Ivie Elliott has been interested in wildlife, especially wildfowl, since he was a boy. He began carving in 1969, while living and working on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Elliott would visit with old time carvers of the Eastern Shore, including the Ward Brothers, and train under their tutelage. Over the years, he has won several Best in Division awards in the Ward World Championships. He was awarded 3rd Best in Division for a Smoothie Waterfowl Swan in 2001, 3rd Best in Division for a Contemporary Decoy swan In 2003, and won 1st Best in Division for a Contemporary Decoy Tundra Swan In 2004. In 2008 Elliott placed third in World Shooting Rigs (Ross Geese), and in 2011 he won the NC Decoy Carving Championship with a Coot.
Ivie Elliot Jr.
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