I'm a duck hunter who plays football. Born and raised in Kimberly, Alabama, now living in De Valls, Arkansas. My favorite things include finishing mallard ducks in the woods, throwing touchdowns, and watching my new lab willow having a blast. I love country music and shooting pool-- and those two go best at Red Oak Duck Camp.
Katie serves as the Managing Editor for Modern Huntsman Magazine and Contributing Editor for Working Ranch Magazine. You’ll likely find her, pen in hand, documenting the history and tradition, beauty and adventure to be found hunting, fishing, and ranching the American West.
A freelance photographer specializing in the outdoor industry, he loves a fine whiskey, a good retriever, and time in the outdoors with his two sons. He grew up on a tract of land in the mountains of East Tennessee where he found his greatest passion of chasing turkeys from an early age. He was later introduced to public land waterfowl in Arkansas soon after, and chasing mallards in the woods became just as strong of a passion as chasing turkeys through the mountains of Tennessee.
This year, our judges selected winners for five total categories, each taking home a prize package of their own.
The grand prize winner will earn a 2-night hunt package and gets to join our crew at Fowl Plains next season to chase a variety of Waterfowl and Upland species in the plains of Central Kansas.
Chris Ingram takes home this year's Gunner Effect Grand Prize Ribbon with a stellar capture of a hunter and his Gundog sharing a moment together in the grouse woods.
The setting and seasonality of the hunt is perfect. The framing and composition provides negative space but leads your eye to the main characters of the image. The use of light and vibrancy of color are all there for us.
Ultimately, though, what stood out to our panel of judges and led us to select this image was the timing of the moment, and raw emotion conveyed through the screen of a Gundog and his companion sharing a moment in the woods together.
You can step into the moment, feel the sunlight on your face and the joy of walking through the woods with your best friend. We don’t know if this is a moment of celebration, or a consolation lick after a swing and a miss, but what we do know is the bond reflected by this hunter and Gundog is what brings us back to the field time and again with our four-legged friends.
Thanks to you, Chris, and the thousands of others who gave us a peek into your lives through the bond you share with your dogs. We're already looking forward to next year.
Grand Prize Ribbon Winning Photo: Chris Ingram
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Photo: Jared L. |
Photo: Tori W. |
Photo: Wade S. |
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Photo: Jared L. |
Photo: Heath S. |
Photo: Chris I. |
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Photo: Jamie H. |
Photo: Tripp H. |
Photo: Anonymous |
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Photo: Matt Z. |
Photo: Noah H. |
Photo: Justin H. |
These are the dogs that run all day just to get warmed up. They put in the steps — miles and miles of them. More than a companion, a gundog is an instrumental player in the pursuit of upland game. We tasked our entrants to show us dogs’ skill and drive for the sport.
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Photo: Heath S. |
Photo: Ben W. |
Photo: Dave V. |
Photo: Dustin W. |
Photo: Kristen M. |
Photo: Katie J. |
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Photo: Ben W. |
Photo: Heath S. |
Photo: Anonymous |
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Photo: John B. |
Photo: Chris I. |
Photo: Jordan H. |
These photos highlight your dog’s good side — the focus is all on them. This portrait has soul. We wanted to see the stories untold in the eyes of dogs.
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Photo: Joshua T. |
Photo: Jamie H. |
Photo: David V. |
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Photo: Blake W. |
Photo: Joshua H. |
Photo: Avery R. |
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Photo: Avery R. |
Photo: Brandon P. |
Photo: Jennifer C. |
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Photo: Bill D. |
Photo: Jamie I. |
Photo: Ethan H. |
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Photo: Kyle L. |
Photo: Josh D. |
Photo: Tina S. |
Late nights, early mornings, long commutes, harsh conditions, inclement weather, hard work — this pursuit isn’t for the faint of heart, and you know you can count on your four-legged hunting partner to bring the stoke day-in and day-out. That’s what we asked entrants to showcase here.
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Photo: Wade S. |
Photo: Jared L. |
Photo: Eric P. |
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Photo: Jared L. |
Photo: Cody G. |
Photo: Dustin W. |
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Photo: Joshua T. |
Photo: Brandon P. |
Photo: Matt L. |
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Photo: Trevor H. |
Photo: Matt L. |
Photo: Noah H. |
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Photo: Tripp H. |
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Photo: Brandon P. |
Dogs make our lives better — this is what we were looking to see highlighted in this year’s Man’s Best Friend category. We wanted to step back from the moments in the field, and focus on the subtle joy that comes from the bond between a dog and their family.
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Photo: Rudy M. |
Photo: Gunnar S. |
Photo: Marissa D. |
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Photo: Tori W. |
Photo: Blake W. |
Photo: Jennifer C. |
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Photo: Jamie H. |
Photo: Jared B. |
Photo: Anonymous |
Interested in reading more great dog photos? Check out the winners and finalists from #GunnerEffect21
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