Well yet another successful Annual Awards weekend has been and gone.  Back in October a number of Trophy Takers members gathered at Uralla Bowmen just west of Armidale, NSW.  A huge thanks goes out to Uralla Bowmen for their kind support in allowing us to set up camp at their grounds over the long weekend.

Well yet another successful Annual Awards weekend has been and gone. Back in October a number of Trophy Takers members gathered at Uralla Bowmen just west of Armidale, NSW. A huge thanks goes out to Uralla Bowmen for their kind support in allowing us to set up camp at their grounds over the long weekend.

2014-15 Perpetual Hunting Awards

SMALL GAME AWARD
- Lee Payne - 3 Feral Cats -

BILL BAKER BEST OVERALL DEER AWARD
- Steve Dimitrakellis - Sambar 184 4/8 -

IAN FENTON TRADITIONAL AWARD
- Karen & John Valery -

PAUL WHELLER MEMORIAL JUNIOR BOWHUNTER
- Kyhal Hayman - Fallow 209 6/8 -

CHAIRMAN'S AWARD
- Leigh Cragg - Boar 35 2/8 plus two chital stags -

DANNY McMAHON LEGEND AWARD
- Paul Southwell -

KEV WHITING/DALLAS CONWAY #1's LISTING TROPHY
- For the first time in a number of years there were
no new overall #1's added to this Trophy.

Annual Best of Species Awards

Boar Award: Paul Southwell, 36 DS, No. 3.

Goat Award: James Warne, 131 2/8 DS, No. 18 (Longbow).

Red Deer Award: Shannon James, 263 5/8 DS, No. 14.

Fallow Deer Award: Will Ellen, 239 2/8 DS, No. 9.

Rusa Deer Award: Paul Southwell, 200 DS, No. 12.

Sambar Deer Award: Steve Dimitrakellis, 184 4/8 DS, No. 7 (Longbow).

Chital Deer Award: Leigh Cragg, 178 5/8 DS, No 12.

Hog Deer Award: Will Ellen, 77 5/8 DS, No. 6.

Buffalo Award: Karen Valery, 72 DS, No. 46 (Recurve).

Scrub Bull Award: Trevor Willis, 54 2/8 DS, No. 4.

Banteng Award: Lee Payne, 68 2/8 DS, No. 2.

Camel Award: Trevor Willis, 29 4/8 DS, No. 6.

Fox Award: Shane Dupille, 10 10/16 DS, No. 3 (Recurve).

Cat Award: Lee Payne, 7 13/16 DS, No. 12.

 

Photographic Awards

Framed Hunter and Game:
Manuel Agius – Dave Whiting and White Fallow.

Unframed Hunter and Game:
Ben Salleras – Steve Dimitrakellis with Longbow Sambar Stag.

Best Framed Hunting Photo:
James Warne – Young Hunter (Tyson)

Best Unframed Hunting Photo:
Shane Dupille – Mel Hancock about to send an arrow at a fox coming in to whistle.

Best Nature Photo:
Paul Southwell – Mark Southwell hunting snow covered NZ Alps.

Best Composite Photo:
Dave Whiting – Successful hunt with Shane Dupille, Dave Keable, Paul Hardie, Mark Ballard, Wayne Anderson and John Teitzel.

Best Hunting Album:
Lee Payne – ‘Walk A Mile In My Shoes Vol 1 & 2’.

Best Taxidermy/Trophy Mount:
Adam Moore – Steve Dimitrakellis’ Sambar Stag and cherry tree rub.

Merv Smith Best Overall Photographic/Composite Display:
Steve Dimitrakellis – Unique sambar mount and a number of well
thoughtout photos of same sambar.