September 27, 2025, in Crisfield, MD, during the Crisfield Heritage Festival

The Chesapeake Challenge is a decades-old tradition that includes competition in several categories of decoy making. Decoys can be mailed in or registered that morning, starting at 8 AM. The Contemporary Antique bird is a BRANT for 2025 and a BLACK DUCK for 2026. And yes, there is a YOUTH division! Just note youth on your form if you are mailing in your youth’s decoys!