2025 Bowhunter of the Year

Henry Ferguson

Henry Ferguson

Introducing Henry Ferguson


Colorado Bowhunter of the Year

The 2025 Awardee, Henry Ferguson, needs no formal introduction. He was recently our past chairman for 3 years after serving the CBA, in other positions, for a long time.

  • Won the battle of not wearing blaze orange during archery season
  • Keeping OTC tags for resident elk units in Colorado
  • Won the fight against the mountain lion ban in Colorado

Born in Couer d'alene, Idaho, Henry moved around a lot until he eventually landed in Colorado to pursue a job in Denver. Henry met his wife Staci at a Halloween church dance, and the rest was history. Not long after, Kyle was born. Many of us feel this was an attempt for Henry to have his own meat packer in the future, but Kyle has become a great hunter in his own right.

If you spend any time around this man, you’ll take away one constant theme in his presence… enthusiasm.

Sure, Henry can shoot lights out at a 3D shoot, he always has been a competition shooter. Sure, Henry can stand toe to toe with Colorado lawmakers and hold a firm voice as our CBA representative. Of course, only the most mature animals fall to Henry’s efforts in the field. But the common theme here is ENTHUSIASM.

When Henry tells a story, you feel it. He puts you there, and he allows you to soak in his excitement as he describes detail in Henry's way. When Henry listens to a story, he is present in the conversation and asks questions that provoke the storyteller to reveal details he didn’t consider before. He cares, and he makes sure you know it. Watch Henry’s body language change when a child needs assistance, or an older CBA member has a request. His service to the CBA set the tone of expectations for others behind him to follow in his footsteps. He is truly what we want to embody as an organization, and I was sure proud to call him up on stage after a night of celebration, humor and honor of the man.

Henry Ferguson
CBA Leadership Positions
  • Lifetime Member
  • CBA Chairman 2022 – 2024
  • Director at large 2016- 2020
  • Technology committee 2019
  • Vice Chair of Public Relations 2021
  • Raffle Manager 2022- 2023
  • Banquet Committee 2021- 2024
  • Jamboree Committee 2019-2024
  • SE hunt/ fish expo CBA booth 2019-2024
  • Multiple podcasts on behalf of the CBA
Hunting Career Highlights
  • Colorado Animals taken: Mule deer, Elk, Antelope, Shiras moose
  • Animals taken outside of Colorado: Mule Deer and Whitetail deer
  • 9 Pope & Young Entries (many more that qualify)
Henry Ferguson

Contributions and Awards
  • Mule deer seminars:
    • Jamboree 2019
    • CBA Banquet 2021
  • Literary contributions:
    • CBA magazine- 2018
    • Eastmans Bowhunting (5X)
    • Muley Crazy- 2013
    • Badlands gear catalog- 2021
  • Awards:
    • Arrow Dynamics Shooter of the year
    • 3x Mule Deer CBA award winner
    • CBA Special recognition in 2023
Henry Ferguson Award
Organizations beyond the CBA Henry has been involved in

  • Colorado Youth Outdoors
  • Mule Deer Foundation 2015- present
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
  • Backcountry Hunters and Anglers- 3 years
  • National Archery Association 2002- 2005
  • Boy Scouts of America 1998- 2019
  • Royal Archery League Chair- 5 years
  • Columbine Bowman 2002- 2019
  • Golden High Country Archers ‘04- present
  • National Field Archers
  • National Association of Bowhunter

The CBA Bowhunter of the Year Award is the most prestigious award presented by the Colorado Bowhunters Association, and may be the most misunderstood. Some of this could be due to the title as it could imply that the winner had a very successful hunting season. While bowhunting success is certainly a consideration, the award is really much, much more.

The criteria to receive the award includes: Contributions to the CBA (serving as an officer, other CBA leadership roles, committees, seminars, and articles written for the Colorado Bowhunter); and, Involvement in bowhunting and archery outside the CBA; and, Demonstration of sportsmanship; and, Success in the field with emphasis on hunting in Colorado.

Henry In Action