Become a Competitor

Over $70,000 of prize money and 1,250 ribbons are awarded.  With 42 divisions there is something for just about everyone from youth to world champions.  New Silhouette Division in Youth Competition is a great group or individual project for beginners. Download pattern by clicking on Silhouette.

• World Championship
  ~ Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
  ~ Decorative Floating Pairs
  ~ Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
  ~ Interpretive Wood Sculpture
  ~ Shootin' Rig
• 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
  ~ Gunning Pairs - Open and Champion
  ~ Contemporary Decoys - Open and Champion
  ~ Contemporary Antiques
  ~ Shorebird Decoys
  ~ Bench
  Decorative Smoothie
  ~ Smoothie Waterfowl
  ~ Smoothie Shorebirds and Wading Birds
  ~ Champagne Waterfowl - Open and Champion
• Sculpture Other Than Wood

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 Friday prior to the show. Instructions for mailing entries are in the guide on page 16.

The 2011 guide is now available!  All rules are in the guide.

Sample registration forms for the 2011 World Championship are available in PDF format below.