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2021 Wildfowl Carving Championships Winners

World Champion Judges

Del Herbert   Russell Martin 

 Tom Matus

Total Number of Entries – 92

Total Prize Payout – $1304.00

Master Level (9 Entries Total)

Smoothie Decoys – (3 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $36.00 – Joe Tamborra – Canada – Horned Grebe Hen – Entry ID #178005
2nd Place $25.20 – Joe Tamborra – Canada – Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Hen – Entry ID #463504
3rd Place $10.80 – Joe Tamborra – Canada – Hooded Merganser Drake – Entry ID #523638

Shorebird Decoys – (4 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $48.00 – Steve Toher – United Kingdom – Eurasian Dotterel – Entry ID #382674
2nd Place $33.60 – Joe Tamborra – Canada – Ruddy Turnstone – Entry ID #557843
3rd Place $14.40 – David Askew – United Kingdom – Ringed Plover – Entry ID #232230

Contemporary Antique – Worn (2 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $24.00 ($3.60) – Yves Laurent – Canada – Flying Herring Gull – Entry ID #795697
2nd Place $16.80 ($3.60) – Yves Laurent – Canada – Raven “Nevermore” – Entry ID #999638
3rd Place $7.20 – In divisions with only two entries, 3rd place winnings are split 50/50 between 1st and 2nd place winners

Apprentice Level (20 Entries Total)

Working Decoy – (8 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $32.00 – Tony Banks – USA – Goldeneye Drake (Canvas) – Entry ID #184998
2nd Place $22.40 – Lloyd Kimmen – USA – Goldeneye (Wood) – Entry ID #353492
3rd Place $9.60 – Lloyd Kimmen – USA – Green-winged Teal Drake – Entry ID #521844

Puddle Ducks
1st – Green-winged Teal Drake – Lloyd Kimmen

Diving Ducks
1st – Goldeneye Drake (Canvas) – Tony Banks
2nd – Goldeneye Drake (Wood) – Lloyd Kimmen
3rd – Redhead Drake – Lloyd Kimmen

Smoothie Decoy – (1 entry) View Winners Page
1st Place $4.00 ($4.00) – Larry Harbaugh – USA – Bufflehead Drake – Entry ID #184376
2nd Place $2.80 – In divisions with only one entry, 1st place receives 2nd and 3rd place winnings
3rd Place $1.20 – In divisions with only one entry, 1st place receives 2nd and 3rd place winnings

Decoy Rig – (4 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $16.00 – Lloyd Kimmen – USA – Teal – Entry ID #400613
2nd Place $11.20 – Larry Harbaugh – USA – Widgeon – Entry ID #481884
3rd Place $4.80 – Larry Harbaugh – USA – Redhead – Entry ID #782745

Contemporary Antique Decoy – Pristine (7 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $32.00 – Christine Rose – United Kingdom – Northern Lapwing Male – Entry ID #656708
2nd Place $22.40 – Leo Long – USA – Pigeon Decoy – Entry ID #976181
3rd Place $9.60 – Christine Rose –  United Kingdom – Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) – Entry ID #329892

Open Level (16 Entries Total)

Decorative Decoy (3 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $36.00 – Joe Tamborra– Western Grebe – Entry ID #216143
2nd Place $25.20 – Joe Tamborra – Canada – Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Hen – Entry ID #485537
3rd Place $10.80 – David W. Harris – USA Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Drake – Entry ID #634258

Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl (8 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $96.00 – Reuben Unger – Canada – Meadow Lark – Entry ID #645827
2nd Place $67.20 – Tom Baldwin – USA – House Sparrow Male and Female “Urban Romance” – Entry ID #833660
3rd Place $28.80 – Don Alemany – Canada – American Kestrel Male and Female “Vedette” – Entry ID #568520

Birds of Prey
1st – American Kestrels “Vedette” – Don Alemany
2nd – Northern Hawk Owl – Reuben Unger

Songbirds
1st – Meadowlark – Reuben Unger
2nd – House Sparrows “Urban Romance” – Tom Baldwin
3rd – Blackburnian Warbler – Randy Conner

Shorebirds
1st Place – Dunlin – Steve Toher

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl (2 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $24.00 ($3.60) – Reuben Unger – Canada – Northern Hawk Owl – Entry ID #693167
2nd Place $16.80 ($3.60) – Randy Conner – USA – Ring-necked Pheasant Male “Early Morning Breakout” – Entry ID #669449
3rd Place $7.20 – In divisions with only two entries, 3rd place winnings are split 50/50 between 1st and 2nd place winners

