
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Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
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3rd
Grand Prize
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Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
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4th
Grand Prize
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Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
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5th
Grand Prize
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Tom Urban | King Ranch |
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Best
of Contest
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Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
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People's
Choice
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David Cantu & Arnoldo Cantu | A. Cantu Farms |
1st Place, Division  2nd Place, Division
3rd Place, Division |
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| BIRDS | ||
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Photographer | Landowner |
| Birds of Prey I | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Birds of Prey II | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Wading Birds | ||
| First | Rex Hewitt | Buena Vista Ranch |
| Second | Irene Sacilotto & Gary Carlton | H Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Dennis Erhart | Weaver Ranch |
| Shorebirds | ||
| First | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Second | Ken Allaman | Rio Grande Container Game Ranch |
| Third | Mary Jo Janovsky & Mary Donahue | RGV Outdoors Center |
| Water Birds I | ||
| First | Bill
Draker |
Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Water Birds II | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Flycatchers & Kingbirds | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Third | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Anis, Cuckoos, Roadrunners | ||
| First | Larry
Ditto & Roel Ramírez |
Ramírez Ranch |
| Second | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Blackbirds, Jays, Orioles, Tanagers | ||
| First | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Kermit Denver Laird | Speer Ranch |
| Hummingbirds, Nightjars, Swallows, Swifts | ||
| First | Rolf
Nussbaumer |
Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Chachalacas, Quail, Turkeys | ||
| First | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Doves, Parakeets, Parrots, Pigeons | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Gnatcatchers, Kinglets, Nuthatches, Titmice, Verdins, Vireos, Warblers, Wrens | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Shrikes, Thrashers, Thrushes | ||
| First | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Second | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Buntings, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Pyrrhuloxias | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Randall Ennis & Alberto Gutierrez | San Pedro Ranch - Baldo Jr. & Daniel Vela |
| Third | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Sparrows & Towhees | ||
| First | Barbara Baird | John & Audrey Martin |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| All Other Birds | ||
| First | Mary Jo Janovsky & Mary Donahue | RGV Outdoors Center |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| MAMMALS | ||
| Whitetail Deer | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick |
Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Third | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Javelina | ||
| First | Barbara Baird | John & Audrey Martin |
| Second | Irene Sacilotto & Gary Carlton | H Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Irene Sacilotto & Gary Carlton | H Yturria Ranch |
| Rodents | ||
| First | David
Cantu & Arnoldo Canto |
A. Cantu Farms |
| Second | Barbara Baird | John & Audrey Martin |
| Third | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Rabbits & Hares | ||
| First | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Second | Randall Ennis & Alberto Gutierrez | San Pedro Ranch - Baldo Jr. & Daniel Vela |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Wild Cats | ||
| First | Barbara
Baird |
John & Audrey Martin |
| Second | Randall Ennis & Alberto Gutierrez | San Pedro Ranch - Baldo Jr. & Daniel Vela |
| Third | Joseph Holman | Ed Devisadero Ranch - Miguel A. & Analicia Q. Garcia |
| Coyotes & Foxes | ||
| First | Sonny Manley | Starr Feedyard |
| Second | Barbara Baird | John & Audrey Martin |
| Third | Lowell Hudsonpillar & Ken York | Brisa Ranch - Larry & Betty Lou Sherrin |
