Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 8:58AM Luke Costilow of Amherst, Ohio swept the championship with a Black Duck for 1st BOS, a Mallard Hen for 2nd BOS, and a Green-winged Teal Hen for 3rd BOS. Congratulations to Luke from everyone at the IWCA!
CONGRATULATIONS LUKE! SEE YOU ALL IN 2021!
Friday, December 18, 2020 at 6:47AM The 2020 Core Sound Decoy Festival was postponed until 2021. However, there was a private judging on December 5th for mail-in entries and walk-in entries. Core Sound Decoy Festival was to host the 2020 IWCA Working Decoy Championships, and despite the postponement of the Festival until next year, entries were judged for this2020 IWCA Championship event. Many thanks to the Decoy Guild for making this happen, in a year of challenges for all venues!
Congratulations to Luke Costillo of Amherst, Ohio who swept the 2020 IWCA Working Decoy Championship!
2020 IWCA WORKING DECOY CHAMPIONSHIP (Sponsored by IWCA)
Here are the rest of the competition results:
IWCA STYLE DECOY
IWCA SHOREBIRD DECOY
DECORATIVE LIFESIZE FLOATING
INTERMEDIATE: 1ST LISA STRANG; 2ND GERALD BEATTY; 3RD LISA STRANG
NOVICE: 1ST HOLBERT MYERS; 2ND HOLBERT MYERS
DECORATIVE LIFESIZE NON-FLOATING
OPEN: 1ST BEN HEINEMAN; 2ND STEVE ROBERTSON; 3RD STEVE ROBERTSON
INTERMEDIATE: 1ST GERALD BEATTY; 2ND LISA STRANG; 3RD LISA STRANG
DECORATIVE MINIATURE
INTERMEDIATE: 1ST STAN RULE
IWCA CANVAS
CORES SOUND H. CURT SALTER
ROOTHEAD
CONTEMPORARY ANTIQUE
YOUTH DIVISION
12-14 YO
KENT HOOD
Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 10:39AM The Core Sound Decoy Contest held on December 7 -8 in Harkers Island, North Carolina was host to three IWCA Championship events in 2019, the IWCA Style Shorebird Championship, the IWCA Young Guns Championship, and the IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship.
2019 IWCA Style Shorebird Championship
Swept by Walter “Brother” Gaskill of Beaufort, North Carolina!
1st Best of Show ($300) Dunlin - Walter "Brother" Gaskill
2nd Best of Show ($200) Virginia Rail - Walter "Brother" Gaskill
3rd Best of Show ($100) Red Knot - Walter "Brother" Gaskill
2019 IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship
1st Best of Show ($200) - Barrows Goldeneye - Mike Yount - Granite Falls, North Carolina
2nd Best of Show ($100) Brant Goose - Stan Rule - Beaufort, North Carolina
3rd Best of Show ($50) Long-tailed Duck - Mike Yount - Granite Falls, North Carolina 
2019 IWCA Young Guns Championship
Division B (12-14yrs)
1st Best of Show Mallard Drake - Thomas McGraw Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Division C (11yrs and under)
1st Best of Show Scaup Drake - Sammy Humphries Marshallberg, North Carolina
Division D (Bench Class)
1st Best in Show Mourning Dove - Amber Engel of Havelock, North Carolina
Congratulations to all of the 2019 IWCA Championship winners!
2020 IWCA Championship Event Locations
-IWCA Style Decoy Championship – March 14-15 – Ohio Decoy Carvers & Collectors Association Show - Strongsville, OH
-IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship – August 1 – Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Decoy Carving Contest - Milladore, WI
-IWCA Style Shorebird Championship – September 12-13 - Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show – Vancouver, OR
-IWCA Young Guns Championship – October 24 - Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Show & Competition – Hickory, NC
-IWCA Working Decoy Championship – December 5-6 – Core Sound Decoy Festival – Harkers Island, NC
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 7:31AM Here's a link to the winning photos from the 2019 Columbi Flyway Wildlife Show...
https://online.fliphtml5.com/bitn/dfaa/
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 2:54PM The results are in for the 2019 IWCA Working Decoy Champoionship held September 14-15 at the Columbia Fyway Wildlife Show. Complete results and show photos can be found on the CFWS FB Page...
