Results from 2023 Maumee Bay Carvers 41st annual
Decoy Show and Swap & Sell Event
Magee Marsh State Wildlife Visitors Center, Oak Harbor OH.
Sat., August 12, 2023
Congratulations Best of Show winners: Darthon Skelton, Gary Hanson and Jon Jones!
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51 entries, great turnout!
Carvers from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio traveled to the Ohio Magee Marsh Wildlife Area to enter their working decoys and shorebirds in four contests, Aug. 12, 2023. The contests were held at the newly-renovated Magee Marsh Visitors Center. Entries in three of the contests, Lake Erie Singles, Pairs, and IWCA style Working Class were floated in a water-filled tank. The working shorebirds were stick-mounted on a base. The contests are based on the tradition and heritage of basic, functional, hunting-style decoys. Winners of 2023 Maumee Bay Carvers Contests Decoy Contestants Best of Show SINGLES - Open: 1st BEST OF SHOW, Gary Hanson, wigeon 2nd BEST OF SHOW, Jon Jones, long-tailed duck 3rd BEST OF SHOW, Gary Hanson, Canada goose Best Marsh Singles 1st Best Marsh, Gary Hanson, wigeon 2nd Best Marsh, Jon Jones, shoveler 3rd Best Marsh, Jon Jones, green-winged teal Best Diver Singles 1st Best Diver, Nick Amazzalorso, goldeneye 2nd Best Diver, Gary Hanson, ring-necked 3rd Best Diver, Tom Serwell, scaup Best Sea Duck Singles 1st Best Sea Duck, Jon Jones, long-tailed duck 2nd Best Sea Duck, Jon Jones, harlequin 3rd Best Sea Duck, Nick Amazzalorso, white-winged scoter Best Confidence Duck Singles 1st Best Sea Duck, Tom Serwell, grebe 2nd Best Sea Duck, Dalton Skelton, least grebe Best Goose Singles 1st Best Sea Duck, Gary Hanson, Canada goose 2nd Best Sea Duck, Jim Brace, brandt Best of Show 2 - BIRD RIGS, drake & hen, - Open: 1st BEST OF SHOW, Jon Jones, long-tailed duck 2nd BEST OF SHOW, Gary Hanson, greater scaup 3rd BEST OF SHOW, Nick Amazzalorso, gadwall Best Marsh Pairs 1st Best Marsh, Nick Amazzalorso, gadwall 2nd Best Marsh, Martin Meinke, mallard Best Diver Pairs 1st Best Diver, Gary Hanson, greater scaup 2nd Best Diver, Jim Brace, canvasback 3rd Best Diver, Tom Serwell, blue-billed Best Sea Duck Pairs 1st Best Sea Duck, Jon Jones, long-tailed duck 2nd Best Sea Duck, Doug Dariano, surf scoter Best of Show Working Class / IWCA Style – Open: 1st BEST OF SHOW, Jon Jones, canvasback 2nd BEST OF SHOW, Jon Jones, Steller’s eider 3rd BEST OF SHOW, Jim Brace, blue-winged teal Best of Show Working Class / IWCA Style – Novice: 1st BEST OF SHOW, Tom Serwell, gadwall 2nd BEST OF SHOW, Ted Fisher, harlequin 3rd BEST OF SHOW, Mark Langenderfer, mallard Best Marsh Singles 1st Best Marsh, Mark Langenderfer, mallard 2nd Best Marsh, Mark Langenderfer, wood duck Best Diver Singles 1st Best Diver, Tom Serwell, gadwall 2nd Best Diver, Doug Darino, redhead 3rd Best Diver, Doug Darino, redhead Best Confidence Duck Singles 1st Best Sea Duck, Ted Fisher, harlequin 2nd Best Sea Duck, Don Holsinger, harlequin 3rd Best Sea Duck, Mark Langenderfer, harlequin Best of Show Gunning Shorebird – OPEN: 1st BEST OF SHOW, Darthon Skelton, kildeer 2nd BEST OF SHOW, Ted Fisher, sora rail 3rd BEST OF SHOW, Tom Serwell, plover |
