Sent to the F&S editorial team this morning, from Publisher Eric Zinczenko.

Dear staff,
Last night was an important milestone in our magazine’s 114 year history.  Shortly after 9pm, the announcement rang through the Rose Hall at Lincoln Center that Field & Stream took top honors winning General Excellence for 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation magazines at the National Magazine Awards.

This is an extraordinary accomplishment.  After an impressive streak of 11 nominations, our Field & Stream editorial staff finally won their first “Ellie.”  Competing against the other nominees, The New Yorker, Vogue, Bon Appétit and Popular Science in the most contested category of the night was not an easy feat and when you consider the other titles eligible for the category (Men’s Health, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, Golf Digest, Gourmet, etc.) it should help put this monumental achievement in perspective.

Winning such an honor for editorial excellence, consistency and as ASME states “for which writing, reporting, editing and design all come together to fulfill the magazine’s editorial mission” during a time when other titles within our space are compromising on quality makes this achievement even more meaningful.

Please join me in congratulating Anthony [Licata], who in his first full year as editor, wins the highest award in his craft and to the rest of his editorial group for making their mark on our brand’s storied history.  Regardless of department or title, we should all feel proud at this moment to be a part of something so special here at Bonnier and our Outdoor Group.  Last night wasn’t only a vote for Field & Stream, but for the great American heritage of hunting and fishing and to sportsmen everywhere.

Comments (18)

from buckhunter wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Wow. No doubt a combination of a lot of hard work from the entire staff. Congrats to all.

Hopefully you can repeat this award next year but I doubt you will without the Huntress.

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from Mike Diehl wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Congrats to all at F&S. Keep up the good work!

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from Mark-1 wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Toot your horn!!!! You got good reason.

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from 2Poppa wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Keeping abreast of the times ...
One for the good guys!

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from shane wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

YES yes and yes!

The best part is that it's a hunting and fishing magazine that won. Obviously, F&S is the one to do it. This magazine absolutely crushes the other outdoor sports magazines.

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from Sue Melus wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Congratulations to everyone on the staff at F&S for a job well done. Keep up the good work. A great way to start the weekend.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Not to toot my own horn but I was the subscriber that pushed F&S over the 1 million mark. Thank you, Thank you.

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from Clay Cooper wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Guess I ought to get my chain saw out and widen a few doors up dar at F&S, what da’ya think?

Congratulations to each and every one of you especially to the Night Janitor who slipped in a few winning articles!

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from Big O wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

buckhunters right, congrats on the win but I don't see it happening again without "the huntress".

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Congrats to all the Fiel and Stream guys and girls who made this possible. Although I might be thinking ahead, I would like to see another one come along next year Field and Stream be the winners of that one also.

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from Del in KS wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Congrats!! All this and the Gear tester of the month article hasn't even hit the street yet. Just wait 'til next year!!!

Anthony Licata, how about this idea for a feature. Pick a humble old retired military gear tester from kansas and send him out to Cody Wyoming for an mountain Elk hunt with a friend he met on this website. You could play up the "disabled veteran goes hunting" angle. Think about all the great photos of horses and mountains. You could even reroute a few of the guns (Herr Petzal would normally get) and send them out to be "tested" on this hunt. That would be a great tie in between the Website and the magazine.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Boy I like that idea Del. Your friend from this site should be a veteran, retired with time on his hands, a hankerin to see the west and a dead shootin 30-06. Wonder where you could find a fella with those outstanding qualifications? Hint, Hint.

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from Del in KS wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Jim, I meant to add you, Bee and Sarg, just goofed. The wife called and I had to close fast and run to the store.

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from Del in KS wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Jim in Mo,

I told one of my Viet Nam "war" stories in the answer section. hope you enjoy it. Started a new thread as the old one got so long.

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from Jacee wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Congrats to the staff at Field and Stream for winning such a big honor. Too bad that it was at a time when you let Kim, a talented writer, go and kicked us ladies to the curb.

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from T.W. Davidson wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Field & Stream Editors:

Did you send a note to one of your best writers--Kim, the Huntress--telling her, "Thanks for helping make F&S a big success!" when you fired her? Of course, you folks didn't do that with any of your male writers . . . because, apparently, F&S treats them a whole lot better than it treated Kim, a woman. Are you proud?

TWD

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from peter wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

congrats. i knew a lot of people read f&s but not that manu

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from MLH wrote 28 weeks 4 days ago

Very well deserved. You've raised the bar. Congratulations!

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from buckhunter wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Wow. No doubt a combination of a lot of hard work from the entire staff. Congrats to all.

Hopefully you can repeat this award next year but I doubt you will without the Huntress.

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from Big O wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

buckhunters right, congrats on the win but I don't see it happening again without "the huntress".

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from shane wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

YES yes and yes!

The best part is that it's a hunting and fishing magazine that won. Obviously, F&S is the one to do it. This magazine absolutely crushes the other outdoor sports magazines.

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from Clay Cooper wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Guess I ought to get my chain saw out and widen a few doors up dar at F&S, what da’ya think?

Congratulations to each and every one of you especially to the Night Janitor who slipped in a few winning articles!

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Congrats to all the Fiel and Stream guys and girls who made this possible. Although I might be thinking ahead, I would like to see another one come along next year Field and Stream be the winners of that one also.

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from Del in KS wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Congrats!! All this and the Gear tester of the month article hasn't even hit the street yet. Just wait 'til next year!!!

Anthony Licata, how about this idea for a feature. Pick a humble old retired military gear tester from kansas and send him out to Cody Wyoming for an mountain Elk hunt with a friend he met on this website. You could play up the "disabled veteran goes hunting" angle. Think about all the great photos of horses and mountains. You could even reroute a few of the guns (Herr Petzal would normally get) and send them out to be "tested" on this hunt. That would be a great tie in between the Website and the magazine.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Boy I like that idea Del. Your friend from this site should be a veteran, retired with time on his hands, a hankerin to see the west and a dead shootin 30-06. Wonder where you could find a fella with those outstanding qualifications? Hint, Hint.

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from Del in KS wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Jim in Mo,

I told one of my Viet Nam "war" stories in the answer section. hope you enjoy it. Started a new thread as the old one got so long.

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from Jacee wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Congrats to the staff at Field and Stream for winning such a big honor. Too bad that it was at a time when you let Kim, a talented writer, go and kicked us ladies to the curb.

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from Mike Diehl wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Congrats to all at F&S. Keep up the good work!

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from Mark-1 wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Toot your horn!!!! You got good reason.

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from 2Poppa wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Keeping abreast of the times ...
One for the good guys!

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from Sue Melus wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Congratulations to everyone on the staff at F&S for a job well done. Keep up the good work. A great way to start the weekend.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 28 weeks 6 days ago

Not to toot my own horn but I was the subscriber that pushed F&S over the 1 million mark. Thank you, Thank you.

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from Del in KS wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Jim, I meant to add you, Bee and Sarg, just goofed. The wife called and I had to close fast and run to the store.

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from T.W. Davidson wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Field & Stream Editors:

Did you send a note to one of your best writers--Kim, the Huntress--telling her, "Thanks for helping make F&S a big success!" when you fired her? Of course, you folks didn't do that with any of your male writers . . . because, apparently, F&S treats them a whole lot better than it treated Kim, a woman. Are you proud?

TWD

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from peter wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

congrats. i knew a lot of people read f&s but not that manu

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from MLH wrote 28 weeks 4 days ago

Very well deserved. You've raised the bar. Congratulations!

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