Special Awards                                  

People's Choice

Cor Stuijts, Calgary, AB

Carver's Choice

 Shirley McLeod, Shawnigan Lake,BC

Best Brant

 1.Ron Gruber, Vancouver,BC

2.Jack Vincent, Parksville,BC

3.D. B. Young, Maple Ridge,BC

Best Hunting Decoy

 Malcolm Ho-You, Ladysmith,BC

Best Endangered Species - Cormorants

 Advanced, Tony Griffiths, Vancouver,BC

Intermediate, Harold Last, Victoria,BC

Novice, Dick Miller, Nanaimo,BC

Purchase Awards

 Best Realistic Life-size Wood Duck

Bob Lavender,Saskatoon,SK

Best Contemporary Decoy

 Jerry Harris, Dallas,OR

Best Life-size Songbird

 Bob Lavendar,Saskatoon,SK

 Best Smoothie Shorebird

Bob Lavendar, Saskatoon,SK

 OPEN

Best Antique-style Decoy

1. Jack Vincent, Parksville,BC

2. Bob Lavender,Saskatoon,SK

3. Teom Lim, Nanoose Bay,BC

 Diving Ducks

1.Teom Lim, Nanoose Bay,BC

2.Jack Vincent, Parksville,BC

3.Bill Travnik, White Rock,BC

HM. Dinnis Drechler, Victoria,BC

HM. Roy Koyama, Richmond,BC

HM. Teom Lim, Nanoose Bay, BC

 Other

1. Jack Vincent, Parksville,BC

2. Bob Lavender, Saskatoon, SK

3. Roy Koyama, Richmond,BC

HM. Louisa Bomben, Surrey,BC

HM. Gregg Brunt, Nanaimo,BC

HM. Dennis Drechsler, Victoria,BC

 Expert

1. Dennis Drechsler, Victoria,BC

Realistic Life-size Waterbirds

1. Bob Lavender, Saskatoon,SK

2.Dan Vukicevic, Bower,BC

3. Bob Lavender, Saskatoon,SK

Realistic Life-size Landbirds

1. Bob Lavender, Saskatoon,SK

2. Ludo Bogaert, St. Albert,AB

3.Bob Lavender, Saskatoon,Sk

Realistic Life-size Wildlife

1.Dennis Drechsler, Victoria,BC

2. Harry Johnson, Nanaimo,BC

 Hunting Decoys- Floating

1.Ludo Bogaert, St. Albert,AB

Contemporary Decoys- Non-floating

1. Bob Lavender, Saskatoon,SK

2.Jerry Harris, Dallas, OR

3. Don Olsen, Nanaimo,BC

Interpretive/Stylized/Natural Finish

1. Harry Johnson,Nanaimo,BC

2.Don Olsen, Nanaimo,BC

ADVANCED

1. Ron Gruber, Vancouver,BC

Realistic Life-size Waterbirds

1. Ron Gruber, Vancouver,BC

Marsh Ducks

1. Anthony Bomben, Surrey,BC

2. Ron Gruber, Vancouver,BC

3. G. Allen Poynter, Parksville,BC

Diving Ducks

1. Anthony Bomben,Surrey,BC

2. Anthony Bomben, Surrey,BC

3.Barry Parker, New Westminister,BC

Geese & Swans

1. Ron Gruber, Vancouver,BC

2.D.B. Young, Maple Ridge,Bc

3.D.B.Young, Maple Ridge,BC

Seabirds, Shorebirds, Others

1. G. Allen Poynter, Parksville,BC

2. Don Hammond, Surrey,BC

3.James Burnett, Vernon,BC

 Realistic Life-size Landbirds

1. Barry Parker,New Westminister, BC

Small Songbirds

1.Wayne Myers, Edmonton,AB

2. Wayne Myers, Edmonton,AB

3. Cherl Hepperle, Spruce Grove, AB

HM.  G. Allen Poynter, Parksvillle,BC

Medium Songbirds

1. Karl Sarap, Nanaimo,BC

2. James Burnett, Vernon,BC

Large Songbirds

HM. Gordon Day,Sequim, WA

Raptors

1.Barry Parkerr, New Westminister,BC

2. Cheryl Hepperele, Spruce Grove,AB

3.Ed Raaflaub, Duncan,BC

Realistic Miniature Birds

1. James Burnett, Vernon,BC

Waterbirds

1.James Burnett, Vernon, BC

2.Denis Orrell, West Vancouver,BC

Landbirds

1. James Burnett, Vernon,BC

2. Cheryl Hepperle, Spruce Grove,AB

3. Denis Orrell, West  Vancouver,BC

Hunting Decoys - Floating

1. Malcolm Ho-You, Ladysmith,BC

Marsh Ducks

1. Malcolm Ho-You, Ladysmith,BC

2. Jack Vincent, Parksville,BC

3. Roy Koyama, Richmond,BC

Diving Ducks

1. Jack Vincent,Parksville,BC

2. Jack Vincent, Parksville,BC

3.Art McCarville, Nanaimo,BC

Contemporary Decoys- Non floating

1. Ron Gruber, Vancouver,BC

