| Weatherby Award | |
| Presenter: | Weatherby Foundation International |
| Location: | 7834 S. Lakeshore Drive Tempe Arizona |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Holder: |  Alexander Egorov |
| Website: | Official website |
The Weatherby Award is awarded annually for remarkable lifetime achievements in the field of hunting and conservation.[1] It is considered "the Nobel Prize equivalent in hunting and conservationism" and the pinnacle to a long, successful hunting career.[2] [3] Although it was first awarded in 1956, the Weatherby Foundation International was only established in 1988 to honour the deceased Roy Weatherby, founder of the eponymous gun manufacturer, Weatherby, Inc. The Foundation’s mission statement is “to educate youth and the non-hunting public on the beneficial role of ethical sport hunting and its contribution to wildlife conservation, and to protect our constitutional right to do so”.[4]
The list of winners is available at the official Weatherby Foundation website.[5]
| Year | Winner | Country | Nominees | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Herb W. Klein | Unknown | ||||
| 1957 | Jack O'Connor | Don Hopkins, Myles Brown, Col T. Whelen, Robert Taylor, Jack Roach.[6] | ||||
| 1958 | Warren Page | Julio Estrada, Berry Brooks | ||||
| 1959 | Berry B. Brooks | Julio Estrada | ||||
| 1960 | Elgin T. Gates | Bobby Burns, George Parker, Lloyd Zeug, HIH Prince Abdorreza, Julio E. Estrada, Dr. Frank Hibben, John B. Lagarde | ||||
| 1961 | Julio E. Estrada | HIH Prince Abdorreza, Dr. Frank Hibben, John B. Lagarde | ||||
| 1962 | H.I.H Abdul Reza Pahlavi | Dr. Frank Hibben, John B. Lagarde, Lloyd Zeug, Bobby Burns, George Parker, William A. Fisher. | ||||
| 1963 | John B. Lagarde | Dr. Frank Hibben, Lloyd Zeug, Francois Edmond-Blanc, George Parker, William A. Fisher, Weir McDonald, W. Brandon Macomber. | ||||
| 1964 | Dr. Frank C. Hibben | |||||
| 1965 | François Edmond-Blanc | |||||
| 1966 | Dr. W. Brandon Macomber | |||||
| 1967 | Dan W. Maddox | |||||
| 1968 | Weir McDonald | |||||
| 1969 | C.J. McElroy | |||||
| 1970 | George H. Landreth | |||||
| 1971 | Juan Naude Cordova | |||||
| 1972 | James R. Mellon II | |||||
| 1973 | Basil C. Bradbury | |||||
| 1974 | Dr. Kenneth W. Vaughn | |||||
| 1975 | No award | |||||
| 1976 | Rudolf Sand | |||||
| 1977 | Valentín de Madariaga y Oya | |||||
| 1978 | Arthur W. Carlsberg | |||||
| 1979 | Dr. Robert E. Speegle | |||||
| 1980 | Watson T. Yoshimoto | |||||
| 1981 | Dr. Carlo Caldesi Biella | |||||
| 1982 | Glenn Slade | |||||
| 1983 | Mahlon T. White | |||||
| 1984 | Jacques Henrijean | |||||
| 1985 | Thornton Snider | |||||
| 1986 | Héctor Cuéllar | |||||
| 1987 | Dr. James E. Conklin | |||||
| 1988 | No award | |||||
| 1989 | Donald G. Cox | |||||
| 1990 | Robert K. Chisholm | |||||
| 1991 | Gary R. Ingersoll | |||||
| 1992 | Hubert Thummler | |||||
| 1993 | L. Irvin Barnhart | |||||
| 1994 | Dr. Gerald L. Warnock | |||||
| 1995 | Jesús Yuren | |||||
| 1996 | Arnold E. Alward | |||||
| 1997 | Ricardo Medem Sanjuán | |||||
| 1998 | Dan L. Duncan | |||||
| 1999 | Pete Papac | |||||
| 2000 | Enrique Zamácola Millet | |||||
| 2001 | Adrián Sada | |||||
| 2002 | Rex Baker | |||||
| 2003 | Mike Simpson | |||||
| 2004 | David J. Hanlin | |||||
| 2005 | Jimmie C. Rosenbruch | |||||
| 2006 | Federico Sada | |||||
| 2007 | Dr. Larry Rudolph | |||||
| 2008 | Alan Sackman | |||||
| 2009 | Bruce Keller | |||||
| 2010 | Tony Gioffre | |||||
| 2011 | Edward D. Yates | |||||
| 2012 | Thomas J. Hammond | |||||
| 2013 | J. Alain Smith | |||||
| 2014 | Renee Snider | |||||
| 2015 | Barbara Sackman | |||||
| 2016 | Kenneth Barr | |||||
| 2017 | Craig Boddington | Larry Higgins, Malcom King, José Madrazo Ambrosio, Eduardo Negrete, Doug Yajko. | ||||
| 2018 | Jim Shockey | Alexander Egorov, Larry Higgins, Malcom King, Jay Link, José Madrazo Ambrosio. | ||||
| 2019 | José Madrazo Ambrosio | Alexander Egorov, Béla Hidvégi, Jay Link, Eduardo Negrete, Doug Yajko. | ||||
| 2020 | Alexander Egorov | Brad Black, Béla Hidvégi, Jay Link, Eduardo Negrete, Doug Yajko. | ||||
| 2021 | No award | |||||
| 2022 | Dr. Bradford Black | Jeff Demaske, Béla Hidvégi, Jay Link, Doug Yajko.[7] | ||||
| 2023 | Hungary | Lee Anderson, Jan Dams, Jay Link, Eduardo Negrete, Doug Yajko[8] | ||||
The following table shows the number of laureates per country:
| Rank | Country | Laureates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | |