Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award

L. Irvin Barnhart (center), 1993 Weatherby Award winner, with presenter General H. Norman Schwarzkopf (right) and Ed Weatherby (left), president of Weatherby, Inc.

Weatherby Foundation International serves as the sole sponsor of the prestigious Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award (formerly known as the Weatherby Big Game Trophy Award).

First presented in 1956, the Weatherby Award annually recognizes an individual for outstanding support of wildlife conservation, lifetime hunting achievement and dedication to the principles of ethical sport hunting. Recipients of the award are honored among their peers as one of the world’s premier sportsmen/ conservationists.

In addition to sponsoring the award, Weatherby Foundation International makes a $5,000 donation to a wildlife conservation organization in honor of the winner.

The winner of the Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award is recognized at a formal dinner. The award is typically presented by a celebrity or other person of note in the hunting/outdoor community. Past presenters include Senator Barry Goldwater, Roy Rogers, General Chuck Yeager, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and former President George H.W. Bush.

The dinner also serves as a major fundraiser for the Foundation.