 Marsh & Diving Ducks

1. Anthony Bomben, Surrey,BC

2. Denis Orrell, West Vancouver,BC

3. Anthony Bomben, Surrey, BC

Geese, Swans & Confidence

1. Ron Gruber,Vancouver,BC

2. Denis Orrell, West Vancouver,BC

3.Art McCarville, Nanaimo,BC

Shorebirds

1.Gary Erickson, Edmonton,AB

2.Malcolm Ho-You, Ladysmith,BC

Interpretive/Stylized/Natural Finish

1.Fred Floud, Victoria,BC

Natural Finish

1.Fred Floud, Victoria,BC

2. Tony Griffiths, Victoria,BC

3. Larry Martell, Victoria,BC

HM. G. Allen Poynter, Parksville,BC

Wood-Burned or Painted

1. Malcolm Ho-You, Ladysmith,BC

2.Teom Lim, Nanoose,Bay,BC

Intermediate

1. Ed Raaflaub, Duncan,BC

Realistic Life-size Waterbirds

1. Harold Last, Victoria,BC

Diving Ducks

1. Barry Saunders, Parksville,BC

Seabirds, Shorebirds, Others

1. Harold Last, Victoria,BC

Realistic Life-size Landbirds

1. Ed Raaflaub, Duncan,BC

Small Songbirds

1. Nino Fabbro, Prince George,BC

2. Nino Fabbro,Prince George,BC

3.harold Last, Victoria,BC

Medium Songbirds

1. Harold Last, victoria,BC

2. Graham Ford, Nanaimo,BC

Raptors

1. Lacey Hanson-Brett, Duncan,BC

2. Gerry Flint, Sidney,BC

3. Gerry Flint, Sidney,BC

Others

1. Ed Raaflaub, Duncan,BC

2. Vern Webb, Winfield,BC

Realistic Miniature Birds

1. Nino Fabbro, Prince George,BC

Waterbirds

1. Nino Fabbro, Prince George,BC

2. Nino Fabbro, Prince George,BC

3. Len seburn, Qualiicum Beach,BC

Landbirds

1. Vern Webb, Winfield,BC

Contemporary Decoys - Non Floating

Shorebirds

1. Vern Webb, Winfield,BC

Interpretive/ Stylized/ Natural Finish

1.Ann Grover, Sequim,WA

Natural Finish

1. Ann Grover, Sequim.WA

2. Patricia Bartlett, Port Angeles,WA

3. Patricia Bartlett, port Angeles,WA

 Novice

1. barbara purin, St. Albert,AB

Realistic Life-size Waterbirds

1. Ann Grover, Sequim, WA

Marsh Ducks

1. Colin Bonnar, Duncan,Bc

Diving Ducks

1. Wayne Morrison,nanaimo,BC

2. Betty Erb,North Saanich,BC

3.Wayne Morrison, Nanaimo,BC

HM. Betty Erb, North Saanich,BC

Seabirds, Shorebirds,Others

1. Colin Bonnar, Duncan,BC

2. Dick Miller, Nanaimo,BC

Realistic Life-size Landbirds

1.Ted Komick,Kelowna,BC

Small Songbirds

1. Randy Hughes, Edmondton,AB

Medium Songbirds

1. Annette MacDonald, Crofton,BC

2. Stan Holmes,  Hudson Bay, SK

 Large Songbirds

1. dave Eburne, Kamloops,BC

Upland Gamebirds

1. Ted Komick, Kelowna,BC

Realistic Miniature Birds

1. Barbara Purin, St. Albert, AB

Waterbirds

1. Barbara Purin, St. Albert,AB

2. Ted Komick, Kelowna,BC

Landbirds

1. Ted Komick, Kelowna,BC

Interpertive/ Stylized/ Natural Finish

1. Ted Komick, Kelowna,BC

Natural Finish

1. Don Taylor, Sequim,WA

2. Fran McAdoo, Victoria,BC

Wood-burned or Painted

1. Ted Komick, Kelowna,BC

Youth

1. Alison Saunders, Parksville,BC

2. Aaron Bruhn, Bowser,BC

3. Keely Jackson, Chemainus,BC

Under 11 Years

1. Alison Saunders, Parksville,BC

2. Luke Campbell, Parksvillle,BC

3. Kade Baillie, Parksville,BC

HM. Austin Baillie, Parksville,BC

HM. Greta Wratisla, Qualicum Beach,BC

12-14 Years, Waterfowl

1. Aaron Bruhn, Bowser,BC

2. Marc Yacohoski, Qualicum Beach,BC

3. Thomas Davie, Qualicum Beach,BC

12- 14 Years, Others

1. Keely Jackson, Chemainus,BC

2. Liam Richardson, Nanoose Bay, BC

3.Liam Richardson, Nanoose Bay,BC

These are the winners of  the Brant Wildfowl Festival Carving Competition - contact Wildfowl Carving  for your copy of Competition 2008 so you can see pictures of some of the winners of this show and many others.