Results of the 2009 Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Competition

Special thanks to Jim Gehl for the results of the show

2009 Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Competition

2008 Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Competition - Click here

We would like to encourage other carving shows to send in the names of the winners of their carving shows and the Division that they competed in.

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PURCHASE AWARDS

Purchase Award – Common Goldeneye Drake - Sponsored by Don Haycock
FIRST $4,000.00	Lionel Dwyer Port Perry, Ontario	Common Goldeneye Drake
SECOND = $150.00	Wayne Simpkin Elmvale, Ontario	Common Goldeneye Drake
THIRD = $75.00	Steve Worona Port Hope, Ontario	Common Goldeneye Drake

Purchase Award – Eastern Screech-Owl (Red Morph) Sponsored by M & T Printing Group
FIRST $2,500.00	Fred Negrijn Exeter, Ontario	Eastern Screech-Owl
SECOND = $150.00	Aurel Prud’homme Sudbury, Ontario	Eastern Screech-Owl
THIRD = $75.00	Gerald Dumoulin Ste-Lucie, Quebec	Eastern Screech-Owl

Purchase Award Indigo Bunting Male Sponsored by Ontario Die Company
FIRST = $1,900.00	Uta R. Strelive Eden Mills, Ontario	Indigo Bunting Male
SECOND = $150.00	Tim Forler Ayr, Ontario	Indigo Bunting Male
THIRD = $75.00	Craig Hutton Lindsay, Ontario	Indigo Bunting Male

Purchase Award American Golden Plover Sponsored by Rubberline Products Ltd.
FIRST = $1,900.00	Martin H. Ward Stratford, Ontario	American Golden Plover
SECOND = $150.00	N/A	American Golden Plover
THIRD = $75.00	N/A	American Golden Plover
BEST OF SHOW / BEST OF CLASS AWARDS

Best of Show (Open Class) Sponsored by Al Forler
FIRST = $300.00	Gilles Prud’homme Val Caron, Ontario	American Avocet Miniature
SECOND = $150.00	Glenn Ladenberger Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario	Brown Creeper
THIRD = $75.00	Bruce Lepper Millbrook, Ontario	Carolina Wren

Best of Class (Intermediate Class)
FIRST = $150.00 (Lee Valley Tools)	Bob Danahy Bellville, Ontario	American Widgeon
SECOND	Vicky Theis Kitchener, Ontario	Great Crested Flycatcher
THIRD	Bill Wilson Cambridge, Ontario	Dunlin

Best of Class (Novice Class)
FIRST = $100.00 (Lee Valley Tools)	John Nilligan Webb wood, Ontario	Long Tailed Duck Drake
SECOND	Howard Baker Truro, Nova Scotia	Sanderling
THIRD	Jim Kelly Stratford, Ontario	Red Breasted Nuthatch

Best of Class (Beginner Class)
FIRST = $50.00 (Lee Valley Tools)	Robert Douglas Stratford, Ontario	Screech Owl
SECOND	Dan Meloche Amherstburg, Ontario	Canvas Back Drake
THIRD	George McDonald London, Ontario	Golden-crowned Kinglet

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS - OPEN CLASS
Decorative Diving Ducks (1A) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Lionel Dwyer Port Perry, Ontario	Red-Breasted Merganser Drake
SECOND = $150.00	Doug Mason Carrying Place, Ontario	Bufflehead Hen
THIRD = $75.00	Glenn A. McMurdo Cobourg, Ontario	Hooded Merganser Hen
HONORABLE MENTION	Wayne Simpkin Elmvale, Ontario	Bufflehead Hen

Decorative Marsh Ducks (1B) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Grant Parks Belleville, Ontario	American Widgeon
SECOND = $150.00	Tony Bomben Surrey, Columbia	Wood Duck Drake
THIRD = $75.00	John Olsansky Trenton, Ontario	Mallard Drake

Decorative Ducks (Cat.2) (Open Class) Non-Floating
FIRST = $300.00	Wayne D. Simpkin Elmvale, Ontario	Bufflehead Drake
SECOND = $150.00	Don Alemany Worthington, Ontario	Mallard
THIRD = $75.00	Tom Scanlan Spartan, Ontario	Harlequin Duck Drake

