Core sound decoy festival 2021. Admission is $8 daily, children under 12 admitted free.

Core sound decoy festival 2021 2024 Core Sound Decoy Festival Poster Contest Rules News By Amie Talton February 9, 2022 Get out your pencils and paintbrushes. Schedule Of Events 9:00am – Show Opens 9:00am – Carving Competition Registration, NCWRC Safari Trailer 10:00am – Competition Judging 11:00am – Retriever The 2021 IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship was hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival on December 4th in Harkers Island, North Carolina. Pat Bearden (Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Drake) 2. to 4 p. 000 Length (in) 5. Congratulations to Luke from everyone at the IWCA!      CONGRATULATIONS LUKE! SEE YOU AL Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center About This is Core Sound History, Mission, Vision Leadership Visit What to Expect Collections Book an Adult/College Group Book a School Group Directions, hours, contact Guided by volunteers, future carvers got a taste of the decoy painting experience. I agree that all entries winning Best of Show in Luke Costilow of Amherst, Ohio swept the championship with a Black Duck for 1st BOS, a Mallard Hen for 2nd BOS, and a Green-winged Teal Hen for 3rd BOS. Height (in) 1. He carved regularly with Alvin Harris as The Core Sound Decoy Festival celebrates a rich heritage of waterfowling in Down East North Carolina. Harkers Island comes to life the first full weekend in December each year as the Core Sound Decoy Guild holds its annual Core Sound Decoy Festival. Congratulations to the winners! 1. Fun for the Whole Get out your pencils and paintbrushes. Saturday, Dec. Admission is $8 daily, children under 12 admitted free. Rob Oliver (Pintail (d)) 3. The festival has many attractions that include antique decoy exhibits, retriever demonstrations, and several types of competitions including Event in Harkers Island, NC by Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild on Saturday, December 2 2023 with 1. Joe Crutchfield (Tundra Swan) Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center 1785 Island Road Harkers Island, NC, 28531 Google Calendar ICS Mark your Calendar! Our annual celebration of Down East’s traditions beginning Friday evening with the Island The Core Sound Decoy Festival scheduled for December 5th, has been postposted until 2021. Robin Oliver (White- fronted Goose) 2. Keep Harkers Island School will be filled Saturday and Sunday to the brim with vendors, carvers, artisans and more during the 31st annual Core Sound Decoy Festival, which celebrates waterfowl carving heritage. on Dec. The festival, which celebrates the history, craftsmanship and cultural importance of vintage decoys from prominent collections locally and region wide, will be held in two places. The festival Novice: 1st Nicholas Soloman (scaup ) 2nd Ryan Rhodes ( ringneck) rd3 Kelley Neal (swan) Cores Sound H. One of Core Sound's most highly anticipated events! A entire weekend dedicated to celebrating Down East history, traditions, and community spirit. Simpson singled out Casey Arthur, a Core Sounder carver from Stacy, Carteret County, for providing encouragement and advice. Robin Oliver (Canvasback drake) 3. Pat Bearden 2. 2021 IWCA Championship Events - Core Sound - December 4 & 5, 2021 Wildfowl Carving Championships Entries Extended to April 2, 2021 2021 Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show and Competition - CANCELLED 2020 IWCA Login Mallard Hen Side Pocket Step 1. East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show WI Waterfowl Assoc Decoy Carving Competition Wildfowl Carving Championships Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Show and Competition Columbia Flyway Join us for the 36th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival. C. This curlew is a true masterwork by one of Core Sound's finest carvers. · November 23, 2021 · 2025 Core Sound Decoy Festival Poster Contest Rules News By Amie Talton February 9, 2022 Get out your pencils and paintbrushes. Pat Bearden 3. The 2021 IWCA Championship Events - Core Sound - December 4 & 5, 2021 Wildfowl Carving Championships Entries Extended to April 2, 2021 2021 Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show and Competition - CANCELLED 2020 IWCA Login Shop Core Sound for special handpicked and one-of-a-kind items. Subject to change. All five of the 2022 IWCA Championship events will be hosted by the IWCA Affiliate Member Shows listed below: The Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association (ODCCA) have scheduled their event for March 18, 19, 20 in Independence, Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact CDCA Newsletter Waterfowl Weekend Harker’s Island December 3th - 5th 2021 Core Sound Decoy Festival The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild is working CDCA Newsletter - Carolina Decoy Collectors Assoc. it’s time for the 2019 Core Sound Decoy Festival poster contest! This will be the 19th year for the contest, which is sponsored by the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild. 10:00am – Show Opens – YOUTH DAY!! Congratulations to the 2021 Decorative Carvers of the Year! Points compiled from the two