NSSF Announces ‘Good Shots, Great Stories’ Winners

NSSF Announces ‘Good Shots, Great Stories’ Winners

More than $17,500 has been awarded to writers and photographers in NSSF’s 7th annual “Good Shots, Great Stories” contest. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which hosts the contest, announced winners at the annual conference of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) in Spokane, June 20.

The contest is designed to recognize outstanding published or broadcast coverage of interesting, unique and even unexpected personalities who participate in the shooting sports. Subjects can range from Olympic gold-medal winners to a history teacher who has coached the high school rifle team for 30 years, and from young hunters who overcome extraordinary challenges to any of countless angles that make shooting and hunting such a special part of American culture.

“We extend our sincere congratulations and thanks to all professional communicators who, through excellence in covering good shots and great stories, help promote and preserve shooting sports lifestyles,” said Doug Painter, NSSF president.

First-place winners received $1,000, with $500 for second place and $250 for third. In the General Consumer Media category, employer policies prevented winners from receiving cash, so NSSF contributed unclaimed winnings to a youth essay contest administered by OWAA.

The 2003-04 winners include:

General Consumer Media—Television
1st         Michael Bane, Nederland, Colo.                     “Cowboy Action with Tequila”
2nd        Lawrence Pyne, Cornwall, Vt.                       “Running, Gunning the Old Fashioned Way”
3rd         Michael Bane, Nederland, Colo.                      “Shooting Gallery—I’m with Walt”

General Consumer Media—Newspaper (Over 50,000)
1st          Lew Freedman, Chicago, Ill.                         “Disabled Hunter Knows No Limits”
2nd         Christian Berg, Hellertown, Pa.                     “Flint, Fire & Smoke”
3rd          Lew Freedman, Chicago, Ill.                          “It’s Like a Scene Out of a Western”

General Consumer Media—Newspaper (Under 50,000)
1st          Paul Smith, Wauwatosa, Wis.                      “Taking Their Shots”
2nd and 3rd not awarded

General Consumer Media—Magazine (Over 50,000)
Not awarded

General Consumer Media—Magazine (Under 50,000)
Not awarded

General Consumer Media—Photo (Color)
1st          Joe Byers, Hagerstown, Md.                         “Track & Trail”
2nd         Bill Reinke, Troy, Ohio                                    “Teamwork”
3rd         Joe Byers, Hagerstown, Md.                          “Track & Trail”

Outdoor Media—Television
1st          Terry Boeder, Savage, Minn.                         “Youth Clay Target Program”
2nd         Terry Boeder, Savage, Minn.                         “Shooting School/US Open”
3rd          Tony Dean, Pierre, S.D.                                  “Finley Sportsman Club”

Outdoor Media—Radio
1st           Barb Henderson, Las Vegas, Nev.                “Outdoors with Barb”
2nd          Marty Malin, Laredo, Tex.                               “Rooster’s First Gobbler”
3rd           Marty Malin, Laredo, Tex.                              “A Letter to Paul”

Outdoor Media—Newspaper (Over 50,000)
1st           Rich Landers, Spokane, Wash.                     “Eye on the Prize”
2nd          Larry Porter, Lincoln, Neb.                            “Gun Club Takes Joey…Under Wing”
3rd           Bob Frye, N. Huntingdon, Pa.                        “Doing Good With Guns”

Outdoor Media—Newspaper (Under 50,000)
1st           Paul Smith, Wauwatosa, Wis.                        “On the Mark”
2nd          John McCoy, Barboursville, W.V.                  “A Shot in the Dark”
3rd          Carrie Wilson, Seaside, Calif.                         “Creating Tomorrow’s Hunters…”

Outdoor Media—Magazine (Over 50,000)
1st           Linda Steiner, Cooperstown, Pa.                   “A Link to Love”
2nd          Joe Kerper, Haymarket, Pa.                           “Hunting in Good Company”
3rd          Gary Koehler, Bartlett, Tenn.                          “Of Women and Waterfowl”

Outdoor Media—Magazine (Under 50,000)
1st           Betty Lou Fegely, Walnutport, Pa.                  “Women of the Great Outdoors”
2nd          Karen Mehall, Fairfax, Va.                              “Angel on Call”
3rd           Marilyn Stone, Pleasant View, Utah               “Young Guns”

Outdoor Media—Photo (B&W)
1st           Gary Kramer, Willows, Calif.                            “First Hunt”
2nd and 3rd not awarded

Outdoor Media—Photo (Color)
1st           Tim Christie, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho                  “Preserving the Legacy”
2nd          James Clark, Gaithersburg, Md.                      “Peak Performers”
3rd           Cliff White, Jefferson City, Md.                       “Raccoon Hunting with Jake”


The National Shooting Sports Foundation, formed in 1961, is a non-profit trade association. NSSF directs a variety of outreach programs to promote greater participation and a better understanding of shooting sports, emphasizing on safe and responsible ownership of firearms. For further information, please visit www.nssf.org.
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Formed in 1961, is a non-profit trade association. NSSF directs a variety of outreach programs to promote greater participation and a better understanding of shooting sports, emphasizing on safe and responsible ownership of firearms. 
For further information, please visit www.nssf.org.

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