1972 – Current
1972 Dan Trainer, Jr. (UW – Stevens Point)
1973 Ed Frank (WDNR)
1974 Jim Hale (WDNR)
1975 Charley White (UW – Stevens Point)
1976 Keith McCaffery (WDNR)
1977 Jim March (WDNR)
1978 Don Rusch (UW – Madison)
1979 Ruth Hine (WDNR)
1980 Chuck Pils (WDNR)
1981 Carl Batha (WDNR)
1982 Scott Craven (UW – Madison)
1983 Kirk Beattie (UW – Stevens Point)
1984 Paul Matthiae (WDNR)
1985 Robert Ruff (UW – Madison)
1986 Tom Meier (WDNR)
1987 Doris Rusch (WDNR)
1988 Tom Hauge (WDNR)
1989 Alan Crossley (WDNR)
1990 Paul Kooiker (WDNR)
1991 Rick Young (Pheasants Forever)
1992 Peter David (Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission)
1993 Bruce Bacon (WDNR)
1994 Randy Jurewicz (WDNR)
1995 John Olson (WDNR)
1996 Todd Peterson (WDNR)
1997 Dan Dessecker (Ruffed Grouse Society)
1998 Mark Boyce (UW – Stevens Point)
1999 Mike Foy (WDNR)
2000 Jerry Bartelt (WDNR)
2001 Jon Gilbert (Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission)
2002 Tim Grunewald (WDNR)
2003 Jim Ruwaldt (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
2004 Adrian Wydeven (WDNR)
2005 Tim Van Deelen (UW – Madison)
2006 Michele Windsor (WDNR)
2007 Karl Martin (WDNR)
2008 Jamie Nack (UW – Madison)
2009 Harvey Halvorsen (WDNR)
2010 Scott Walter (UW – Richland and WDNR)
2011 David Drake (UW – Madison)
2012 Scott Hull (WDNR)
2013 Tami Ryan (WDNR)
2014 Scott Craven (UW – Madison, emeritus)
2015 Mark Pfost
2016 Jason Riddle
2017 Derek Johnson
2018 Jeremy Holtz
2019 Jason Riddle
2020 Scott Hygnstrom