2015 Core Sound Best of Show Results - All Divisions
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 6:47AM
IWCA in Contest Results, Core Sound, IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship

These are the Best of Show results for all divisions of competition at the 2015 Core Sound Show. Complete results will be available soon on the DecoyGuild website... http://DecoyGuild.com

Congratulations to all of the winners!


     
Division A - IWCA Style Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW   Species Male/Female
1st Jon Jones Mallard Drake
2nd Jon Jones Canvasback Drake
3rd Brother Gaskill Wood Duck Hen
       
Division B - IWCA Working Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Pam Morris Redhead Hen
2nd Pat Bearden Bufflehead Drake
3rd Pat Bearden Widgeon Drake
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Division C - IWCA Gunning Shorebird Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Jerry Barkley Red Knot  
2nd Ivie Elliot Golden Plover  
3rd Jerry Barkley Long Billed Dowwithcer
Honorable Mention      
       
Division D - IWCA Decorative Life-size Floating Competition
Open
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Jack Cox Silver Teal Drake
2nd Jack Cox Wood Duck Drake
3rd Mark Strucko Shoveler Drake
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Intermediate
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Warren Brown Scaup Drake
2nd Dennis Crumpler Blue Wing Teal Drake
3rd Paul Varga Canvasback Drake
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Novice
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Maxine Brown Horned Grebe Drake
2nd Robert Jones Wood Duck Drake
3rd JB Bartholomees Pintail Drake
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Division E - IWCA Decorative Life-size Non-floating Competition
Open
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Karen Hess Kestrel Male
2nd Richard McCarty Bluebird  
3rd Jim Carpenter Red Tailed Hawk  
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Intermediate
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Richard Keatly Carolina Wren  
2nd Richard Keatly Canyon Wren  
3rd Warren Brown Red Shoulder Hawk  
       
Novice
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Wayne Martin Saw Whet Owl  
2nd Stan Rule Red Breasted Gross Beak
3rd Maxine Brown Titmouse  
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Division F - IWCA Decorative Miniature Competition
Open
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Billy Crocket Fish Hawk  
2nd Brother Gaskill White Heron  
3rd Bill Cowen Short Eared Owl  
Honorable Mention      
       
Intermediate
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Marc Gottlieb Canvas Decoy  
2nd Keith Kelley Lesser Yellow Leg  
3rd Keith Kelley Lesser Yellow Leg  
Honorable Mention      
       
Novice
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Wayne Martin Blue Heron  
2nd Stan Rule Cranes  
3rd Bill Boudreau Pelican  
Honorable Mention      
       
Division G - 2015 IWCA Canvas Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Robin Oliver Bufflehead Drake
2nd Robin Oliver Common Merganser Drake
3rd Robin Oliver Pintail Drake
Honorable Mention      
       
Division H - H. Curt Salter Core Sound Hunting Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Casey Arthur Canada Goose Drake
2nd Tyler Wood Green Wing Teal Drake
3rd Graham White Redhead Drake
Honorable Mention      
       
       
Division I - Root Head Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Stan Rule Willet  
2nd Stan Rule Pelican  
3rd Lee Scripture Dowwitcher  
Honorable Mention      
       
Division J - Contemporary Antique Decoy Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Ben Hieneman Ruddy Turnstone  
2nd Mike Amaral Brant  
3rd Ben Hieneman Merganser  
       
Division K - IWCA Young Guns (Youth) Decoy Carving
Youth Class A 15-17 years of age
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Austin Ramer Scaup Drake
       
Youth Class B 12-14 years of age (Bench class)
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Micaiah Eagle Scaup Drake
       
       
Youth Class 12-15 years of age
No Entries      
Youth Class D (YD) Bench Class
No Entries      
Division L - Kent Hood Traditional NC Championship
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Robbie Robertson Bufflehead Drake
2nd Robbie Robertson Pintail Drake
3rd Robbie Robertson Wood Duck Drake
       
Division M - Decoy Painting
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Kelley Nelson Scaup  
2nd Gail Gaaringer Scaup  
3rd   Scaup  
       
Division N - Head Whittling Competition
BEST OF SHOW Carver Species Male/Female
1st Davis Springle    
2nd Jerry Talton    
3rd Dale Robinson    

 

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