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