1971

Decorative Lifesize Pair: Jules Iski – Oldsquaws

Working Decoy Pair: J.B. Garton -Blue-winged Teals

1972

Decorative Lifesize Pair: John Scheeler – American Kestrels

Working Decoy Pair: John Scheeler – Red-breasted Mergansers

1973

Decorative Wildfowl: John Scheeler – Peregrine Falcon with Green-winged Teal

Decoy Pairs: Jim Foote – Gadwalls

1974

Decorative Lifesize: William Koelpin – White-fronted Goose with Teal

Decorative Decoy Pair: Paul Burdett – Redheads

1975

Decorative Lifesize: John Scheeler – Prairie Falcon with Dove

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jim Foote – Wigeons

1976

Decorative Lifesize: John Scheeler – Long-eared Owl and Mouse

Decorative Decoy Pair: Pat Godin – Goldeneyes

1977

Decorative Lifesize: William Schultz – Bittern with Marsh Wren

Decorative Decoy Pair: Tan Brunet – Pintails

1978

Decorative Lifesize: A. J. Rudisill – Clapper Rails with Snail

Decorative Decoy Pair: Tan Brunet- Mallards

1979

Decorative Lifesize: Lynn Forehand – Red Jungle Fowl

Decorative Decoy Pair: Randy Tull – Buffleheads

Decorative Miniature: Ernie Muehlmatt – Woodcocks

1980

Decorative Lifesize: John Scheeler – Ruffed Grouse

Decorative Decoy Pair: Pat Godin – Black Ducks

Decorative Miniature: Gary Yoder – Pheasants

1981

Decorative Lifesize: John Scheeler – Goshawk & Crow

Decorative Decoy Pair: Tan Brunet – Canvasbacks

Decorative Miniature: Ernie Muehlmatt – Least Bittern

1982

Decorative Lifesize: Pat Godin – Along the Grand, Black Ducks & Muskrat

Decorative Decoy Pair: Tan Brunet – Green-winged Teals

Decorative Miniature: Gary Yoder – Mallards in Flight

1983

Decorative Lifesize: A. J. Rudisill – Black-crowned Night Heron

Decorative Decoy Pair: Tan Brunet – Redheads

Decorative Miniature: Bob Ptashnik – Avocets

1984

Decorative Lifesize: Ernie Muehlmatt – Bob-white Quail

Decorative Decoy Pair: Pat Godin – Wigeons

Decorative Miniature: Robert Guge – Mourning Dove

1985

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Snowy Owl & Bonaparte’s Gull

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jett Brunet – Ruddy Ducks

Decorative Miniature: Gary Yoder – Cooper’s Hawk & Flicker

1986

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Terns In Flight, Common Terns

Decorative Decoy Pair: Marcus Schultz – Cinnamon Teals

Decorative Miniature: Robert Guge – Puffins

1987

Decorative Lifesize: Gordon Hare – Blue Jays

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jett Brunet – Scaups

Decorative Miniature: Bob Guge – Eastern Bluebirds

Natural Finish: Martin Gates – Snowy Essence, Snowy Egret

1988

Decorative Lifesize: Gordon Hare – Kestrel

Decorative Decoy Pair: Kent Duff – Wood Ducks

Decorative Miniature: Peter Kaune – Robins

Natural Finish: John Sharp – Three Goldeneyes

1989

Decorative Lifesize: Gary Yoder – Robins

Decorative Decoy Pair: Chris Bonner – American Mergansers

Decorative Miniature: Philip Galatas – Watch On, Peregrine Falcon

Interpretive: Leo & Lee Osborne – Gentle Rest, Goose Sleeping

1990

Decorative Lifesize: Todd Wohlt – Dive, Black Duck and Pied-billed Grebe

Decorative Decoy Pair: Dennis Schroeder – Shovelers

Decorative Miniature: Philip Galatas – Red-tailed Hawk

Interpretive: Van Keuren Marshall – Courting Kestrels

1991

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Vantage Point, Loggerhead Shrike on Hawthorn Branch

Decorative Decoy Pair: Dennis Schroeder – Oldsquaws

Decorative Miniature: Bob Guge – Cardinal

Interpretive: John Sharp – Cormorants

1992

Decorative Lifesize: Greg Woodard – Cactus Flower, Preening Kestrel on cactus

Decorative Decoy Pair: Victor Paroyan – Blue-winged Teals

Decorative Miniature: Pete Zaluzec – Yellow Rails

Interpretive: John Sharp – Canada Geese

1993

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – In the Cattails, Least Bittern and Marsh Wren

