2013 Core Sound Decoy Festival Pictures by James Lewis

Special thanks to James Lewis for letting us post the pictures from the Core Sound Decoy Festival , it looks like they had a great turn out with lots of great carvings and lots of people would like to attend great shows like this but unable to make it. This way we get to see what was entered and give carvers ideas for their next carving.

Painting Contest Surf Scoters lined up

Core Sound Style

IWCA Working

Judging the Painting Contest

Float Tank (IWCA Working)

Luke Costilow's

Stewart Barnette's Bird

Paint Contest Winners 1st - Kelly Nelson 2nd - Myself 3rd - Jerry Barkley

Kelly Nelsons 1st Place

My 2nd Place

Jerry Barkleys 3rd Place

Float Tank (IWCA Working)

Ducks Unlimited Championship

Float Tank (IWCA Canvas)

Float Tank (Core Sound Style)

IWCA Working Best of Show 1st - Luke Costilow 2nd - Stewart Barnette 3rd - Gary Joe Bryan

1st BOS - Luke Costilow

2nd - Stewart Barnette

3rd - Gary Joe Bryan

Core Sound Style Best of Show 1st - David Guy 2nd - David Guy 3rd - Myself

1st - David Guy

2nd - David Guy

3rd - Myself

My Entry center

My Bufflehead

My Bufflehead (Styled off the Henry Murphy Redhead Pattern)

My Ruddy Duck (Ammie Paul Style)

Both of my Redheads (A Henry Murphy Style and a Ammie Paul Style)

My Brant (Styled off of a Pattern from an unknown Carver from Portsmouth, NC)

My Blackhead (Styled off the Henry Murphy Redhead Pattern)

My Painting Contest entry (Red Rubber band shows 2nd Place)

My Painting Contest entry (2nd Place)

My Painting Contest entry 2nd Best of Show

My Bufflehead (Styled off the Henry Murphy Redhead Pattern)

Both of my Redheads (A Henry Murphy Style in the far back and an Ammie Paul Style in the foreground)

My Ruddy Duck (Ammie Paul Style)

My Blackhead (Styled off the Henry Murphy Redhead Pattern)

My Brant (Styled off of a Pattern from an unknown Carver from Portsmouth, NC)

My Ruddy Duck (Ammie Paul Style)

My Blackhead (Styled off the Henry Murphy Redhead Pattern)

My Redhead (A Henry Murphy Style)

My Redhead (Ammie Paul Style)

My Bufflehead (Styled off the Henry Murphy Redhead Pattern)

My Brant Won 1st. Place in Species, 1st Place in in the Goose and Confidence Category, and 3rd place Best of Show

My Ruddy Duck Won 1st Place in Species, and 3rd Place in the Diver Category

My Dipper (Bufflehead) Won 3rd in Species

My Brant Won 1st. Place in Species, 1st Place in in the Goose and Confidence Category, and 3rd place Best of Show / My Ruddy Duck Won 1st Place in Species, and 3rd Place in the Diver Category / My Dipper (Bufflehead) Won 3rd in Species

All of my Decoys Floating together

Some Judging

DU Championship BOS 1st - Walter "Brother" Gaskill 2nd - Drew Zajac 3rd - Andy White

1st - Walter "Brother" Gaskill

2nd - Drew Zajac

3rd - Andy White

IWCA Canvas BOS 1st - Scott Green 2nd - Heck Rice (Coot not Pictured) 3rd - Daniel Nicholson

1st - Scott Green

3rd - Daniel Nicholson

IWCA Style Best of Show 1st - Jack Cox 2nd - Walter "Brother" Gaskil 3rd - Jack Cox

1st - Jack Cox

2nd - Walter "Brother" Gaskil

3rd - Jack Cox

Wallace O’Neal I widgeon drake, Aydlett, NC circa 1920s – Some original paint - Leonard Willis Collection

Paul Parker, Kitty Hawk, NC, canvas coot, circa 1940s to 1950s – crisp original paint – Leonard Willis Collection

Winton Thompson drake redhead, Grandy, NC circa 1970s from personal rig – crisp original paint

Marvin Midgett pintail

Callie O'Neal widgeon

Malachi Waterfield canvasback

Gallop Coot

Canada goose

Ellie Saunders Coot

Shorebird

Spotted sandpiper

Sandpiper

Plover

Curlew

Black-bellied plover

Also available at the monthly Guild meeting Tuesday night...super nice camo vests from Cabela's, complete with the CSDCG logo....only $45 each!

Mark your calendars....monthly Guild meeting Tuesday, November 19th at 7:30 pm!! This is the last meeting before the Core Sound Decoy Festival!! Check out this fantastic miniature black duck decoy made by Wayne Davis - this is the raffle item for the meeting Tuesday night! Attend the meeting and you could be the lucky winner!

Live Auction Items !!

Ned Burgess bluebill

Unknown – NC Battery redhead (early 1900’s)

Ivey Stevens, Back Bay VA – Over-sized canvasback drake (1920’s)

William Veasey, Newark, NJ – Wood Duck (1975)

Cork McGee, Chincoteague – Green Heron (2006)

Unknown – Green Island pintail (early 1900’s)

Ambrose Twiford, Knott’s Island – pintail pair (1950’s)

Unknown – NC Battery redhead (early 1900’s)

Dewey Salter, Carteret County – redhead (1950’s) Dewey Salter, Carteret County – blue bill (1950’s)

Joe Hayman, Church’s Island - canvas covered goose (1940’s)

Ned Burgess, Churches Island - pintail (1930’s)

Another great addition to the Core Sound Decoy Festival live auction....Eldon Willis pintail from the 40's.

New addition to the Core Sound Decoy Festival live auction....Eldon Willis Canada goose from the 40's.

Mitchell Fulcher Pintail

Lloyd Tyler Willet

Mitchell Fulcher Pintail

These are posters from this year and some from years past. Posters were submitted by James Lewis .Posters 8-9-14 and 15 were submitted by Jim Daniel if anyone has any pictures of the missing ones please send me a picture of them to decoys@viscom.net to see if the whole set can be displayed.