Interpretive Wildfowl Sculpture (3 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $36.00 – Tom Baldwin – USA – Red-billed Oxpecker – Entry ID #454204
2nd Place $25.20 – Randy Conner – USA – Owl “Runnin’ on Empty” – Entry ID #414826
3rd Place $10.80 – Robin Warburton – USA – Pintail Drake “In Flight” – Entry ID #592624

Intermediate Level (19 Entries Total)

Numbers in parentheses ( ) indicate the points the IWCA Member earned toward the 2021 IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year Award (Intermediate & Novice Levels)
Decorative Decoy (9 entries – 2 Categories) View Winners Page
1st Place $72.00 – Richard Chalpin – USA – Wood Duck Drake – Entry ID #474687 (40)
2nd Place $50.40 – Leo Long – USA – Ruddy Duck Hen – Entry ID #742608 (35)
3rd Place $21.60 – Leo Long – USA – Mallard Hen – Entry ID #503435 (30)

Puddle Ducks
1st – Wood Duck Drake – Richard Chalpin (20)
2nd – Mallard Hen – Leo Long (15)
3rd – Wood Duck Drake – Rick Mignano (10)

Diving Ducks
1st – Ruddy Hen – Leo Long (20)
2nd – Bufflehead – Rick Mignano (15)
3rd – Hooded Merganser – Rick Mignano (15)

Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl (5 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $40.00 – Graham Ford – Canada – Arctic Tern Pair “Northern Spring” – Entry ID #431395 (40)
2nd Place $28.00 – Richard Chalpin – USA – Kestrel with Female Goldfinch – Entry ID #763736 (35)
3rd Place $12.00 – Maggie Port – United Kingdom – Flying Mallard Hen – Entry ID #167817 (30)

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl (1 entry) View Winners Page
1st Place $8.00 ($8.00) – Leo Long – USA – Turkey – Entry ID #675691 (40)
2nd Place $5.60 – In divisions with only one entry, 1st place receives 2nd and 3rd place winnings
3rd Place $2.40 – In divisions with only one entry, 1st place receives 2nd and 3rd place winnings

Interpretive Wildfowl Sculpture (4 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $32.00 – Pam Wilson – United Kingdom – Peacock on Branch – Entry ID #992411
2nd Place $22.40 – Pam Wilson – United Kingdom – Courting Great-crested Grebes – Entry ID #414706
3rd Place $9.60 – Pam Wilson – United Kingdom – Harpy Eagle Head – Entry ID #682507

Novice Level (28 Entries Total)

Decorative Decoy (5 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $24.00 – Lloyd Kimmen – USA – Mallard Drake – Entry ID #139654 (40)
2nd Place $16.80 – Lloyd Kimmen – USA – Mallard Hen – Entry ID #477036 (35)
3rd Place $7.20 – Don Gifford – USA – Canada Goose – Entry ID #966871 (30)

Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl (14 entries – 2 Categories) View Winners Page
1st Place $56.00 – Don Gifford – USA – Oriole – Entry ID #920148 (40)
2nd Place $39.20 – James Norton – USA – Archaeopteryx – Entry ID #182639 (35)
3rd Place $16.80 – Robert Bobel – USA – Red-breasted Nuthatch – Entry ID #674912 (30)

Birds of Prey
1st – Archaeopteryx – James Norton (20)
2nd – Coopers Hawk – Ed Redente (15)
3rd – Bald Eagle – Ed Redente (10)

Songbirds
1st – Baltimore Oriole – Don Gifford (20)
2nd – Nuthatch – Red-breasted Nuthatch – Robert Bobel (15)
3rd – Thick-billed Raven – Ed Redente (10)

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl (2 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $8.00 – Don Gifford – USA – Pheasant – Entry ID #748685 (40)
2nd Place $5.60 –Don Gifford – USA – Saw-whet Owl – Entry ID #475070 (35)
3rd Place $2.40 – In divisions with only two entries, 3rd place winnings are split 50/50 between 1st and 2nd place winners

Interpretive Wildfowl Sculpture (6 entries) View Winners Page
1st Place $24.00 – Jan Bartlett – United Kingdom – Tern – Entry ID #921521
2nd Place $16.80 – Yvonne Langford – United Kingdom – Cardinal – Entry ID #645966
3rd Place $7.20 – Yvonne Langford – United Kingdom – Eurasian Nuthatch – Entry ID #867892