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Dinner and awards help celebrate the season for Macklin Wildlife Federation

Awards handed out Jan. 14 at the annual Macklin Wildlife Federation season dinner and awards night.

MACKLIN — Macklin Wildlife Federation held another successful awards banquet Jan. 14.

The annual sold-out event is one of the club’s biggest fundraisers, with proceeds going back into various projects and programs around the community. The prepared various cuts of moose, elk, deer, wild boar, rabbit, fowl, and fish for their guests.

After everyone had enjoyed supper, the club announced award the winners in all big game and fish categories. All attendees were able to take in the stage display of most of the big game animals harvested from the area this last year, as well as a lineup of live auctions, raffle draws and silent auction items. The event continues to bring out people from all over the area.

The Macklin Wildlife Federation would like to take this opportunity to thank sponsors, volunteers, and attendees, without whose support events like this are not made possible.

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

Wildlife photo contest – Josh Kirzinger

Junior typical white-tailed-deer – no entry

 

Bear – no entry

Junior non-typical white-tailed-deer – no entry

 

Moose – Bill Ayrey

 

Junior typical mule deer – no entry

Elk – Ryan Bartch

Junior non-typical mule deer – no entry

 

Elk non-typical – no entry

Walleye – Memphis Parker

 

Antelope – John Baier

Lake trout – no entry

 

Ladies’ white-tailed-deer – Dayna Lantz

Rainbow trout – Kevin Nuttall

 

Typical white-tailed-deer – John Baier

Perch- Memphis Parker

 

Non-typical white-tailed-deer – Kelly Giggs

Ladies’ Northern Pike – Courtney Bogen

 

Typical mule deer – Al Neufeld

Junior Northern Pike – Jax Rissling

 

Non-typical mule deer – Kevin Gartner

White fish – no entry

 

Ladies’ mule deer – Lena McCarthy

Northern Pike – Michael Bartch

 

Muzzle loader – mule deer – no entry

Largest duck – Jesse Gartner

 

Muzzle loader – white-tailed-deer – no entry

Snow goose – Mike Volk

 

Archery – mule deer – Kelly Giggs

Speckled belly goose – Mike Volk

 

Archery – white-tailed-deer – Dan McKinnon

Canada goose – Austin Gartner

 

Archery – moose – No Entry