Click here for entry forms and guidelines for the hunting and fishing photo contests.
This contest is part of Delaware’s Children in Nature Initiative, a statewide effort to improve environmental literacy in Delaware, create opportunities for children to participate in enriching outdoor experiences, combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles. Delaware’s multi-agency initiative, which partners several state and federal agencies with community organizations, is part of the national No Child Left Inside program.
Three judges – Fish and Wildlife Director, Dave Saveikis, and local photographers Tony Pratt and Freda Barrett, both DNREC employees – review the photo hunting entries and narrow both contests down to the top five. The contests specify that photographs must have been taken in Delaware and must depict conservationists participating in fishing or hunting activities. Judges look for photos that best portray each year's theme. the “Conservationists Enjoying the Outdoors” theme.
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2014 Fishing Contest Winners
Theme: "Taking Action for Conservation
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The winning fishing photos will appear in the 2015 Delaware Fishing Guide. The fishing guide will be available online, at the DNREC licensing desk in Dover, and at authorized fishing license dealers statewide in February 2015.
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2013 Hunting Photo Contest Winners
Theme: Conservationists Enjoying the Outdoors"
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First place:
"Patiently Waiting" taken by Jason Gary of Hartly, featuring Christopher Halsey and the family dog Yukon at the St. Jones Reserve
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Second place:
"Dreams Do Come True" taken by Jennifer Harris of Harrington, featuring Drew Harris at a family owned farm in Harrington
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Honorable mention:
“What we bring home on Black Friday” taken by Molly McNatt of Clayton, featuring Lilah McNatt, Jason McNatt, andTanner McNatt at a Private farm in Clayton
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Honorable mention:
“Pheasant Hunt” taken by Kenneth Henning of Wilmington, featuring Ian Kanski, in Greenwood
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Honorable mention:
“Fun in the Blind” taken by Jason Courtney of Magnolia, featuring Chris Bergold, Jess "lil bit" Bergold, Jada Courtney, Stephany Courtney, and Dude the Bergold family dog, on a private farm in Little Creek
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The winning hunting photos will appear in the 2014-2015 Delaware Hunting Guide. The hunting guide will be available online, at the DNREC licensing desk in Dover, and at authorized fishing license dealers statewide in July 2014.
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