Each year during the judging of the George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest, our judges select a few entries they particularly liked, which did not place, to receive an honorable mention. Like our announcements of the winners from the 2010 contest, we start this year's honorable mentions with Category I.

Congratulations to:

• Cutie Raccoon by Ruri Kodama, Santa Clara, California
• The Moose by Kihan Sung, Koppell, Texas