1969: James Ould - "Iron Horse"
1970: Bob Crosswhite - "Standing Rock"
1971: Harlan Berland - "Buffalo Horn"
1972: John Hall - "Yellow Moon"
1973: Bill Powell - "Gray Wolf"
1974: Jim Bundy - "Strong Wolf"
1975: Chip Anderson - "Running Bear"
1976: Bill Marley - "Standing Wolf"
1977: Cary Krueger - "Thunder Cloud"
1978: W E ―Bill Freeland - "Lazy Wolf"
1979: Allan Head - "Wise Wolf"
1980: Vernon Jones - "Spotted Elk"
1981: Charles Austin - "Standing Horse"
1982: Tom Vitaglione - "Dusty Rabbit"
1983: Ron Williams - "Wise Deer"
1984: Pat Elliot - "Onakawa"
1985: Vernon Harris - "Red Wolf"
1986: Joe Downing - "Brown Eyes"
1987: Harry Bowles - "Creeping Duckstalker"
1988: Dave Tennant - "Full Moon"
1989: Root Edmonson - "Stone Feather"
1990: Larry Ford - "Big Bark"
1991: Joe Mitchiner - "Twin Retriever"
1992: Bill Watson - "Big Paw"
1993: Buddy Fowler - "Running Wolf"
1994: Dick Armstrong - "Medicine Man"
1995: John Avant - "Pot of Gold"
1996: Wayne Moser - "Eagle Eye"
1997: Barry Penland - "Bald Eagle"
1998: Frank Ragsdale - "Scratching Dog"
1999: John Linderman - "Hairy Bear"
2000: Rex Todd - "Soaring Eagle"
2001: Mark Niemchak - "Bone Cracker"
2002: Bob Watral - "Big Thunder"
2003: Don Fisher - "Wildcat"
2004: Colyn Bacon - "Muddy Waters"
2005: Ed Cochrane-Brown - "Blue Condor"
2006: Bryan James - "Grey Bear"
2007: Alan Dickinson - "WideWing"
2008: Brendan Bailey - "Red Cloud"
2009: Roger Winstead - "Rolling Rock"
2010: Nelson Scott - "Black Crow"
2011: Bobby Ramseur - "Lazy Loon"
2012: Jay Taylor - "Fishing Fox"
2013: Kirk Kirkland - "Running Buck"
2014: Thadd Roberts - "Jive Turkey"
2015: John Merriman - "Running Mouse"
2016: James Vann - "Grateful Eagle"
2017: Kevin McLaughlin - "Smoking Egg"
2018: Boss Poe - "Crawling Bear"
2019: Brian Etheridge - "Flying Squirrel"
2020: Howard Longino - "Big Minnehaha"
2021: David Bohm - "Muddy Britches"
2022: Ben Mount – “Banging Drum”
2023: Bobby Veit – “Lightning Bear”
2024: Will Adlridge "Dancing Bear"