Decorative Waterfowl (Cat.3) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Fred Negrijn Exeter, Ontario	Common Tern
SECOND = $150.00	George Wickham London, Ontario	Emperor Penguin
THIRD = $75.00	George Wickham London, Ontario	Dovekie

Decorative Songbirds (4A) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Glenn Ladenberger Niagara-On-The-Lake	Brown Creeper
SECOND = $150.00	Ken Avery Mississauga, Ontario	Brown Creeper
THIRD = $75.00	Craig Hutton Lindsay, Ontario	White-Necked Jacobin
Honorable Mention	Craig Hutton Lindsay, Ontario	Black-Crested Bulbul
Honorable Mention	Craig Hutton Lindsay, Ontario	Asian Verditer-Flycatcher

Decorative Songbirds (4B) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Bruce Lepper Millbrook, Ontario	Carolina Wren
SECOND = $150.00	Bruce Lepper Millbrook, Ontario	Golden Crowned Kinglet
THIRD = $75.00	Glenn Ladenberger Niagara-On-The-Lake	American Redstart
Honorable Mention	Uta Strelive Eden Mills, Ontario	Brown-Headed Nuthatch
Honorable Mention	Glenn Ladenberger Niagara-On-The-Lake	Red-Headed Nuthatch
Honorable Mention	Jeff Krete Cambridge, Ontario	Cedar Waxwing

Decorative Songbirds (4C) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Bruce Lepper Millbrook, Ontario	Scarlet Tanager
SECOND = $150.00	Glenn Ladenberger Niagara-On-The-Lake	Common Redpoll
THIRD = $75.00	Basil Bruce St. Catherine's, Ontario	White-Throated Sparrow
Honorable Mention	Fred Negrijn Exeter, Ontario	Evening Grosbeak
Honorable Mention	Ray Popkie Oshawa, Ontario	White-Crowned Sparrow

Decorative Birds of Prey (Cat. 5) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Horst Volkmann Bolton, Ontario	American Kestrel
SECOND = $150.00	Robert Comeau Montreal, Quebec	American Kestrel
THIRD = $75.00	Robert Comeau Montreal, Quebec	Merlin
Honorable Mention	Robert Comeau Montreal, Quebec	Broad-Winged Hawk

Decorative Others (Cat. 6) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Gerry Glaves Paris, Ontario	Dunlin
SECOND = $150.00	John Olsansky Trenton, Ontario	Ruffed Grouse
THIRD = $75.00	Graham Price Guelph, Ontario	Dunlin

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl (Cat. 7) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Gilles Prud’homme Val Caron, Ontario	American Avocet
SECOND = $150.00	Fred Negrijn Exeter, Ontario	Great Horned Owl
THIRD = $75.00	Gilles Prud’homme Val Caron, Ontario	Circasian Dotterel
Honorable Mention	Gilles Prud’homme Val Caron, Ontario	Blue-Crowned Motmot

Working Decoys (Cat. 8) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Dave Ricci Newmarket, Ontario	Red-Breasted Merganser Drake
SECOND = $150.00	Glen McMurdo Cobourg, Ontario	Common Goldeneye Hen
THIRD = $75.00	Dave Ricci Newmarket, Ontario	Gadwall Drake
Working Decoys (Cat. 9A) (Open Class)
FIRST = $300.00	Bud Frees Dunnville, Ontario	Black Duck Drake
SECOND = $150.00	Lionel Hall Scarborough, Ontario	Mallard Hen
THIRD = $75.00	Tony Bomben Surrey, Columbia	Pintail Drake

Decorative Life-size Smoothie (Cat. 9B) (Open Class)
FIRST	Frank Randall Bayfield, Nova Scotia	Black-Necked Stilt
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl (Cat. 10) (Open Class)
FIRST	Ken Avery Mississauga, Ontario	White-Breasted Nuthatch
SECOND	Ted Stewart Newboro, Ontario	Canvasback
THIRD	N/A	N/A

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Decorative Ducks (Cat. 1A) (INTERMEDIATE CLASS)
FIRST	William Bendig Cambridge, Ontario	Redhead Drake
SECOND	Stephen Baldock London, Ontario	Bufflehead Hen
THIRD	Don Lloyd Toronto, Ontario	Canvasback
Honorable Mention	William Bendig	Bufflehead