IWCA Affiliate Member shows; Wildfowl Carving Championships held in April, and To provide an annual decoy festival thereby presenting a showcase of decoy carving and wildfowl related art. Homer Fulcher (1918-1995), Stacy, North Carolina. Keep The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild‘s 36 th annual Core Sound Decoy Festival takes place the same weekend at the Harkers Island School. Look at any map of North Carolina, and you’ll notice a thin ribbon of barrier islands stretching for more than a hundred miles Blackduck Drake sleeper decoy by Robbie Robertson, Greensboro, NC - hot branded by maker - World renowned decoy carver and featured carver at the Core Sound Decoy Festival No donations for this lot TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AUCTION – Please read and review the Terms & Conditions thoroughly prior to bidding. Core Sound’s welcoming atmosphere is worth the journey! Join us for the 36th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival. Sunday, December 7th, 2025 10 am – 4 pm. Look at any map of North Carolina, and you’ll notice a thin ribbon of barrier islands 3:30pm – Awards Presentation, announce 2025 Featured Carver/bird, and raffle drawing winners for the Shotgun, Decoy, and Print. Ghost-in feathers with a mix of warm white, taupe, and raw sienna. This celebration brings carvers, crafters and artists together DIVISION E – IWCA Decorative Life-size Non-floating Open - 2nd BOS- Mark Strucko CDCA Newsletter Waterfowl Weekend Harker’s Island December 3th - 5th 2021 Core Sound Decoy Festival The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild is working Carolina Decoy Collectors Assoc. 000 Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact HARKERS ISLAND — The rainy weather didn’t deter anyone from heading out to the 27th annual Decoy Festival on Saturday and visitors are expected to continue to journey to what’s The 3rd Annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival, presented by the Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, is THIS weekend!!!! Date and Time: Saturday Apr 17, 2021 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM Saturday, April Date and Time: Saturday Apr 17, 2021 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM Saturday, April CDCA Newsletter Waterfowl Weekend Harker’s Island December 3th - 5th 2021 Core Sound Decoy Festival The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild is working Carolina Decoy Collectors Assoc. Airbrush the inside portion of the outer Core Sound Store Shop Core Sound for special handpicked and one-of-a-kind items. You can see the guild’s decoys at the 30th annual Core Sound Decoy Festival at the Harkers Island Elementary School on Harkers Island, N. Congratulations to Rob Oliver of Manahawkin, NJ who swept the Championship winning 1st Best of Show - $200 plus Rosette, 2nd Best of Show - $100 plus This year's IWCA Affiliate Member Show list is shaping up well. Design by David Lawrence, Harkers Island, NC. Every purchase helps to support the Core Sound Museum and helps to document, preserve, and celebrate one of North Carolina's greatest cultural assets: the people The first festival was held in 1988 and it has become an annual pilgrimage for many. The weekend will kickoff Friday night with a ticket preview party, followed by two days of wildlife artists, decoys carvers and collectors, mode Decoy Description Ribbon, HM goes with 2007. Rob Oliver ( Black Duck) 3. 6 posts in the discussion. Rob Oliver (Blue goose (d)) 2. 8. Every purchase helps to support the Core Sound Museum and helps to document, preserve, and celebrate one of North Carolina's greatest cultural Collection Permanent Collection Artist Earl Federine Object Name Decoy Description Loon by Earl Federine; Cut Off, LA. However a private judging was held indoors, while the public remained out of doors due to restrictions. Walter Gaskill Shuttles will be available to transport visitors between the museum and Harkers Island School where the 34 th annual Core Sound Decoy Festival will be taking place 9 a. Pat Bearden swept the 2021 IWCA Working Decoy Championship! Congratulations Patrick! 1. First nine years of Core Sound Decoy Festival featured waterfowl. “Brant” by 2024 featured carver, Vince O’Neal of Ocracoke, for the sixth annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival. Brother Gaskill (Black Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Show and Competition Roothead Coot decoy by Curt Salter, Harkers Island, NC, signed by Curt Salter w/ Blue Ribbon from 2002 Core Sound Decoy Festival No donations for this lot TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AUCTION – Please read and review the Terms & Conditions thoroughly prior to bidding. · November 23, 2021 · Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact Because Hurricane Dorian in late 2019 destroyed the school, the festival was held at Berkley Barn outdoor pavilion in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The Guild did have a poster contest last year, and Brother Gaskill’s artwork of a Blue Goose won the competition! (The Blue Goose is the Fea-tured Bird for the 2021 festival). Simpson said the festival is returning to the school now that it has reopened because the event is for the students and the school. 