This annual competition recognizes and rewards excellence in outdoor communication and promotes craft improvement. It is open to all members of the Outdoor Writers of Canada "in good standing".

In each category the winner of the 2007 Outdoor Communication Award is listed first followed by 2 Award of Merit winners.

The awards are presented annually at the Awards Banquet during the Outdoor Writers of Canada's annual conference.

Also Including:
Storyteller
  - Sponsored by Ron Miller
DUC Wetland's Appreciation Writing Awards
  - Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Canada)
Brock McRitchie Writing Awards
  - Sponored By Len McRitchie
National Fishing Week Writing Award 
  - Sponored By Canadian SportFishing Industry Association (CSIA)

NEWSPAPER COLUMN

1st Lionel Gould,
Title: Birding at Night
Publication: Owen Sound Sun Times

2nd Lionel Gould,
Title: International Migratory Bird Day
Publication: Owen Sound Sun Times

3rd Gord Ellis,
Title: The Cost of Global Warming
Publication: Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal

MAGAZINE COLUMN

1st Gord Ellis,
Title: Bright Skies, Big Eyes
Publication: Ontario Out of Doors

2nd James Smedley,
Title: Jackfish Ghost Town
Publication: Ontario Out of Doors

3rd Duane Radford,
Title: The Party's Over, Alberta
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen

NEWSPAPER FEATURE

1st Brad Fenson,
Title: Late Season Mallards
Publication: Realtree Canada Website

2nd Brad Fenson,
Title: Tips for Deer Hunting During the Rut
Publication: Grainews

3rd Bill Stilwell,
Title: Gadgets and Gizmos
Publication: The Toronto Sun

MAGAZINE FEATURE "OTHER"

1st Duane Radford,
Title: Iron Man of the Yukon Quest
Publication: Up Here Magazine

2nd Roger Brunt,
Title: A Touch of Beatrix Potter
Publication: Aqua

3rd Robert Reguly,
Title: Seeing Ghosts
Publication: Outdoor Canada

MAGAZINE FEATURE FISHING

1st Gord Pyzer,
Title: Beauchene Brookies Beckon
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine

2nd Gord Pyzer,
Title: Dream Destinations
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine

3rd Patrick Walsh,
Title: The Making of Milton
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine

MAGAZINE FEATURE HUNTING

1st T.J. Schwanky,
Title: Canada's 10 Toughest Hunts
Publication: Outdoor Canada

2nd T.J. Schwanky,
Title: Bugles in the High Country
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen

3rd Bruce Masterman,
Title: Hunters and Dogs: The Special Tie That Binds
Publication: The Conservator

PHOTOGRAPHY

1st James Smedley,
Title: (Cover photo) Kayaking
Publication: Kanawa Magazine

2nd John Kaplanis,
Title: Sunset Success (Cover photo)
Publication: Officially Rugged Magazine

3rd Lionel Gould,
Title: Northern Sawwhet Owl
Publication: Owen Sound SunTimes

DUCKS UNLIMITED WETLANDS APPRECIATION

1st T.J. Schwanky,
Title: Ode to a Wetland
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen

2nd Michael Hungle,
Title: The Land of Living Skies
Publication: The Conservator (D.U.)

3rd Brad Fenson,
Title: Small Water Ducks
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen

THE BROCK McRITCHIE AWARD

1st James Smedley,
Title: Climbing the Batchewana Ice Falls
Publication: Ontario Travel Discoveries

2nd Kevin Wilson,
Title: Start 'Em Young
Publication: The Outdoor Edge Magazine

3rd Ralph Shaw,
Title: The Evolution of a Hunter, Part 1 and 2
Publication: Comox Valley Record

VIDEO/TV

1st Brian Chan,
Title: Stillwater Techniques with Brian Chan
Show: The New Fly Fisher

2nd Bob Izumi,
Title: Ontario Helifishing
For Steelhead
Show: Bob Izumi's Real Fishing Show

3rd Jim Shockey,
Title: "Tajikistan"
Show: Outdoor Channel

STORY TELLER

1st Ken Bailey,
Title: The Lake of Endless Possibilities
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine

2nd Brad Fenson,
Title: Tepees, Antelope & Legends
Publication: Black Powder Hunting

3rd Brad Fenson,
Title: Bear Tracks
Publication: Black Powder Hunting

BOOKS

1st Bill Stillwell,
Title: Scenic Secrets of Manitoba
Publisher: Manitoba Naturally, William Street Publishing

2nd Don MacLean,
Title: A Little Something I Tied Myself
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

3rd Duane Radford,
Title: Fish and Wild Game Recipes
Publisher: Sports Scene Publications Inc.