Decorative Marsh Ducks (Cat. 1B) (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Bob F. Danahy Bellville, Ontario	American Widgeon Drake
SECOND	Ken Hicks Bellville, Ontario	American Widgeon Drake
THIRD	David Long Atwood, Ontario	Mallard Drake

Decorative Ducks – Non-Floating Cat. 2 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Wayne Kristoff London, Ontario	Wood Duck
SECOND	Zenon Gawel Kitchener, Ontario	American Widgeon Drake
THIRD	Howard Stockdale Utopia, Ontario	Mallard
Honorable Mention	Howard Stockdale Utopia, Ontario	Green-Winged Teal

Decorative Waterfowl Cat. 3 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Wayne Kristoff London, Ontario	Tufted Puffin
SECOND	Don Lloyd London, Ontario	Common Loon
THIRD	Gary Mason Sarnia, Ontario	Whistling Swan

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-A (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Vicky Theis Kitchener, Ontario	Great-Crested Flycatcher
SECOND	Donnie Arnburg Kentville, Nova Scotia	Hummingbird Male
THIRD	Norm Hohban Georgetown, Ontario	Mountain Bluebird
Honorable Mention	Bill Douglas Stratford, Ontario	Hummingbird

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-B (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Loretta Pickett Maitland, Ontario	Golden-Crowned Kinglet
SECOND	Bill Wilson Cambridge, Ontario	Cedar Waxwing
THIRD	Peter McLaren Kitchener, Ontario	Loggerhead Shrike
Honorable Mention	David Long Attwood, Ontario	American Robin
Honorable Mention	Peter Fortune Baden, Ontario	Loggerhead Shrike

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-C (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Chris Penner Mount Hope, Ontario	Cardinal Male
SECOND	William Bendig Cambridge, Ontario	White-Crowned Sparrow
THIRD	William Bendig Cambridge, Ontario	White-Winged Grosbeak Male
Honorable Mention	Wayne Kristoff London, Ontario	American Goldfinch
Honorable Mention	Wayne Kristoff London, Ontario	American Goldfinch

Decorative Birds of Prey Cat. 5 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Bill Douglas Stratford, Ontario	Screech Owl
SECOND	Grant Winchcombe Guelph, Ontario	Hawk-Owl
THIRD	James Anderson Guelph, Ontario	Snowy Owl

Decorative Others Cat. 6 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Bill Wilson Cambridge, Ontario	Dunlin Female
SECOND	Peter Fortune Baden, Ontario	Dunlin
THIRD	Grant Winchcombe Guelph, Ontario	Greater Yellowlegs
Honorable Mention	Bob Jenner Rochester, New York	Great Blue Herron
Honorable Mention	Peter McLaren Kitchener, Ontario	Dunlin

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl Cat. 7 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Bob Leigh London, Ontario	Chestnut-Sided Warbler
SECOND	Loretta Pickett Maitland, Ontario	Ruffed Grouse
THIRD	Bob Leigh London, Ontario	Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Honorable Mention	Henry Flaming Waterloo, Ontario	Cardinal Male
Honorable Mention	Raimo Repo Corbyville, Ontario	Snowy Owl

Working Decoys Cat. 8 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Wayne Proper Brantford, Ontario	Hooded Merganser
SECOND	Linda Gawel Kitchener, Ontario	Wood Duck
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9-A (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	David Long Atwood, Ontario	Lesser Scaup
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A
Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9-B (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Dwayne McMurter Bobcaygeon, Ontario	Marbled Gadwit
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl Cat. 10 (Intermediate Class)
FIRST	Robert Orr Brockville, Ontario	Hummingbird
SECOND	Bob Danahy Belleville, Ontario	White-Breasted Nuthatch
THIRD	N/A	N/A

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS (NOVICE CLASS)

Decorative Diving Ducks Cat. 1-A (Novice Class)
FIRST	N/A	N/A
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Marsh Ducks Cat. 1-B (Novice Class)
FIRST	Ken Hutchings Kingston, Ontario	Cinnamon Teal Drake
SECOND	Frank Felice North Bay, Ontario	Cinnamon Teal Hen
THIRD	Frank Felice North Bay, Ontario	Mallard Drake

