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2019 Award Winners
 Bruce Owens: Breakthrough Best of Show State Champion Waterfowl Award of Excellence Waterfowl Walnut Hollow Best Bird |  Jeremy Priest: State Champion Turkey Walnut Hollow Best Turkey |  Frank Williams: State Champion Open Mouth Whitetail Walnut Hollow Best Whitetail |
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 Frank Williams: State Champion Gamehead Other State Champion Mixed Multiples ITA & Matuska Competitors Award 1st Place IFOR Best Game Head VanDyke's Most Original |  Bob Esposito: State Champion Original Art |  Jordan Hackl: Taxidermy Today Woody Award State Champion Upland Bird Best of Category Waterfowl McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best Bird ITA Competitor's Award 2nd Ducks Unlimited Best Professional Waterfowl |
 Dan McKee: State Champion Closed Mouth Whitetail |  Amanda & Lance Weathers: State Champion Combined Artists Combined Artist Challenge Winners |  Mick Underhill: State Champion Gamehead Horned/Antlered |
 Wilbur Yoder: Best of Category Turkey NWTF Award |  Brent Collins: Best of Category Original Art |  Matt Cheek: Best of Category Whitetail Whitetails Unlimited Award |
 Fred Stockton: Best of Category Medium Mammal Best of Category Mixed Multiples Best Professional Entry People's Choice Award IL Trappers Award SCI Doug Campbell Memorial Award PRO-1 Award Brian Harness Memorial Award Walnut Hollow Best Mammal Hero's Choice Award |  Dawne Stacks: ITA Competitor's Award 3rd IFOR First Lady's Choice Mounted in Alaska Award |  Dawne Stacks: Best of Category Large Mammal McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best Mammal IFOR Best in Show |
 Rick Starostki, Steve Bollini, Bob Schnettgoecke: McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best of Show UTA Artisan Award |  Steve Bollini: WASCO Award Lifetime Achievement Award Ducks Unlimited Best Masters Waterfowl IFOR President's Choice |  Caitlin Kadell: Migratory Waterfowl Hunters Best Waterfowl |
 Jack Emery: McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best Whitetail |  Morgan Patterson: Ducks Unlimited Best Youth Waterfowl IFOR Best Youth Trudeau/ Williams Most Enthusiastic Youth Research Mannikins Best Youth People's Choice Best Youth |  Mike Giger: Award of Excellence Medium Mammals |
 Bob Schnettgoecke: Award of Excellence Whitetail Deer |  Pete Sweitzer Old Barn Mentoring Award |  Michael Miller: First Time Competitor Award |
 Jim Hess: McKenzie Competitor's Choice Fish |  Donna Brown: Kankakee Whitetails Unlimited- Best Whitetail That Tells a Story |  Dan Gustafson Research Mannikins Best Commercial |
 Mark Riffe: Charlie Brown Fish Habitat Award |  Amanda Weathers: McKenzie Distinguished Service Award |  Terrance Althoff ITA President's Choice Best Commercial |
 Evie Lievers: ITA President's Choice Best Youth Whitetails Unlimited Best Youth Hero's Choice Best Youth |  Jim Lucas: Lifetone Award |  Bob Esposito: IL Bass Federation Best Bass Polytranspar Award Walnut Hollow Best Fish |
 Gabby Groom: IL Trappers Youth Award |
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