Decoys must be made of wood, cork or stretched canvas. Machine duplicated decoys will be disqualified.

North American species ONLY.

Decoys must be carved to accentuate decoying capabilities, not necessarily realistic qualities. Decoys will be judged on simplicity, practicality and durability.

Decoys must be carved in traditional hunting decoy style – no detailed or fragile bills, necks, wing tips or tails. **No raised primaries, No carved details in bills, slight mandible separation will be permitted**

Decoys must be painted in traditional hunting decoy style - brushing, ragging, stippling, combing, scratching, blending or burned cork. No feather definition other than outline will be allowed.

Decoy must be carved and painted so as to be easily duplicated to create a shooting rig of thirty-six or more decoys. **Birds should be painted in a manner so that any duck hunter can maintain its appearance from season to season**

Decoys themselves must be non-fouling and must be able to withstand the day-to-day rigors of hunting – careless handling, bagging, ice, heavy seas, taking shots, etc.

**Decoys will be tossed into a large body of water and must self-right from the position that they land. Decoys will be disqualified for failure to self-right. Keels must be practical and non-fouling. Decoys must have a facility for an anchor line attachment.

**Decoys will be judged by species. Contestants may enter only one hen and one drake of any one species. First, second and third place birds in each species will receive ribbons. Only first place birds of species will be entered in Best of Class.

**The six (6) Decoy Classes are: Marsh Duck, Diving Duck, Sea Duck, Goose and Swan, Confidence and Stretched Canvas.

** Only birds listed in each class will be judged.

Decoys entered in the IWCA Style Hunting Decoy contest WILL NOT be eligible to be entered in Wildfowler’s or Shooting Stool competition. Carvers may not move decoys from the Shooting Stool Contest into the Wildfowler’s Contest, or from Wildfowler’s Contest into the Shooting Stool Contest.

All decoys must have been made within one year of the show date and never entered in any O.D.C.C.A. show.

All Decoys must remain on display until 3:00 PM Sunday.

** The decision of the judges is final. Any discrepancies shall be brought to the attention of the contest Chairmen. NO refunds for disqualified decoys.
 

** Shooting Stools will be judged by class. The six (6) Decoy Classes are: Marsh Duck, Diving Duck, Sea Duck, Goose and Swan, Confidence and Stretched Canvas.

Only Species listed in the Wildfowlers’ rules will be judged.

North American species ONLY

**Contestants must enter six (6) decoys of the same species with AT LEAST TWO OF EACH SEX.

Only two (2) shooting stools per class per carver.

Decoys must be equipped with short 12” lines as they will be attached to mother lines.

Decoys must be made of wood, cork or stretched canvas. Machine duplicated decoys will be disqualified.

Decoys must be carved to accentuate decoying capabilities, not necessarily realistic qualities. Decoys will be judged on simplicity, practicality and durability.

**Decoys must be carved in traditional hunting decoy style-no detailing or fragile bills, necks, wing tips or tails. **No raised primaries, No carved details in bills, slight mandible separation will be permitted**

Decoys must be painted in traditional hunting decoy style - brushing, ragging, stippling, combing, scratching, blending or burned cork. No feather definition other than outline will be allowed.

Decoy must be carved and painted so as to be easily duplicated to create a shooting rig of thirty-six or more decoys. **Birds should be painted in a manner so that any duck hunter can maintain its appearance from season to season**

Decoys themselves must be non-fouling and must be able to withstand the day to day rigors of hunting – careless handling, bagging, ice, heavy seas, taking shots, etc

**Decoys will be tossed into a large body of water and must self-right from the position that they land. Decoys will be disqualified for failure to self-right. Weights and keels must be practical and non-fouling. Decoys must have a facility for an anchor line.

** The decision of the judges is final. Any discrepancies shall be brought to the attention of the contest Chairmen. NO refunds for disqualified decoys.