The Estevan Wildlife Federation hosted its annual awards dinner over the weekend and the group found its way back to the Estevan Elks Lodge.
Though the awards dinner has been held there in the past, in recent memory, the Wylie-Mitchell Building was the location of the annual event. Because it had been booked up, the group decided to move its 160 attendees at the Elks.
Awards this year were handed out in many categories all stemming from either big game, fishing or birds and in both junior and senior categories. Emceed by Wanda Michel, there were also a number of awards distributed for wildlife photography.
Michel announced that the wildlife federation was home to 990 members in the 2014 calendar year and asked members to get out and continue selling memberships, because in 2015, the EWF was shooting for more than 1,000.
2014 Winners
Category measurement winner
Junior birds
Hungarian Partridge 14oz Carlin Pylychaty
Sharptail Grouse 1lb 12oz Carlin Pylychaty
Mallard Duck 3lbs 11oz Chase McNabb
Canada Goose 12lbs 8oz Nate Smart
Snow Goose 5lbs 3oz Chase McNabb
Pheasant 34 bars, 22-6/8” Nate Smart
Total=56-6/8”
Ruffed Grouse 1lb 7oz Riley Pylychaty
Senior Birds
Hungarian Partridge 13oz Joshua Michel
Sharptail Grouse 2lbs 5oz Joshua Michel
Mallard Duck 3lbs 10oz Jim Pylychaty
Canada Goose 11lbs 10oz Sheldon McNabb
Snow Goose 6lbs 9oz Murray Mosley
White-Fronted Goose 5lbs 13oz Dave Clark
Ruffed Grouse 1lb 9oz Jim Pylychaty
Pheasant 41 bars, 25-2/8” Brent Olfert
Total=66-2/8”
Junior Fish
Perch 1lb 7oz Jade Aparicio
Bass 3lbs 10oz Zach Curtis
Walleye 7lbs 15oz Nate Smart
Northern Pike 12lbs 2oz Nate Smart
Senior fish
Perch 1lb 3oz Cameron Donovan
Bass 4lbs Joshua Michel
Walleye 3lbs 14oz Chandler Harkins
Northern Pike 15lbs 12oz Joshua Michel
Brook Trout 1lb 13oz Murray Mosley
Rainbow Trout 3lbs 9oz Murray Mosley
Tiger Trout 3lbs 10oz Murray Mosley
Senior archery
Typical Whitetail Deer 124-48” Gerry Leslie
Non-Typical Whitetail Deer 137-2/8” Cameron Donovan
Typical Mule Deer 188-6/8” Sheldon McNabb
Non-Typical Mule Deer 185-1/8” Dalan Wheeler
Elk 146-1/8” Jay Curtis
Black Bear 16-7/16” Jay Curtis
Bowhunter of the Year Cameron Donovan
Junior rifle
Typical Whitetail 130-7/8" Nate Smad
Non-Typical Whitetail Deer 171-7/8” Justis Daoust
Non Typical Mule 192-2/8" Adam Conren
Black Bear 16-10/16” Riley Pylychaty
Ladies
Typical Whitetail Deer 97-6/8” Julyn Halirewich
Non-Typical Mule Deer 181-3/8” Julyn Halirewich
Moose 173-5/8” Julyn Halirewich
Mens rifle
Typical Whitetail Deer 153-3/8” Reg Jahn
Non-Typical Whitetail Deer 168-3/8” Brett McLean
Typical Mule Deer 182-1/8” Kevin Thompson
Non-Typical Mule Deer 220-5/8” Jeff Mosley
Elk 253-4/8” Cory Evans
Moose 149-4/8” Ken Barnstable
Photography
Junior scenic Makenna Dowoestyne
Senior scenic Monica Lainton
Senior wildlife Mary Jacobs
Photo of the year Mary Jacobs
