2017 IWCA Working Decoy Championship - Vancouver, WA - September 9 & 10
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 6:06AM
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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

 
         

 

 

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