2017 IWCA Working Decoy Championship - Vancouver, WA - September 9 & 10

The 2017 IWCA Working Decoy Championship was hosted by the Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show in Vancouver, Washington on September 9th - 10th.

Judges: Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, and Vern Jones

1st Best of Show - Tom Matus - Common Merganser Hen

2nd Best of Show - David Luoma -Cormorant

3rd Best of Show - Tom Matus - Gadwall Hen

Here's the complete results:

IWCA Working Decoy Championship - 2017
Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show Vancouver, Washington
Entries: 28
Best of Show IWCA Working Decoy Championship
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Merganser	Hen
2	David Luoma	Tillamook, OR	Cormorant
3	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Gadwall	Hen
Best of Working Diver Decoys
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Merganser	Hen
2	Brian Moyse	Rockton, IL	Bufflehead	Drake
3	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Goldeneye	Drake
Working Diver Decoy: Redhead
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Doug Muldowney	Sammamish, WA	Redhead
2	Gary Gassner	Madras, OR	Redhead	Drake
3	Gary Gassner	Madras, OR	Redhead	Hen
Working Diver Decoy: Goldeneye
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Goldeneye	Drake
2	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Goldeneye	Hen
Working Diver Decoy: Bufflehead
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Brian Moyse	Rockton, IL	Bufflehead	Drake
2	Jason Chuley	Lewis, IN	Bufflehead	Drake
Working Diver Decoy: Common Merganser
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Merganser	Hen
2	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Common Merganser	Drake
2	David Luoma	Tillamook, OR	Common Merganser
Working Diver Decoy: Canvasback
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Newell	LaConner, WA	Canvasback	Drake
2	Tom Newell	LaConner, WA	Canvasback	Hen
Best of Working Puddle Duck Decoys
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Gadwall	Hen
2	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Pintail	Hen
3	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Wood Duck	Drake
Working Puddle Decoy: Green-wing teal
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Jerry Harris	Dallas, OR	Green-wing teal
2	Jerry Harris	Dallas, OR	Green-wing teal
3	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Green-wing teal	Drake
Working Puddle Decoy: Pintail
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Pintail	Hen
2	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Pintail	Drake
3	Nancy Luoma	Tillamook, OR	Pintail	Hen
Working Puddle Decoy: Gadwall
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Gadwall	Hen
2	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Gadwall	Drake
Working Puddle Decoy: Mallard
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Mallard	Hen
Working Puddle Decoy: Shoveler
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Gary Gassner	Madras, OR	Northern Shoveler	Hen
Working Puddle Decoy: Wood Duck
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Wood Duck	Drake
Best of Working Geese and Confidence Decoys
Judges:	Brad Snodgrass, Tom Newell, Kurt Benson, Vern Jones	Recorder:	Darlene Westbrock, Lesley Parkin
1	David Luoma	Tillamook, OR	Cormorant
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	Cackling goose
1	Tom Matus	Kuna, ID	White-fronted goose