$50,000 in Prize Money and 1,250 Ribbons to be Awarded!
World Championship
- Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
- Decorative Floating Pairs
- Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
- Interpretive Wood Sculpture
- Shootin’ Rig
- Single Gunner *new 2022*
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
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
- Champagne Waterfowl Floating – Open and Champion
- Champagne Wildfowl Non-floating – Open and Champion
Special Divisions
- Sculpture Other Than Wood
- Feathers and Fronds
- Fish
- Open Carving *new 2023*
- Collector’s Corner *new 2023* (Antique “Old Bird” competition)
- Champagne Interpretive *new 2022*



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 in the Lem and Steve Divisions and Youth Divisions and must be received at the Ward Museum the Saturday prior to the show. Instructions for mailing entries will be in the Competition guide.
Sample registration forms for the World Championship are available in PDF format below. (*new forms for the 2023 competition coming soon!)

Updated forms coming soon!