| Mustelids & Raccoons | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| All Other Mammals | ||
| First | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Michael Delesantro | Skipper Ranch, Daniel L. Drefke |
| Third | Paul Denman & Vern Denman | Winifred R. Wetegrove, Las Majadas Ranch |
| INSECTS & ARACHNIDS | ||
| Butterflies I (Skippers) | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Butterflies II (Non-skippers) | ||
| First | Rolf
Nussbaumer |
Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Dennis Erhart | Weaver Ranch |
| Third | Dennis Erhart | Weaver Ranch |
| Moths | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Ants, Bees, Wasps & Other Social Insects | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick |
Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Damselflies & Dragonflies | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick |
Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Beetles | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Gary McHale | H Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Spiders | ||
| First | Gary McHale | H Yturria Ranch |
| Second | Randall Ennis & Alberto Gutierrez | San Pedro Ranch - Baldo Jr. & Daniel Vela |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| All Other Insects | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| All Other Arachnids | ||
| First | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Gary McHale | H Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Ted Bragg | Santa Cecilia Ranch - Rancho Margo La Coma |
| All Other Arthropods & Snails | ||
| First | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Second | Kermit Denver Laird | Speer Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS | ||
| Turtles & Tortoises | ||
| First | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Second | Irene Sacilotto & Gary Carlton | H Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Frogs & Toads | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick |
Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Rolf
Nussbaumer |
Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Anoles, Geckos, Lizards & Skinks | ||
| First | Dennis Erhart | Weaver Ranch |
| Second | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Third | Bill Caskey & Omar Garcia | Varal Ranches Ltd. |
| Non-venomous Snakes I | ||
| First | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Non-venomous Snakes II | ||
| First | Tom Urban | King Ranch |
| Second | Bill Burns | Bill Burns Ranch |
| Third | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Venomous Snakes | ||
| First | Mary Jo Janovsky & Mary Donahue | RGV Outdoors Center |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Third | Michael Delesantro | Skipper Ranch - Daniel L. Drefke |
| Salamanders & Sirens | ||
| First | Dennis
Erhart |
Weaver Ranch |
| Second | Joseph Holman | Ed Devisadero Ranch - Miguel A. & Analicia Q. Garcia |
| All Other Reptiles | ||
| First | Bill M. Campbell, MD | CM Cozad Ranch |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||
| Action | ||
| First | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Third | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Animal Babies | ||
| First | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Second | Rolf Nussbaumer | Inn at Chachalaca Bend & El Tecolote Ranch |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Camouflage | ||
| First | Michael Delesantro | Skipper Ranch - Daniel L. Drefke |
| Second | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Third | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Humor | ||
| First | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Bill Draker | Tecomate Ranch Partners |
| Third | Derrick Hamrick | Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Landscape / Waterscape | ||
| First | Catherine
Evans |
Payne Ranch |
| Second | Bill Caskey & Omar Garcia | Varal Ranches Ltd |
| Third | Kermit Denver Laird | Speer Ranch |
| Patterns | ||
| First | Derrick
Hamrick |
Las Colmenas Ranch - Margaret & Robert McAllen |
| Second | Larry L. & Nancy C. Von Behren | Douglas Hardie |
| Third | Bill M. Campbell, MD | CM Cozad Ranch |
| Sunrise / Sunset | ||
| First | Kermit
Denver Laird |
Speer Ranch |
| Second | Larry Ditto & Roel Ramírez | Ramírez Ranch |
| Third | Irene Sacilotto & Gary Carlton | H Yturria Ranch |
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Photographer | Landowner |
| 1st Grand Prize | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| 2nd Grand Prize | Bill M. Campbell, MD | CM Cozad Ranch |
| 3rd Grand Prize | Gary McHale | H Yturria Ranch |
