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CCAA Working Duck Call Contest

Divisions:

A - Metal reed call. The barrel, stopper & tone board, must all be constructed out of natural wood. The stopper will have a flat toneboard, curved metal reed & wedge or wedge block. (stabilized wood is not a natural wood)

B - Wood calls with plastic reeds. The barrel, stopper & tone board, must all be constructed out of natural wood. The stopper may contain single or double plastic reeds. (stabilized wood is not a natural wood)

C - Acrylic calls. The barrel, stopper & tone board, must all be constructed out of acrylic. The stopper may contain single or double plastic reeds.

D - Open calls. Any call which does not fit in the Metal reed, Wood or Acrylic Divisions, may be entered in the Open Division. The call can be made from any material or combination of materials. The toneboard - reed configuration can be of any style or combination of styles.

Rules:

1. All calls must be hand turned & hand made by the callmaker entering the call. This rule covers the complete call - barrel, stopper & tone board and all Divisions.

2. Injection molding & CNC made calls or stoppers will not be allowed.

3. Duck calls only.

4. Limit of 2 calls per division by same callmaker.

5. This is a working call contest. Calls will be judged on their ability to "bring in the ducks" and the quality of construction.

6. The contest is open to any callmaker. It is not necessary to be a member of CCAA to enter a call.

Prizes:

1st & 2nd place in each division will be awarded a ribbon.

Best of Show will be awarded a plaque.

In addition to the ribbons & plaque, the winning calls and callmaker will be featured on the CCAA web site and in the CCAA newsletter.

Judging of the calls:

1. Each call will be blown by an experienced waterfowl guide or waterfowl hunter, who is not one of the judges. When possible, a different caller will be used for the next years contest.

2. Judges - Every attempt will be made to find experienced waterfowl hunting guides or waterfowl hunters to act as judges. Each judge will listen to the hail call, individual quacks, feed call & come-back call. The caller will also illustrate the overall tone & sound reproduction that the call is capable of producing. The judges will rate each of these criteria on a scale from 1 to 10.

3. After all of the calls have been blown by the caller, the judges will then judge each call on the following: comfort and feel of the call (is the call "operator friendly"), craftsmanship (quality of construction). Each of these criteria will be judged on a scale from 1 to 10.

4. Six of the 7 criteria are based on the sound or sound related ability of the call. The sound and sound related criteria would be: hail call, individual quacks, feed call & come-back call, overall tone & sound reproduction, comfort and feel of the call (is the call "operator friendly"). The one non sound criteria would be: craftsmanship (quality of construction).

5. Any added adornments to the call such as painting, carving, checkering, segmenting, laminating etc. will not be considered by the judges and will have no influence in their scoring.

6. All of the score cards will be totaled. The 1st and 2nd place scores in each Division will be awarded ribbons. In case of a tie, the first tie breaker will be the total score for the feed call. Second tie breaker will be the total score for the hail call. The first placed call from each Division will then be blown by the caller and the judges will pick the Best of Show from this group of 1st place calls.

Entering Call in Contest Information

1. Entry fee per call is $10.

2. Each callmaker must fill out and sign a call entry form.

3. Calls can be entered by mail by sending the calls, entry form, return postage, insurance and entry fee to: Jim Dester, Herb Ohley, James Bennett or anyone you know who will be going to the show and is willing to accept the responsibility.

4. Checks should be made out to Callmakers & Collectors Association.

5. If you are bringing your calls to the contest, the location for entering the calls will be at the Callmakers & Collectors Association Call Contest table. You may enter the calls from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007. Judging will begin as soon as all of the calls are entered, estimated to be around 9:30 a.m..

6. If you would like to enter your call Fri. evening, Oct. 12, 2007, you can bring them to the Acorn Point Lodge in Samburg. Go in the front door and straight ahead into the large lake side room. Jim Dester will be there from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

6. Callmaker retains ownership of the call and can reclaim the call from the contest after 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 14, 2007.

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