Best of Show IWCA Working Decoy Championship : Open
1st Best of Show - Wade Kelly - Arroyo Grande, CA - Mallard Drake
2nd Best of Show - Tom Matus - Kuwa, ID - Mallard Hen
3rd Best of Show - Gary Doviak - Amsterdam, NY - Scoter
Judges: Anthony Donato, Ted Smith, Doug Muldowney Recorder: Lesley Parkin
E. IWCA Working Decoy Championship : WPD Puddle Decoy: Open
1 Wade Kelly Arroyo Grande, CA Mallard Drake
2 Tom Matus Kuwa, ID Mallard Hen
3 Tom Matus Kuwa, ID Mallard Drake
E. IWCA Working Decoy Championship : WPD Puddle Decoy: Green wing Teal: Open
1 Kurt Benson Stanwood, WA GW Teal Drake
2 Grant Wisedak Lakeside, CA Green winged teal
E. IWCA Working Decoy Championship : WPD Puddle Decoy: Black Duck: Open
1 Tom Newell LaConner, WA Black duck Hen
2 Tom Newell LaConner, WA Black duck Drake
E. IWCA Working Decoy Championship : WDD Diver Decoy: Open
1 Gary Doviak Amsterdam, NY Scoter
2 Gary Joe Bryan Nashport, OH Bufflehead Drake
3 Brad Snodgrass Central Point, OR Black Scoter
E. IWCA Working Decoy Championship : WGC Goose and Confidence Decoy Brant: Open
1 Tom Newell La Conner, WA Brant
2 Gary Doviak Amsterdam, NY Brant
3 Rick Banco McKinleyville, CA Brant
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS!
Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 6:26AM The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) held their 3rd Annual Decoy Carving Contest at Cabela's in Richfield, Wisconsin on Saturday July 27th.
Jon Jones of Algonac, Michigan swept the 2019 IWCA Style Championship taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Best of Show!
1st Best of Show- Widgeon Drake
2nd Best of Show - Red-breasted Goose Drake
3rd Best of Show - Gadwall Drake
Judges: Taylor Finger, Mike Pierce, Brian Moyse
2019 IWCA Style Champoionship - 1st Best of Show - Widgeon Drake - Jon Jones - Algonac, MI
2019 IWCA Style Champoionship - 2nd Best of Show - Red-breasted Goose - Jon Jones - Algonac, MI
2019 IWCA Style Champoionship - 2nd Best of Show - Gadwall Drake - Jon Jones - Algonac, MI
2019 WWA Decoy Carving Contest Judges
(Left to Right) Taylor Finger, WDNR Waterfowl Ecologist; Mike Pierce, Champion Carver; Bob Swann, Champion Carver; Pat Gregory, Master Carver and Judge; Jeff Galat, Master Carver, World Competitor, Judge; Brian Moyse, Champion Carver and Judge.
Click Here For the Complete Results on the WWA Website
Congratulations to Jon Jones 2019 IWCA Style Decoy Champion and all of the other competitors!
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 5:33AM 
Click on the image above to view 2019 ODCCA Show results held in Strongsville, OH March 9-10.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Mark your Calendar!
March 14-15, 2020,
43rd annual ODCCA Show
Holiday Inn Strongsville, Ohio
Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 11:38AM 
The competition results for the East Carolina Wildfowl Arts Festival have been posted on their Facebook Page...
Additional details about the show if you want to download the results and print them out!
Summary of Best of Show Winners:
https://drive.google.com/open…
Summary of Results sorted by Winning Carver:
https://drive.google.com/open…
Summary of Results sorted by the Competition Divisions:
https://drive.google.com/open…
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS!
Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 7:02AM The 2018 IWCA Style Decoy and Working Decoy Championships were hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival on December 1 - 2 at Harkers Island, NC
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2018 IWCA Style Decoy Championship (Complete Results) |
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1st Best of Show - Jon Jones - Canvasback
1st Best of Show - Steven Cogar - Canada Goose
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:51AM 
