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WYOGA Big Game Awards

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2023

Class Photo Place Hunter Guide Score
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle Split 3rd Scotty Tallman Jeff Taylor 173 3/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Karen Zellner Fred Lehman 116 6/8
Whitetail Deer: Non-Typical Rifle 3rd Gary Zellner Fred Lehman 129 5/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Danny Gilbert Dax McCarty 359 7/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Kim Bowman Dax McCarty 359 7/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Zane Brink Cougar Sanchez 351 2/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Brian Mueller Cougar Sanchez 349 6/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Brian Chance Tait Larson 346 2/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 2nd Dru Martinovich Fred Lehman 334 7/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 3rd Ray Gilbert Tait Larson 311 7/8
Elk: Typical Archery 1st Ron Barnette Matt Kelly 356 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery 3rd Jose Smith Cougar Sanchez 347 4/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 2nd Greg May Dax McCarty 411 7/8

2022

Class Photo Place Hunter Guide Score
Mule Deer: Non-Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Greg Martinovich Cougar Sanchez 184 5/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Brian Williams Fred Lehman 130 7/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Karen Zellner Fred Lehman 123 7/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention David Hay Fred Lehman 117 5/8
Whitetail Deer: Non-Typical Rifle  1st Ernie Dosio AJ Hanson 148 1/8
Whitetail Deer: Non-Typical Rifle 3rd Gary Zellner Fred Lehman 121 5/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Dan Wells Bob Nielson 333 2/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Jonathan Dickerson Dax McCarty 354 7/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Steve Weeks Cougar Sanchez 341 5/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Tyler Smith Dax McCarty 351 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery 2nd Kent Wilson Jeff Taylor 345 2/8
Elk: Typical Archery 3rd Albert Haas Cougar Sanchez 341 5/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Robert Nadler Bob Neilson 328 0/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery Honorable Mention Morgan Miller Matt Kelly 282 0/8
Bear Honorable Mention David Clutter Erick Mares 19 10/16

2021

Class Photo Place Hunter Guide Score
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Rhonda Smith Jeff Taylor 156 1/8
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Danny Dossett, Jr AJ Henson 153 7/8
Mule Deer: Non-Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Scotty Tallman Jeff Taylor 173 3/8
Mule Deer: Non-Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Matt Taylor Shanon Peterson 162 4/8
Mule Deer: Non-Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Craig Dues Eric Blajszak 154 6/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 3rd Mike Walters Tait Larson 132 4/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3rd Matt Taylor Shanon Peterson 355 4/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Ernie Dosio AJ Henson 355 1/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Janell Itzi Clint Hanson 349 3/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Pat Conrad Fred Lehman 346 2/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Mike Hulke Jamie Anderson 340 2/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Chase Turkstra Cougar Sanchez 339 6/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Greg Buck Cougar Sanchez 333 5/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Tony Bender Dax McCarty 332 7/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 2nd Cal Speckman Matt Kelly 347 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Bob Ameen Cougar Sanchez 337 5/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Greg Perkins Bob Nielson 316 1/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Steve Gollob Clint Henson 315 5/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Jim Jenzano Dax McCarty 312 1/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 1st Clark Lewey Dax McCarty 331 0/8

2020

Class Photo Place Hunter Guide Score
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Scotty Tallman Jeff Taylor 167 6/8
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Rhonda Smith Jeff Taylor 162 1/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 3rd Matt Taylor Shannon Peterson 147 2/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Doug Walters Dax McCarty 143 7/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Gary Zellner Fred Lehman 143 5/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Randy Barrett Fred Lehman 141 6/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Cammie Bender Dax McCarty 139 3/8
Whitetail Deer: Non-typical Rifle 1st Ernie Dosio AJ Henson 164 1/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Jake Frink Dax McCarty 341 3/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Jarid Currie Dax McCarty 334 0/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Michael Howard Dax McCarty 327 1/8
Elk: Non-typical Rifle 3rd Steve Porto Jamie Anderson 334 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery 2nd Brendon Burns Jamie Anderson 357 7/8
Elk: Typical Archery 3rd Lee Rankin Clint Henson 356 5/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Jeff Zgrebnak Cougar Sanchez 333 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention AJ Kissel Jamie Anderson 332 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Lorin Radke Cougar Sanchez 299 5/8
Estate Bison Honorable Mention Chris Hays Cougar Sanchez 67 1/8
Estate Bison Honorable Mention Chad Drayer Erick Mares 66 4/8
Estate Bison Honorable Mention Brent Adams Cougar Sanchez 65 1/8
Estate Bison Honorable Mention Paul Redhead Dax McCarty 65 2/8
Estate Bison Honorable Mention Kevin Hampton Dax McCarty 64 3/8
Estate Bison Honorable Mention John Garrigan Dax McCarty 62 7/8

2019

Class Photo Place Hunter Guide Score
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle 1st Gary Zellner Dax McCarty 189 4/8
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Bill Skinner AJ Henson 174 2/8
Mule Deer: Non-typical Rifle Honorable Mention Scott Tallman Jeff Taylor 190 6/8
Mule Deer: Non-typical Rifle Honorable Mention Rhonda Smith Jeff Taylor 184 0/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Randy Barrett Fred Lehman 142 4/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Doug Walters Dax McCarty 131 5/8
Whitetail Deer: Non-typical Rifle 2nd Joe Barty Erick Mares 158 4/8
Elk: Non-typical Rifle 3rd Reese Lasley Fred Lehman 334 4/8
Elk: Non-typical Rifle Honorable Mention Ernie Dosio AJ Henson 222 5/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3rd Brandon Nimm Matt Kelly 347 5/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Jack Posey Dax McCarty 339 4/8
Elk: Typical Rifle Honorable Mention Sandee Miller Dax McCarty 335 4/8
Elk: Typical Archery 1st Vini Cousins Cougar Sanchez 376 5/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Jason Moore Clint Henson 324 3/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Lew Davies Ryan Selk 320 3/8
Elk: Typical Archery Honorable Mention Tyler Higgins Jeff Taylor 320 1/8
Antelope: Archery 3rd Kirk Braun Paul Herrera 72 6/8
Antelope: Archery Honorable Mention Grant Braun Paul Herrera 69 2/8

