Mayor Anno Wietze Hiemstra pinned the insignia on Siegers at Eetcafé Hegeman, with his wife, his son and a large group of friends and acquaintances looking on. A royal honour did not come as a complete surprise to Siegers, but a knighthood did, writes the Rolderpost, Rolde's village paper.
Siegers has been active in wildlife management since 1995, in Drenthe and beyond. He sat on the boards of local wildlife management units and of the Faunabeheereenheid Drenthe, the provincial wildlife management body, where among other things he helped manage the roe deer population. He also laid the foundations for the Drenthe scheme for dealing with roadkill and helped develop a system for recording management data. He passes on his knowledge as a teacher and examiner at Stichting Jachtopleidingen Nederland and as a mentor to new hunters.
