The following awards where presented at the Annual Bowhunters Tournament. The 2017/2018 prize giving was held at the Katikati RSA, corner of Henry Road and Main Road, Katikati.
Egmont Trophy: Best pictorial photo taken in a hunting situation
| Place | Name | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Johnson | Hot Summer Snipe |
| 2nd | John Blair | Sunrays in Trees |
| 3rd | Bernard Holdsworth | Ecstasy of the Hunt |
Cambridge-Buddle Shield: Best photo of wildlife taken in a hunting situation
| Place | Name | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Huxtable | Red Stag in Pines |
| 2nd | Liam Burt | Fallow Stag |
| 3rd | Cody Weller | Gecko |
Len Purser Trophy: Best photo of bow shot game
| Place | Name | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Gousmett | Big Flounder |
| 2nd | Bernard Holdsworth | Cheeky Kea |
| 3rd | Gary Johnson | Alpine Bull Tahr |
Tiger Loch-head Trophy: For literary achievement
| Place | Name | Article |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Louis Willis | The Pig Whisperer |
| 2nd | Philip Bullivant | Hunting for a Dollar |
| 3rd | Robert Love | Jack’s Birthday Hunt |
Lance Henwood Trophy: Best prepared skin (big and small game)
| Place | Name | Skin |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Becky Thoroughgood | Goat skin |
| 2nd= | Becky Thoroughgood | Goat skin |
| 2nd= | Becky Thoroughgood | Goat skin |
Pine Ridge Shield: Ladies deer roaring
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 1st | Samantha Radley |
| 2nd | Becky Thoroughgood |
| 3nd | Jenny Bullivant |
Norman Taylor Roaring Shield: Men’s deer roaring
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 1st | Cody Weller |
| 2nd | Matt Thomasen |
| 3rd | Paul Huxtable |
David Williamson Trophy: Notable Bowhunting Achievement
Mike Cassaidy – for claiming all seven deer species
Les Hart Shield: Best Goat Horns
| Place | Name | Measurement |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Cassaidy | 126 ⅜ pts |
| 2nd | Cody Lloyd | 120 pts |
| 3rd | Ray Worters | 109 ¾ pts |
Bruce Fletcher Fish Trophy: Most fish points
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Gow | 366 pts |
| 2nd | Gary Keoghan | 334 pts |
| 3rd | Jordan Morland | 206 pts |
Reuben Mills Trophy: Most small game species
| Place | Name | Species |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Gow | 23 species |
| 2nd | Katie Cassaidy | 20 species |
| 3rd | Philip Burgess | 18 species |
Henwood Small Game Trophy: Most small game points
| Place | Name | Species |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Katie Cassaidy | 329 pts |
| 2nd | Cooper Hansen | 248 pts |
| 3rd | Glen Wadsworth | 109 pts |
Seccombe Trophy: Best Pig tusks
| Place | Name | Species |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Lloyd | 27 pts |
| 2nd | Louis Willis | 23 ½ pts |
| 3rd | Katie Cassaidy | 22 ½ pts |
Mountain Trophy: Best Tahr or Chamois horns
*RDE (Red Deer Equivalent)
| Place | Name | Species | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bernard Holdsworth | Chamois | 313.7 RDE |
| 2nd | Bernard Holdsworth | Tahr | 275.8 RDE |
| 3rd | Kelvin West | Chamois | 199.1 RDE |
Red Stag Trophy: Best set of Red deer antlers
| Place | Name | Measured |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Willis | 266 ½ pts |
| 2nd | Graeme Tremain | 266 pts |
| 2nd | Graeme Tremain | 266 pts |
Norman Douglas Memorial Trophy: Best set of Fallow deer antlers
| Place | Name | Measured |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Worters | 220 ⅝ pts |
| 2nd | Jack Russell | 218 ¼ pts |
| 3rd | Glen Hallett | 214 ⅛ pts |
Ingerson Shield: Best deer, any species, 1st place
*RDE (Red Deer Equivalent)
| Place | Name | Animal | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Worters | Fallow Deer | 335.7 RDE |
| 2nd | Jack Russell | Fallow Deer | 332.1 RDE |
| 3rd | Glen Hallett | Fallow Deer | 325.8 RDE |
Wakefield Enterprises Cup: Best deer, any species, 2nd place
Jack Russell 332.1 RDE
Gary Cryer Memorial Trophy: Most deer.
| Place | Name | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Simon Ward | 19 deer |
| 2nd | Gary Johnson | 8 deer |
| 3rd= | Paul Ockwell | 7 deer |
| 3rd= | Scott Sisam | 7 deer |
Department of Conservation Shield: Best deer shot on public conservation land
*RDE (Red Deer Equivalent)
| Place | Name | Species | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Graeme Warrender | Whitetail | 274.3 RDE |
| 2nd | Graeme Tremain | Red Deer | 266 RDE |
| 3rd | Paul Ockwell | Rusa Deer | 196.9 RDE |
Steve Boyd Trophy: Most big game species
| Place | Name | Species |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Cassaidy | 7 species |
| 2nd | Kadin Willis | 5 species |
| 3rd | Simon Ward | 5 species |
Sayer-Webster Trophy: Most points for big game.
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kadin Willis | 141 pts |
| 2nd | Simon Ward | 121 pts |
| 3rd | Adrian Waters | 96 pts |
Kevin Williamson Trophy: Junior Bowhunter of the year
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 1st | Cooper Hansen |
| 2nd | Louis Willis |
| 3rd= | Jack Love |
| 3rd= | Maljan Pearce |
| 3rd= | Hamish Cripps |
Bowhunter of the Year:
Bob Gow