Wildlife Carving Contest Winners 2004
Carvers from all over the country entered more than 300 bird, fish and wildlife carvings at their local Woodcraft stores in the 2004 Wildlife Carving Contest, co-sponsored by Woodcraft and Wood Carving Illustrated. We are pleased to announce the following national award winners in this years contest. For complete coverafe on the event CLICK HERE By clicking on the image a new window will open with a larger view.
GRAND PRIZES (By clicking on the image a new window will open with a larger view.)
	Professional Birds: Steve Field, Cross Plains, WI - "Singing Chipping Sparrow"
	Professional Fish: Cyril Smith III, Woodland Park, CO - "Golden"
	Professional Other Wildlife: Thu Nguyen, Everett, WA - "Couple Lizards on the Root"
	Amateur Birds: Ken Bedel, Vandalia, OH - "A Day at the Beach"
	Amateur Fish: Larry Stout, Ashland City, TN - "Pisces"
	Amateur Other Wildlife: Tony Marta, Sacramento, CA - "Night Hunter"
	Junior Birds: Jonathan Macer, Columbia, TN - "Bluebird"
	Junior Fish: Nathan Bierdz, Seymour, WI - "Silent Hunter"
	Junior Other Wildlife: Christopher Visker, Merriam, KS - "Poison Dart Frog"
	Employee: Fred Binning, Maryville, TN - "Goldfinch & Vase"

HONORABLE MENTIONS
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	Professional Birds: James Wyszatycki, Norfolk, VA - "Carolina Wren"
	Professional Birds: Bud Evans, St. Augustine, FL - "Pygmy Owl"
	Professional Fish: Hal Janssen, Santa Rosa, CA - "Red Band Trout"
	Professional Fish: Michael Stevens, Middletown, NH - "Brown Trout"
	Professional Fish: Robert Cope, Darlington, PA - "Brook Trout"
	Professional Other Wildlife: Russell Scott, St. Paul, MN - "Two Raccoons & Stump"
	Professional Other Wildlife: Steve Field, Cross Plains, WI - "No Threat"
	Amateur Birds: Thomas Cimbolo, Pasadena, MD - "Preening"
	Amateur Birds: Frank Chew, Decatur, IL - "Mallard Hen 2/3 Size"
	Amateur Birds: Francis Morgan, Mendon, NY - "Prairie Falcon"
	Amateur Fish: William Henry, Hatfield, PA - "Leafy Seadragon"
	Amateur Fish: Russell Schneider, Midvale, UT - "Furst-A-Tempt"
	Amateur Fish: Roger Shoemaker, Middleville, MI - "Brown Trout"
	Amateur Other Wildlife: Mona Afrassiab, Moberly, MO - "Escargot"
	Amateur Other Wildlife: Bruce Freeman, Oracle, AZ - "The King"
	Amateur Other Wildlife: N. J. Vollman, Hilliard, OH - "Impala"
	Junior Birds: Christopher Musco, Hope, RI - "Old Glory"
	Junior Other Wildlife: Nicholas Smith, Albuquerque, NM - "Bunny in the Woods"
	Employee: Lennie Williams, Boise, ID - "Ribarachi"
	Employee: Cliff Janssen, Windsor, CT - "Ripples of Flight"

PEOPLE'S CHOICE
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	Professional Birds: John Anderson, Bristol, RI - Long-eared Owl - "Familiar Roost"
	Professional Fish: George Marek, Westfield, MA - "Rainbow Trout Rising to Fly"
	Professional Other Wildlife: Steve Field, Cross Plains, WI - "No Threat"
	Amateur Birds: David VanLanen, Green Bay, WI - "Decorative Mallard Drake"
	Amateur Fish: William Henry, Hatfield, PA - "Leafy Seadragon"
	Amateur Other Wildlife: John Brice, Greenleaf, WI - "Elk Bugling"
	Junior Birds: Christopher Musco, Hope, RI - "Old Glory"
	Junior Fish: Nathan Bierdz, Seymour, WI - "Silent Hunter"
	Junior Other Wildlife: Christopher Visker, Merriam, KS - "Poison Dart Frog"
	Employee: Fred Binning, Maryville, TN - "Goldfinch & Vase"
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