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jude Brunet – Ring-necked Ducks

Decorative Miniature: Pete Zaluzec – Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

Interpretive: John Sharp – Road Kill, Pheasant

Shootin’ Rig: Tom Christie – Mallard Pair and Wigeon

1994

Decorative Lifesize: Glenn Ladenberger – Jake, Male Northern Goshawk

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jon Jones – Emperor Goose

Decorative Miniature: Peter Zaluzec – Bateleur Eagle

Interpretive: John Sharp – City Pigeons, Rock Doves

Shootin’ Rig: Keith Mueller – Two Black Ducks & a Mallard

1995

Decorative Lifesize: Pat Godin – Descent Through the Alders, American Woodcock

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jude Brunet – Gadwall Pair

Decorative Miniature: Gary Yoder – Steller’s Sea-Eagle

Interpretive: Jeff Muhs – Sun Worshiper, Anhinga

Shootin’ Rig: Michael Hard – Common Eider pair and a hen

1996

Decorative Lifesize: Todd Wohlt – Kestrel

Decorative Decoy Pair: Keith Mueller – Common Eiders

Decorative Miniature: Michael Arthurs – Evening Flight, Roseate Spoonbills

Interpretive: Jeff Muhs – Moonlight Run, Barn Owl and Crows

Shootin’ Rig: Alan Bell – Redheads (2 hens, 1 drake)

1997

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Great Reed Warbler

Decorative Decoy Pair: Victor Paroyan – Pintail Pair

Decorative Miniature: Todd Wohlt – Indigo Bunting

Interpretive: John Sharp – Birdwatching, Starling

Shootin’ Rig: Weldon Bordelon – Gadwalls (2 hens, 1 drake)

 

1998

Decorative Lifesize: Glenn Ladenberger – Desert Reign, Harris’ Hawk

Decorative Decoy Pair: Victor Paroyan – Hooded Merganser Pair

Decorative Miniature: Jeff Rechin – Three Kings, King Penguins

Interpretive: John T. Sharp – Muddy Road, Dove Pair

Shootin’ Rig: Del Herbert – Two White-fronted Geese and one Ross’ Goose

1999

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Green Heron

Decorative Lifesize Waterfowl: Russell Martin, Jr. – Mute Swan (single)

Decorative Miniature: Pat Godin – Otter Creek Courtship, Ruffed Grouse

Interpretive: John T. Sharp – Open Water, Flying Buffleheads

Shootin’ Rig: Tom Christie – Redheads (2 drakes, 1 hen)

2000

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Tidal Companions, Ruddy Turnstone & Purple Sandpipers

Decorative Decoy Pair: Russell Martin, Jr. – Surf Scoter Pair

Decorative Miniature: Jeff Rechin – Eastern Turkeys

Interpretive: Greg Woodard – Hunting the Adobe, Prairie Falcon & Cliff Swallows

Shootin’ Rig: Thomas Matus – Red-breasted Mergansers (2 drakes, 1hen)

2001

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Broad-winged Hawk & Green Snake

Decorative Decoy Pair: Richard Reeves – Mallard Pair

Decorative Miniature: Pat Godin – Spruce Grouse on the North River

Interpretive: Daniel Burgette – Chasing the Next Generation, White-throated Swifts

Shootin’ Rig: Pat Godin – Black Duck Pair & hybrid Black Duck Mallard

2002

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Winter Sanderlings

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jamie Welsh – Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

Decorative Miniature: Pat Godin – Prairie Dance, Greater Prairie Chicken

Interpretive: Phil Galatas – Queen of Hearts, Macaw

Shootin’ Rig: Tom Christie – Three Shovelers (2 hens, 1 drake)

2003

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Red-billed Tropicbird

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jason Lucio – Smew Pair

Decorative Miniature: Keith Mueller – Revealed by the Light, Chuck-will’s-widow

Interpretive: John Sharp – Curious Wren, Carolina Wren

Shootin’ Rig: Rick Johannsen – Three Redheads (2 hens, 1 drake)

2004

Decorative Lifesize: Todd Wohlt – Steller’s Jays

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jason Lucio – Harlequin Pair

Decorative Miniature: Robert Guge – Tree Sparrow

Interpretive: John Sharp – Still Life with Grouse, Ruffed Grouse

Shootin’ Rig: Keith Mueller – Seabirds of the Isle of May, Scotland, European Eider Pair and Gannet

2005

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Indigo Buntings

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jamie Welsh – Atlantic Brant

Decorative Miniature: Keith Mueller – Plumed Emerald of the Cloud Forest, Resplendent Quetzal

