2021 Ashley Gray Memorial People’s Choice Award
Joe Tamborra – Canada – Winner by Public Vote
Top three from each Master and Open level divisions (Working Decoy, Smoothie Decoy, Decoy Rig, Shorebird Decoy, Contemporary Antique (Pristine and Worn), Decorative Decoy, Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl, Decorative Pair, Decorative Miniature Wildfowl, and Interpretive Wildfowl Sculpture) competed for top honor. The entry with the most public vote won. It was Joe Tamborra’s (Canada) Western Grebe Decorative Decoy!
2021 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
