Winners Selected For 2017 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

PRATT, Kan. -(Ammoland.com)- Kansas Wildlife And Parks Magazine – Kansas’ premiere outdoor magazine produced by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism – will soon adorn its pages with winning entries from the 2017 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest.

The winning images will be featured in the magazine’s much-anticipated annual January/February photo issue, alongside works from some of the best outdoor photographers in the business.

Wild About Kansas photo entries were judged based on creativity, composition, subject matter, lighting, and overall sharpness. Categories included wildlife, outdoor recreation, landscapes, other species, and hunting and fishing.

The 2017 winners are as follows:

ADULT

Wildlife

• 1st: DARRELL SKRDLANT, NORTON
• 2nd: SEAN TOMLINSON, NEWTON
• 3rd: MANICKAM DHANDAPANI, MANHATTAN

Outdoor Recreation

• 1st: CAITLYN PEARCE, TOPEKA
• 2nd: MARILYN FRIESEN, INMAN
• 3rd: THOMAS ARNHOLD, OLATHE

Landscapes

• 1st: JEFF BULLEIGH, CLYDE
• 2nd: JEFF BULLEIGH, CLYDE
• 3rd: ROGER ARNOLD, BALDWIN

Other Species

• 1st: JESSE MORGAN, RUSSELL
• 2nd: SHELLY BODENSTEINER, GIRARD
• 3rd: JD BAUMAN, HILLSBORO

Hunting and Fishing

• 1st: MOLLY BROWNING, TOPEKA
• 2nd: TESSA HERRING, PARSONS
• 3rd: MOLLY BROWNING, TOPEKA

YOUTH

Wildlife

• 1st: SOLOMON SHULTZ, BURLINGAME
• 2nd: KALEB MASHKE, AUGUSTA
• 3rd: JOSIE DENNEY, LANSING

Outdoor Recreation

• 1st: KIEREN SHULTZ, BURLINGAME
• 2nd: NATHAN KNAPP, SENECA
• 3rd: NATHAN KNAPP, SENECA

Landscapes

• 1st: ISAAC SHULTZ, BURLINGAME
• 2nd: JAMES BARTLETT, LECOMPTON
• 3rd: McKENDAN O’NEAL, OSKALOOSA

Other Species

• 1st: ISAAC SHULTZ, BURLINGAME
• 2nd: McKENDAN O’NEAL, OSKALOOSA
• 3rd: ALEXIS WILSON, HIGHLAND

Hunting and Fishing

• 1st: JOHN WALKER, FRANKLIN
• 2nd: …Read the Rest

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