Interpretive: John Sharp – Parakeets

Shootin’ Rig: Dick Rhode – Three Redheads (2 drakes, 1 hen)

2006

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – ‘I’iwis and Ohia Lehua

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jeff Krete – Barrow’s Goldeneyes

Decorative Miniature: Gary Eigenberger – Secretary Bird

Interpretive: Christopher White – Mid-stream Reflections, Hooded Merganser

Shootin’ Rig: Dick Rhode – Three Black Ducks

2007

Decorative Lifesize: Thomas Horn – Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Decorative Decoy Pair: Richard Reeves – Red-breasted Merganser Pair

Decorative Miniature: Jeff Krete – Pintail Courtship

Interpretive: Joseph Michel – Snow Goose

Shootin’ Rig: Rick Johannsen – Canvasbacks

2008

Decorative Lifesize: Todd Wohlt – Eared Grebe Pair

Decorative Decoy Pair: Pat Godin – Bufflehead Pair

Decorative Miniature: Todd Wohlt – Spangled Cotinga

Interpretive: Fausto DelGrosso – Nuthatch

Shootin’ Rig: Rich Smoker – Red-Breasted Mergansers & Red-throated Loon

2009

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Killdeer & Nest

Decorative Decoy Pair: Pat Godin – Pintail Pair

Decorative Miniature: Gary Eigenberger – Sharp-shinned Hawk & Eastern Bluebird

Interpretive: Christopher White – Family Circle, Barn Swallows

Shootin’ Rig: Tom Christie – Eiders (2 drakes, 1 hen)

2010

Decorative Lifesize: R. Bruce Lepper – Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Decorative Decoy Pair: Wayne Simkin – Stellar’s Eider

Decorative Miniature: Jeff Krete – Argus Pheasants

Interpretive: Lynn Branson – Great Horned Owl

Shootin’ Rig: Del Herbert – Red-breasted Geese

2011

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Warbler

Decorative Decoy Pair: Lionel Dwyer – Pacific Loon

Decorative Miniature: Pat Godin – Greater Prairie Chicken

Interpretive: Daniel Burgette – Feeder Frenzy

Shootin’ Rig: Thomas Flemming – Longtailed Rig

2012

Decorative Lifesize: Thomas Horn – Violet Saberwing Hummingbirds

Decorative Decoy Pair: John Scallan – Wood Duck

Decorative Miniature: Gary Eigenberger – Great Egret

Interpretive: Lynn Branson – Wood Duck with Duckling

Shootin’ Rig: Thomas Flemming – Canvasback

2013

Decorative Lifesize: Keith Mueller – Common Potoo

Decorative Decoy Pair: Wayne Simkin – Canvasback

Decorative Miniature: Pat Godin – Willow Ptarmigan

Interpretive: Lynn Branson – The Burl that Wanted to be a Bittern

Shootin’ Rig: Tom Christie – Eastern Scaup Rig

2014

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Carolina Wren

Decorative Decoy Pair: Jamie Welsh – Pied-billed Grebes

Decorative Miniature: Todd Wohlt – Sunbird

Interpretive: Jeff Krete – Frigate Bird

Shootin’ Rig: Tom Christie – King Eider

2015

Decorative Lifesize: Larry Barth – Bohemian Waxwing

Decorative Decoy Pair: Richard Reeves – Shoveler

Decorative Miniature: Gary Eigenberger – Bird of Paradise

Interpretive: Bill Casto – Wind Riders

Shootin’ Rig: Pat Godin – Redhead & Canvasbacks

2016

Decorative Lifesize: Thomas Horn – Livingstone’s Turaco

Decorative Decoy Pair: Pat Godin – Goldeneye Pair

Decorative Miniature: Jeff Krete – Longtails with King Eider

Interpretive: Daniel Montano – Ruddy Duck

Shootin’ Rig: Thomas Flemming – Redheads

2017

Decorative Lifesize: Gary Eigenberger- Reddish Egret

Decorative Decoy Pair: Larry Fell- White-fronted Goose (single)

Decorative Miniature: Jerry Painter- Cape Sugarbirds

Interpretive: Lynn Branson- Pelican

Shootin’ Rig: Keith Mueller- Red Phalaropes

2018

Decorative Lifesize: Gary Eigenberger- Blue Heron

Decorative Decoy Pair: Leonard Rousseau- Gadwall Pair

Decorative Miniature: Ronnie Zint- Barn Owl

Interpretive: Jett Brunet – Chickadee on Piano

Shootin’ Rig: Pat Godin- Northern Pintails