Become a Competitor

$50,000 in Prize Money and 1,250 Ribbons to be Awarded!

Full 2025 Rules here

World Championship

  • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
  • Decorative Floating Pairs
  • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
  • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
  • Shootin’ Rig
  • Single Gunner

Master, Advanced, Intermediate, Novice

  • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
  • Decorative Floating Waterfowl
  • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
  • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
  • Bench (Novice and Intermediate)

A. Danner Frazer Youth Competition

  • Decorative Wildfowl I – Ages 16-17
  • Decorative Wildfowl II – Ages 12-15
  • Decorative Wildfowl III – Ages 11 and under
  • Gunning Decoy I – Ages 15-17
  • Gunning Decoy II – Ages 14 and under
  • Silhouette – Ages 16-17
  • Silhouette – Ages 12-15
  • Silhouette – Ages 11 and under
  • Silhouette Contemporary Antique- Ages 16-17
  • Silhouette Contemporary Antique- Ages 12-15
  • Silhouette Contemporary Antique- Ages 11 and under
    • *the silhouette division is a great group or individual project for beginners!
    • youth silhouette wildfowl pattern: see Guide

Lem & Steve Ward Competition

Hunting Decoys

  • Contemporary Decoys – Open and Champion
  • Single Gunner
  • Gunning Pairs – Open and Champion
  • Contemporary Antiques
  • Shorebird Decoys
  • Bench

Decorative Smoothie

  • Smoothie Waterfowl – Open and Champion
  • Smoothie Shorebirds and Wading Birds

Special Divisions

  • Sculpture Other Than Wood
  • Wooden Sculpture Other Than Wildfowl
  • Champagne
    • Waterfowl – Open and Champion
    • Wildfowl – Open and Champion
    • Interpretive
    • Fish
  • Fish
  • Wildfowl Flat art – Open and Champion
    • Photography
    • Painting
    • Other
  • Sam Dyke Memorial “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Contest

Registration is the week of the show on Thursday from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday from 7 – 9 a.m. Mail-ins are accepted and must be received the Saturday prior to the show. Instructions for mailing entries will be in the Competition guide.

Registration forms for the World Championship are available in PDF format coming soon.