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OptOutsideIN2020 Winners Announced

It was great to see so many of you choosing to #OptOutsideIN2020 this year. All the photos and scavenger hunts were tallied, and below is a list of the prize winners drawn randomly from all submitted. To claim your prize, email SPContests@dnr.IN.gov with your snail mail information so we can get them to you. 

Hashtag Winners (#MaskUpHoosiers, #VistaView, #ActiveOutside, ##ResponsibleRecreation) of a 2021 annual pass (or lake permit, horse tag or off-road cycling tag)—Linda Hall, Laini Johnson, Jennifer Turrentine, Bruce Barker

Scavenger Hunt Winners
· Darrin Chastain – Smokey Bear backpack
· Sandy Kendall – Smokey Bear blanket
· Tom Jones – outdoor experience with Division of Fish & Wildlife (banding birds, surveying wildlife)
· Greg Everson – 2 hours of shooting range instruction from the Division of Fish & Wildlife 
· Nicole Brann – off-road riding tour for 3 people from the Division of State Parks 
· Emily Schnitker – guided kayak tour for up to 8 people from the Division of State Parks 

General Prizes
· 2021 Annual Passes (may choose a lake permit, horse tag or off-road cycling tag)— Amy Claesgen Loane; Alisha McDaniel Wargel
· Outdoor Indiana Subscriptions: Jordanne Oaks; Wes Miller
· 2 nights of camping at Starve Hollow SRA—Sandy Saha
· Off-road Riding Tour at Redbird or Interlake (up to 3 people)— Kristine Warski
· Rod and Reel—Linda Minnick
· 2 nights of camping at Roush Lake FWA— Denny Hargett
· 2 nights of camping at any Indiana State Park with tent and some equipment provided—seskelton9
· Guided night hike for up to 15 people at an Indiana State Park—Jonathan Ylovchan
· 2021 DNR calendars— thebeigebandits; Abby Nagy; Susan Haas Bowen

REI Prize Package—Erin Easterling

If you missed spending the Friday after Thanksgiving outdoors with us in 2020, watch for #OptOutsideIN2021 on Black Friday next year and join the fun.