2025 Friends of Neal Smith NWR Photo Contest Winners
Adult Tom Moon "Aster - Bees and Butterfly"
Youth Best of Show Nash May "Shadow Boy"
First Place Bison and Elk "Broken Antlers & Scarred Body" by Tom Moon
First Place Birds and other Wildlife "Sunset Romance" by Kurtis Garton
Third Place Plants and Pollinators "Giant Swallowtail" by Patty Foster
First Place Landscapes "Prairie Sunset" by Patty Foster
Second Place Birds and other Wildlife "Winter Coyote" by Kurtis Garton
Second Place Plants and Pollinators "Just Buggy" by Barb McGraw
Second Place Youth "A Blissful Trail" by Nash May
Third Place Landscapes "The Hazy Tree" by Jaci May
Third Place Refuge Life "The Buffalo Daydream" by Jaci May
Third Place Birds and Other Wildlife "OOPS!" by Barb McGraw
Third Place Bison and Elk "A Little Bling During Rutting Season" by Barb McGraw
Third Place Youth "Silent Bench" by Nash May
Second Place Refuge Life "Prairie Trail Meditation" by Jaci May
Second Place Landscapes "Path" by Allison Bartholmey
Second Place Bison and Elk "HI MOM!" by Mike Olsen
First Place Refuge Life "Bison Crossing" by Greg Punelli
2025 Photography Contest Winners
Thank you to Bass Pro Shop for their support of this year's contest and the Prairie City Public Library for providing us a home this year due to the Visitor Center closure.
Prizes
Adult Categories:
Best of Show: $50 Bass Pro Gift Card
1st Place each category: $25 Bass Pro Gift Card
2nd Place each category: $15 Bass Pro Gift Card
3rd Place each category: $10 Bass Pro Gift Card
Youth Categories:
Best of Show: $50 Bass Pro Gift Card
1st Place each category: $25 Bass Pro Gift Card
2nd Place each category: $15 Bass Pro Gift Card
3rd Place each category: $10 Bass Pro Gift Card