2018

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Mule Deer: Non-Typical Archery 1st Gonzalo Sanchez Cougar Sanchez 177 0/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 1st John Edwards Robert Lesnar 154 4/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 2nd Ernie Dosio AJ Henson 151 6/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 2nd Andrew McCormick Cougar Sanchez 377 4/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3rd Dave Lee Dax McCarty 374 4/8
Elk: Typical Archery 3rd Clark Lewey Dax McCarty 354 4/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 1st TJ Danklefs Cougar Sanchez 327 0/8

2017

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle 1st Matt Taylor Shanon Peterson 182 7/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 1st John Edwards Robert Lesnar 159 7/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 3rd Dennis Thompson Matt Kelly 152 2/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 1st Michael Turner Dax McCarty 363 1/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3rd BJ Lemieux Dax McCarty and Ryan Selk 348 3/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 3rd Mark Polkinghorn Cougar Sanchez 342 1/8
Bear 3rd Christopher Browning Dax McCarty and Erick Mares 19 10/16

2016

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Whitetail Deer: Non-Typical Rifle 1st Morgan Thompson Matt Kelly 157 0/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 2nd Gary Heward Jamie Anderson 374 7/8
Elk: Typical Archery 2nd Michael J. Benda Matt Kelly 354 3/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 3rd Clark Lewey Dax McCarty 303 5/8

2015

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 2nd Matt Taylor Shanon Peterson 156 6/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 1st Darren Miller Jamie Anderson 361 5/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 2nd Brandon Rau Clint Henson 357 2/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3rd Mike Mettler AJ Henson 354 4/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 1st Matt Taylor Shannon Peterson 368 3/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 2nd Rick Munaretto Justin Schwartzkopf 316 0/8
Antelope: Rifle 3rd (tie) Jim Dohr Chad Coffett 82 7/8

2014

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Whitetail Deer: Typical Archery 2nd Bob Jones Matt Kelly 144 7/8
Whitetail Deer: Typical Rifle 3rd Matt Jones Matt Kelly 142 5/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 3rd Nick Silbaugh Jeff Taylor 369 3/8
Elk: Typical Archery 3rd Kyle F. Hurley Dax McCarty 330 0/8

2013

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CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Mule Deer: Typical Archery 2nd Adam LaRoche Jeff Taylor 159 5/8
Whitetail Deer: Non-Typical Rifle 1st Scott Tallman Chad McNare 146 0/8
Elk: Typical Archery 1ST Ryan Selk Dax McCarty 394 5/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 2ND Carl Shell Clint Henson 306 5/8
Elk: Non-Typical Archery 3rd Clint Bowyer Dax McCarty 241 0/8
Antelope: Rifle 3rd Amy Bennett Shanon Peterson 82 3/8

2012

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Bear 3rd Boyd Rice Dax McCarty 19 8/16
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 1ST Paul Menard Clint Henson 346 6/8
Elk: Typical Archery 1ST Greg May Chad Coffelt 364 5/8
Whitetail: Non-Typical Rifle 3RD Trey Poulson A. J. Henson 150 3/8

2011

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Elk: Typical Rifle 2ND Ryan Blythe Clint Henson 352 7/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 1ST Mark Courchane Dax McCarty 360 0/8
Elk: Non-Typical Rifle 1ST Dennis Thornburg Jaime Anderson 324 4/8
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 3RD Robert Piesko Shanon Peterson 149 7/8
Whitetail: Non-Typical Rifle 3RD Mike Thornton Justin Schwartzkopf 156 2/8

2010

LASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 3RD Matt Jones Matt Kelly 134 6/8

2009

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Elk: Typical Archery 1ST Keith Burgess Jeff Taylor 345 6/8
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 2ND Matthew Jones Matt Kelly 136 7/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3RD Nick Silbaugh Jeff Taylor 368 4/8

2008

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Elk: Typical Archery 1ST Jeff Gramling Chad Coffelt 353 3/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 1ST Steve Ruttkamp Matt Kelly 371 4/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 2ND Jeff Chaulk Wagonhound Member Steve Kelley 368 5/8
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 3RD Matt Jones Matt Kelly 137 0/8
Whitetail: Non-Typical Rifle 3RD Bob Jones Matt Kelly 128 0/8

2007

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 1ST Richard Bonander Andy Henson 151 1/8
Elk: Typical Archery 1ST Vicki Thiel Chad Coffelt 357 4/8
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 2ND David Ryan Matt Kelly 136 1/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 2ND Vincent R. Hart A.J. Henson 377 0/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3RD Gregg Severinson Matt Kelly 374 2/8

2006

CLASS PHOTO PLACE HUNTER GUIDE SCORE
Whitetail: Typical Rifle 1ST Matthew Jones Matt Kelly 158 7/8
Elk: Typical Archery 1ST Kevin Meacham Matt Kelly 331 1/8
Elk: Typical Rifle 3RD Johnny Wehrmann Steve Kelley 369 2/8
Mule Deer: Typical Rifle 3RD Bradley Gilreath Justin Schwartzkopf 184 7/8

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