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.

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] The following table shows the number of laureates per country: