2025 WapitiTalk Photo of the Year Contest – WINNER!

[WapitiTalk1]

It’s time to vote on the WapitiTalk 2025 Photo of the Year Contest. All 2025 monthly winners (MAR thru December) have automatically been entered. Please take a few minutes to review the photos and vote for your favorite. For the 2025 photo voting, I've placed the monthly theme in each photo's description. Below were the rules for the monthly submissions.

1. One photo submission allowed per month, per member (yep, MODs may enter a photo also).
2. Photo must relate to the monthly theme (or risk being disqualified).
3. Do not use photo editing software to enhance your photo. Just post the photo as it was taken with your camera, smart phone, trail cam, etc. You may have to resize some photos, so they are accepted by the forum software.
4. You may use older photos you have on hand, but do not submit a photo that has won a previous WT photo contest.
5. Any WT member may enter a photo they have taken or star in.
6. Judging – WT members will vote on monthly photo submissions.
7. Contest period will normally end the last day of the month.
8. Winner must contact WapitiTalk1 via PM and provide mailing address for prize (your prize may be sent directly from a WT sponsor or from RJ).
9. Prizes will vary from month to month.

The prizes for the 2025 Photo of the Year are falling into place. I can tell you that the 1st place prize is a Wild Wapiti Custom Knife provided by our own >>>---WW---->! Good luck to all.

[Lefty]

I have more good Knives than I know what to do with ,, ( well that not totally true) And I do like winning,,,,, but,,,,, I perfer nobody vote for eithe of my two pics

[WapitiTalk1]

I’ll run the voting thru the weekend then call it. If you haven’t voted yet, get em in.

[WapitiTalk1]

RanchoSueno is the winner of the 2025 WapitiTalk Photo of the Year contest! Congrats RS, your Wild Wapiti Custom knife will be sent shortly. Please let me know when it arrives, and watch your PM inbox over the next few days... I believe Bill (>>>---WW---->) is going to send you some care and sharpening tips for your new hunting knife.

Again, congrats and a huge thank you to Wild Wapiti Custom Knives for providing such a great contest prize!

[RanchoSueno]

Thank you so much!! I can't wait to add it to my pack. Yes, he reached out and sent me some great youtube how-tos! I am very very excited

[Tigger]

Don't cut yourself! I have a couple of Leech Lake Knife Co fillet knives. They were so sharp, they came with a bandaid! Clever marketing.

Knives. We should have a thread on knives.

[>>>---WW---->]

Don't cut yourself! I have a couple of Leech Lake Knife Co fillet knives. They were so sharp, they came with a bandaid! Clever marketing.

Knives. We should have a thread on knives.

That's a great idea Tigger. Maybe I should start adding bandaides as well!

[Lefty]

I think I know of a couple kids who may want to wear a CUSTOM KNIFE,,,,

jUST DONT TAKE IT TO SCHOOL

[RanchoSueno]

This beauty arrived this morning!! What a phenomenal work of art. Thank you to everyone involved

[>>>---WW---->]

Hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed making it. And since you are a bowhunter, I thought you'd like to know the lanyard hole in the handle is lined with a piece of carbon arrow shaft.

[Swede]

Very nice-looking knife, Rancho. Congratulations.