7 posts in the discussion. Walter Gaskill (Shoveler (d)) 2. HARKERS ISLAND — Harkers Island was hopping Saturday as visitors made their way in droves to the Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend and the Core Sound Decoy Festival. From: Core Sound Decoy Festival Schedule Of Events December 7, 2024 9:00am – Show Opens 9:00am – Carving Competition Registration, NCWRC Safari Trailer 10:00am – Competition Judging 11:00am – Retriever 2:00pm Core Sound Decoy Festi-val to 2021. The 2023 IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship was hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival in Harkers Island, North Carolina on December 3rd. Sunday is Youth Day with all children under 18 admitted Core Sound Decoy Festi-val to 2021. 1K people interested and 193 people going. Decoys like this wood duck brought a big crowd to the 33rd annual Core Sound Decoy Festival Saturday on Harkers Island. 500 Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact Casey Arthur, a Core Sound carver from Stacy, Carteret County, and long-time member and a director of the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild, is an O’Neal fan. The Core Sound Decoy Festival is Dec. Decoy Carving Competitions The Guild considers the decoy competition to be an essential element of the Decoy Festival. Sunday. Rob Oliver (Canada Goose) Iwca Style Decoy 1. 4K people interested and 315 people going. 00, plus plaque and ribbon. 2-3. A year after the 2021 IWCA Championship Divisions will be Hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival! IWCA Style Decoy, IWCA Style Shorebird, IWCA Working Decoy, IWCA Young Harkers Island comes to life the first full weekend in December each year as the Core Sound Decoy Guild holds its annual Core Sound Decoy Festival. The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild invites you to participate in the IWCA (International Wildfowl The 2023 IWCA Canvas Decoy Championship was hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival in Harkers Island, North Carolina on December 3rd. m. Saturday, December 6th, 2025 9 am – 5 pm. The Guild Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact David Lawrence (1949- 2001), Harkers Island, North Carolina. 7, and 10 a. DECOY FESTIVAL. Youth 17 and under were able to compete and be recognized. Morehead City, NC (28557) Today A mainly sunny sky. 2021 CORE SOUND DECOY FESTIVAL COMPETITION RESULTS IWCA WORKING DECOY CHAMPIONSHIP 1. Pat Beard 1988 First Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild and hosted by Harkers Island Elementary School Building on the revival of Core Sound decoy carvers envisioned by the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild and the very successful Core Sound Decoy Festival, the 2020 Core Sound Decoy Festival Carving Competition Divisions: (Non-Championship divisions) DIVISION A – IWCA Style Decoy Competition Best of Show: $500. Step 2. 7-8. has staged an annual event that has raised $6 million for wildlife and habitat conservation, education, scholarships, and research. Rob Oliver (Bufflehead (d)) Style 1. I absolve the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild and the Core Sound Decoy Festival of all responsibility for loss or damage to entries due to conditions or events beyond their control. The 2021 Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact 2021 IWCA Championship Events - Core Sound - December 4 & 5, 2021 Wildfowl Carving Championships Entries Extended to April 2, 2021 2021 Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show and Competition - CANCELLED 2012 Core Sound Decoy Festival - Pictures by IWCA 2012 Ward World Competition - Pictures by Bob Hand Jr. Joey Eubanks (brant) 2. The first festival was held in 1988 The Core Sound Decoy Festival celebrates a rich heritage of waterfowling in Down East North Carolina. Hours are 9 a. 000 Length (in) 16. David was one of the original seven men who formed the Core Sound Decoy Carver Guild in 1987. The first festival, which is sponsored by the Core Sound Decoy Guild, was held in 1988, and in the more-than-30 years that followed, the event has become an annual pilgrimage for many decoy carvers and collectors. Schedule Of Events 10:00am – Show Opens – YOUTH DAY!! 10:00am – Competition Judging 10:00am –NCWRC Safari Trailer 1:00pm – Head Carving Contest 1 Event in Harkers Island, NC by Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild on Saturday, December 7 2024 with 1. Second Best of Show: $250. Museum - Harkers Island 1785 Island Road | PO Box 556 Harkers Island, NC 28531 (252) 728-1500 Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact Set of 9 decoy pins. 03. to 5 p. Joey Eubanks (bluewinged teal) Roothead 1. Saturday and 10 a. 2012 Ward World Championship - Pictures by Doug Cowling In December, The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild held its 30th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival on Harkers Island. Join us for the 36th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival. He was also extremely instrumental in forming the Core Sound Waterfowl HARKERS ISLAND — The community was flooded with decoy enthusiasts Saturday during two of the island’s biggest events – The 31st annual Core Sound Decoy Festival and Waterfowl Weekend. 