Each year, Buckley Log Show organizers honor a retired logger who helped carry on the logging heritage by naming him Bull of the Woods. The tradition began in 1978. The Bulls of the Woods to date are:

1978 – Jim Florez

1979 – Merrill Noble

1980 – Clarence Olsen

1981 – Ray Sippola

1982 – Ellsworth Hackman

1983 – Laudy Dragovich

1984 – Marty Sippola

1985 – George Wytko

1986 – Gus Vollmer

1987 – Fred Miller

1988 – Tony Shay

1989 – Clarence McManus

1990 – Ab Maines

1991 – Earl McDowell

1992 – Art Borell

1993 – Keith Nearhood

1994 – Hank Rice

1995 – Art Willis

1996 – Elwood Bailey

1997 – Carl DeGross

1998 – Russell Plass

1999 – Roy Bowen

2000 – Barney Brady

2001 – Vern Hooper

2002 – Herb Ogle

2003 – P.J. Maras

2004 – Bill Aden

2005 – LeRoy Sonneson

2006 – John Blanusa

2007 – David Calhoun

2008 – Robert “Bob” O’Neal

2009 – Gary and Rod Friese

2010 – Bob Britschgi

2011 – Larry Fairchild