Awards

Nobody knows potential candidates for our nominated awards better than those who have shared camps with these individuals or know firsthand their passion and commitments to wild sheep, our hunting heritage, and the Wild Sheep Foundation. These genuinely are awards for sheep people from sheep people. 

Each year, WSF pays tribute to those often-unsung heroes who have made the world a better place for wild sheep to thrive. These awards encompass sweeping categories, including outstanding work in conservation and leadership at the state, federal and international level by government officials who advance wild sheep conservation. 

Click to learn more about each award and see the past winners.

• The Wild Sheep Biologists Wall of Fame Award
• Artemis Outstanding Woman Conservationist Award
• Gordon Eastman Grass Roots Award – Chapter & Affiliate Outstanding Member
• Outstanding Conservationist Award(s)
• Frank Golata Outstanding Outfitter Award
• G. C. F. Dalziel Outstanding Guide Award
• Chris Klineburger Mountain Hunter Hall of Fame
• Outstanding Achievement Award(s)
• State, Federal, and International Statesman Award
• Chair’s Award(s)
• Tommy Caruthers Outstanding Chapter and Affiliate Award
• Townsend Youth Conservation Award
• International Outfitter and Guide of the Year

In addition to the Wild Sheep Foundation Awards listed above, we also present the following awards annually during Sheep Show. These awards are adminstered by outside organizations and presented by WSF

• Conklin Award
• Jack O’Connor Outdoor Writers Award

You can submit nominations in several ways. 

1. Log in to your member dashboard and you’ll see an Alert And Reminder section that directly links you to the online nomination forms for the Artemis, Frank Golata, GCF Dalziel, and Chris Klineburger Mountain Hunter Hall of Fame.
2. You can also visit the landing page for those four awards and download a fillable PDF that you can return to the Awards department. 
3. Send a detailed email to jtripp@wildsheepfoundation.org with the award, nominee’s name, and details why you wish to nominate them.