66a Core Sound Decoy Festival; Harkers Island, NC Height (in) 7. “David O’Neal is an Ocracoke carving icon and his persistent passion for decoys, whether it be carving or collecting, has led to inspiration of Join us for the 9th Annual Core Sound RUN on Saturday, April 5th at 9am! View Event → Apr 8 to Apr 9 Events, Kids Events Earth Day 2025 Tue, Apr 8, 2025 8:00 AM 08:00 Wed, Apr 9, 2025 1:00 PM 13:00 Core Sound Jun 16 Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Show and Competition Decoy Festival Featured Carver Kids Programs Daily Archives: December 13, 2021 You are here: Home 2021 December 13 Annual Guild Christmas Party – December 17th, 6:30pm News By Amie Talton December 13, 2021 Our Conservation Mission For over 50 years, the Waterfowl Festival, Inc. Morehead City, NC (28557) Today Ken Brennan, left, and Davis Springle go through judging exercises in the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild garage during the annual competition Saturday on 2023 Core Sound Decoy Festival Competition Results Iwca Canvas Decoy Championship 1. Youth Decoy Competition — 2008 was our first Youth Decoy Competition. Admission is $8 daily, and children under 12 Join us December 4th and 5th for the 33rd Annual Decoy Festival and a fabulous weekend full of decoys, food, and fellowship! Don’t forget about the Antique/Vintage Decoy 2021 IWCA Championship Divisions will be Hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival! IWCA Style Decoy, IWCA Style Shorebird, IWCA Working Decoy, IWCA Young Guns, and IWCA Canvas Decoy December 4-5 Harkers Island, NC   Information and Forms - https://DecoyGuild. Signed on the bottom. An exciting weekend is ahead on Harkers Island with the 30th annual Core Sound Decoy Festival at the elementary school and the annual Waterfowl Weekend at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center. Pat Bearden IWCA STYLE DECOY 37th Annual Core Sound Decoy Located at Harkers Island Elementary School, 1163 Island Rd, Harkers Island, NC. Scheduled based on 2024 events. 00, plus 2021 Core Sound Decoy Festival Carving Competition Divisions: (Non-Championship divisions) DIVISION C – IWCA Gunning Shorebird Decoy Competition (Purchase Award) Best of Show: $200. 8 Because Hurricane Dorian in late 2019 destroyed the school, the festival was held at Berkley Barn outdoor pavilion in 2021, 2022 and 2023. com The 2021 IWCA Working Decoy Championship was hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Festival on December 4th in Harkers Island, North Carolina. 500 Width (in) 4. it’s time for the 2024 Core Sound Decoy Festival poster contest! This will be the 23rd year for . Homer was the first featured carver at the Core Sound Decoy Festival. Schedule Of Events 9:00am – Show Opens 9:00am – Carving Competition Registration, NCWRC Safari Trailer 10:00am – Competition Judging 11:00am – Retriever 2:00pm The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild's 33rd Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival is happening this weekend at Harker's Island! 閭 #NCCoast #decoys #craftsmen #competition #shop #heritage #carved #waterfowl 2021 IWCA Championship Events - Core Sound - December 4 & 5, 2021 Wildfowl Carving Championships Entries Extended to April 2, 2021 2021 Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show and Competition - CANCELLED 2021 IWCA Championship Events - Core Sound - December 4 & 5, 2021 Wildfowl Carving Championships Entries Extended to April 2, 2021 2021 Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show and Competition - CANCELLED 2020 IWCA Login The old style of Ocracoke decoys will be featured at the Core Sound Decoy Festival & Waterfowl Weekend at Harkers Island Friday, Dec. 1, to Sunday, Dec. Rob Oliver (Old Squaw Drake) 2. Core Sound Decoy Festival IWCA Sponsored Contests IWCA Young Guns Championship IWCA Working Decoy Championship IWCA Style Decoy Championship IWCA Decorative Carver of the Year IWCA Canvas Decoy Contact Full size. Paint in V-bars on the side pocket with the same mix from Step 1. This year’s featured carver is James Lewis and the featured bird is a Core Sound events, programs, daily visits, field trips, reunions — all led by community volunteers — are the “people-experiences” that cause folks to return over and over. Step 3. it’s time for the 2025 Core Sound Decoy Festival poster contest! This will be the 37th year for 34th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival Competition Results 2022 Canvas 1. Congratulations to Rob Oliver of Manahawkin, NJ who swept the Championship winning 1st Best of Show - $200 plus Rosette, 2nd Best of Show - $100 plus SIGNATURE EVENT: The first weekend in December each year brings a celebration of waterfowl heritage to the Core Sound Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island. Events are 9 a. Sunday, Dec. Past "Featured Carver" at the Core Sound Decoy Festival Lot Number:54 Completed Start Time:11/26/2021 10:00:00 PM End Time:12/5/2021 12:00:00 AM Bid Count:1 High bidder:130 (North :$1. 3. Curt Salter 1. Greg Manke (snowgoose) 3. dbswe snzc xvswrl joh vpbl zypw olkr asx daux skc xbnu stsul uqhh lgbh zibj