| 4th Grand Prize | Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| 5th Grand Prize | Bill Caskey & Omar Garcia | Varal Ranches Ltd. |
| Best of Contest | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| People's Choice | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Birds | ||
| First | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Second | Paul Denman & Vern Denman | Las Majadas - Winifred Wetegrove |
| Third | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Mammals | ||
| First | Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Second | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Third | Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Insects & Arachnids | ||
| First | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Second | Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Honorable Mention | Bill M. Campbell, MD | CM Cozad Ranch |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | ||
| First | Bill Caskey & Omar Garcia | Varal Ranches Ltd. |
| Second | Jeremy Woodhouse | Roberto & Fran Yzaguirre |
| Third | John Pickles | Sharon R. Waite, Metz & Waite Farm and William R. Buchholz |
| Special Categories | ||
| First | Paul Denman & Vern Denman | Hacienda la Esperanza - Garcia Land Lusk |
| Second | Gary McHale | H Yturria Ranch |
| Third | Paul Denman & Vern Denman | Hacienda la Esperanza - Garcia Land Lusk |
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Photographer | Landowner |
| 1st Grand Prize | Suzanne Herzing | Indian Ridge Bed & Breakfast |
| 2nd Grand Prize | Michael R. Hannisian | Indian Ridge Bed & Breakfast |
| 3rd Grand Prize | Victor E. Sanchez | Amy & Kenneth Johnson |
| 4th Grand Prize | Luciano E. Guerra | Luciano E. Guerra |
| 5th Grand Prize | Lynn Bieber-Weir | Allen & Kellie Williams, The Mockingbird |
| Best of Contest | Luciano E. Guerra | Luciano E. Guerra |
| People's Choice | Luciano E. Guerra | Luciano E. Guerra |
| Birds | ||
| First | Luciano E. Guerra | |
| Second | Lynn Bieber-Weir | |
| Third | Michael Hannisian | |
| Mammals | ||
| First | Michael Hannisian | |
| Second | Annette Word | |
| Third | Victor Sanchez | |
| Insects & Arachnids | ||
| First | Kevin Hurt | |
| Second | Suzanne Herzing | |
| Third | Lynn Bieber-Weir | |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | ||
| First | Suzanne Herzing | |
| Second | Gina Rivera | |
| Third | Ariel P. King | |
| Special Categories | ||
| First | Bill Leidner | |
| Second | Suzanne Herzing | |
| Third | Victor Sanchez | |
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Photographer | |
| 1st Grand Prize | John W. Kastelein | |
| 2nd Grand Prize | R. J. Sindelar | |
| 3rd Grand Prize | Gabrielle Salazar | |
| 4th Grand Prize | Joseph Delesantro | |
| 5th Grand Prize | Schuyler Moore | |
| Best of Contest | John W. Kastelein | |
| People's Choice | John W. Kastelein | |
| Birds | ||
| First | John W. Kastelein | |
| Second | R. J. Sindelar | |
| Third | R. J. Sindelar | |
| Honorable Mention | Schuyler Moore | |
| Mammals | ||
| First | Joseph Delesantro | |
| Second | Gabrielle Salazar | |
| Third | Jessica Quintanilla | |
| Insects & Arachnids | ||
| First | John W. Kastelein | |
| Second | John W. Kastelein | |
| Third | R. J. Sindelar | |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | ||
| First | John W. Kastelein | |
| Second | John W. Kastelein | |
| Third | R. J. Sindelar | |
| Special Categories | ||
| First | John W. Kastelein | |
| Second | R. J. Sindelar | |
| Third | Gabrielle Salazar | |
| Honorable Mention | Schuyler Moore | |
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Photographer | |
| 1st Grand Prize | Allan Delesantro | |
| 2nd Grand Prize | Antonio Vindell | |
| 3rd Grand Prize | Danielle R. DeLeon | |
| 4th Grand Prize | Jordan E. Guerra | |
| 5th Grand Prize | Ian M. Gibson | |
| Best of Contest | Allan Delesantro | |
| People's Choice | Allan Delesantro | |
| Birds | ||
| First | Allan Delesantro | |
| Second | Danielle R. DeLeon | |
| Third | Allan Delesantro | |
| Mammals | ||
| First | Allan Delesantro | |
| Second | Antonio Vindell | |
| Third | Allan Delesantro | |
| Insects & Arachnids | ||
| First | Allan Delesantro | |
| Second | Allan Delesantro | |
| Third | Allan Delesantro | |
| Honorable Mention | Ian M. Gibson | |
| Honorable Mention | Jordan E. Guerra | |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | ||
| First | Allan Delesantro | |
| Second | Allan Delesantro | |
| Third | Allan Delesantro | |
| Special Categories | ||
| First | Allan Delesantro | |
| Second | Katilin E. Labus | |
| Third | Katilin E. Labus | |
| Honorable Mention | Jordan E. Guerra | |
