2018 Award Winners
 Danny Knight Breakthrough Best of Show State Champion Large Mammal ITA Competitor's Choice Best of Show McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best Mammal Doug Campbell Award UTA Artisan Award Mounted in Alaska Award |  Jack Emery State Champion Open Mouth Whitetail Walnut Hollow Best Whitetail |  Dan McKee State Champion Closed Mouth Whitetail McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best Whitetail VanDyke's Most Original IFOR Best Gamehead |
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 Mike Giger State Champion Medium Mammal State Champion Mixed Multiple State Champion Original Art Brian Harness Memorial Award |  Danny Knight State Champion Gamehead -Horned/Antlered |  Frank Williams State Champion Gamehead -Other |
 Jordan Hackl, Amanda Weathers, Lance Weathers State Champion Combined Artists |  Rick Starostki State Champion Small Mammal WASCO Award |  Bruce Owens State Champion Waterfowl ITA Competitors Award Matuska Competitors Award Lifetone Award Hero's Choice Award IL Ducks Unlimited Award |
 Brent Collins Best of Category Waterfowl Best Professional Mount |  Brent Collins Best of Category Original Art |  Sarah DeJournett Best of Category Gamehead -Horned/Antlered |
 Wilbur Yoder Best of Category Closed Mouth Whitetail |  Bob Schnettgoecke Walnut Hollow Best Mammal |  Bob Hammerich, Rachel Windish, Ryan Patterson IFOR Best in Show |
 Jeff Pingsterhaus First Time Competitor Award |  Steven Groom Walnut Creek Endearing Award Vermilion County Pheasants Forever Award -Pro Illinois Trappers Association - Best Furbearer |  Fred Stockton Peoples Choice Award |
 Jordan Hackl McKenzie Competitor's Choice Best Bird Vermilion County Pheasants Forever Award |  Steve Bollini Research Mannikins Best Commercial Old Barn Tannery Mentorship Award ITA Presidents Choice Best Commercial |  Fred Stockton McKenzie Distinguished Service Award |
 Jeff Bohdan Walnut Hollow Best Fish McKenzie Competitors Choice Best Fish IL Bass Federation Award Northern IL Anglers Award |  Keith Kinzel Kankakee Whitetails Unlimited -Best Whitetail Mount That Tells A Story |  Caitlin Kadell IL Ducks Unlimited Best Pro Waterfowl |
 Jeremy Priest Migratory Waterfowl Hunters Award |  Jeremy Priest NWTF Award |  Jim Hess ITA Competitors Award -2nd IFOR First Lady's Choice |
 Hannah Belle Dejournett IFOR Best Youth Illinois Trappers Association Best Youth |  Lauren Phillips ITA President's Choice Best Youth Trudeau-Williams Enthusiastic Youth Award Hero's Choice Best Youth |  Morgan Patterson Ducks Unlimited Best Youth Waterfowl Research Mannikins Best Youth Mount People's Choice Best Youth |
 Steve Kinker IFOR President's Award |  Rick Starostki, Bob Schnettgoecke, Steve Bollini Combined Artist Challenge Winners |  Steve Bollini ITA President's Choice Best Commercial |
 Jeff Bohdan Northern Illinois Anglers Best Fish |  Jerry Turner Charlie Brown Memorial - Best Fish Habitat Award |