Decorative Ducks Non-Floating Cat. 2 (Novice Class)
FIRST	John Nelligan Webbwood, Ontario	Long-Tailed Duck Drake
SECOND	Jordan Abercrombie North Bay, Ontario	Canvasback
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Waterfowl Cat. 3 (Novice Class)
FIRST	Jordan Abercrombie North Bay, Ontario	Common Loon
SECOND	Allan Randall Truro, Nova Scotia	Atlantic Puffin
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-A (Novice Class)
FIRST	Bob Solomon Oshawa, Ontario	Eastern Bluebird
SECOND	Jim Kelly Stratford, Ontario	Hummingbird
THIRD	Jeannine Barkhouse Kitchener, Ontario	Hummingbird
Honorable Mention	Patti Huber Kitchener, Ontario	Hummingbird
Honorable Mention	Joe Stalzer Kitchener, Ontario	Hummingbird
Honorable Mention	Denise Barletta Hamilton, Ontario	Hummingbird

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-B (Novice Class)
FIRST	Jim Kelly Stratford, Ontario	Red-Breasted Nuthatch
SECOND	Elizabeth Wilson Waterloo, Ontario	Blackburnian Warbler
THIRD	Hugh Lemon Waterloo, Ontario	Cedar Waxwing

Decorative Songbirds 4-C (Novice Class)
FIRST	Bob Solomon Oshawa, Ontario	Baltimore Oriole
SECOND	Mike Uniac Waterloo, Ontario	American Goldfinch
THIRD	Jim Potts Cambridge, Ontario	House Sparrow
Honorable Mention	James McFadden Oshawa, Ontario	Indigo Bunting

Decorative Birds of Prey Cat. 5 (Novice Class)
FIRST	Roland Crowder St. Mary's, Ontario	Screech Owl
SECOND	Allison Lang Kitchener, Ontario	Screech Owl
THIRD	Patti Huber Kitchener, Ontario	Screech Owl
Honorable Mention	Mike Uniac Waterloo, Ontario	Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Honorable Mention	Ed Holterman Elmira, Ontario	Screech Owl
Honorable Mention	Donald K. Carter Stratford, Ontario	Screech Owl

Decorative Others Cat. 6 (Novice Class)
FIRST	Patti Huber Kitchener, Ontario	Dunlin
SECOND	Glenn Biedermann Kitchener, Ontario	Dunlin
THIRD	Hugh Lemon Waterloo, Ontario	Killdeer

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl Cat. 7 (Novice Class)
FIRST	Mike Uniac Waterloo, Ontario	Ruddy Duck
SECOND	Joe Stalzer Kitchener, Ontario	Bald Eagle
THIRD	Elizabeth Wilson Waterloo, Ontario	Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Honorable Mention	Joe Stalzer Kitchener, Ontario	American Kestrel
Honorable Mention	Elizabeth Wilson	Snowy Owl

Working Decoys Cat. 8 (Novice Class)
FIRST	Robert R. Trottier Belleville, Ontario	Common Goldeneye Hen
SECOND	Art Doughty Kincardine, Ontario	Bufflehead Drake
THIRD	Harold H. Grunau Lakefield, Ontario	Common Goldeneye Hen

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9-A (Novice Class)
FIRST	Linda Foster Lawrence town, Nova Scotia	Blue-Winged Teal
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9-B (Novice Class)
FIRST	Howard Baker Truro, Nova Scotia	Sanderling
SECOND	Patti Huber Kitchener, Ontario	Dunlin Female
THIRD	Art Doughty Kincardine, Ontario	Ruddy Turnstone

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl Cat. 10 (Novice Class)
FIRST	Ed Fox Bobcaygeon, Ontario	Whistling Swan
SECOND	Harold H. Grunau Lakefield, Ontario	Canvasback Drake
THIRD	Ralph Carter Kitchener, Ontario	Mallard

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS BEGINNER CLASS

Decorative Diving Ducks Cat. 1-A (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Dan Meloche Amherstburg, Ontario	Bufflehead Drake
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Diving & Marsh Ducks Cat. 2 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Dan Meloche Amherstburg, Ontario	Canvasback Drake
SECOND	Juha De Zoete Barrie, Ontario	Hooded Merganser Drake
THIRD	Jim Gehl St. Agatha, Ontario	Green-Winged Teal Drake

Decorative Waterfowl – Non-Floating Cat. 3 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Juha De Zoete Barrie, Ontario	Common Loon
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Songbirds 4-A (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Robert Douglas Stratford, Ontario	Hummingbird
SECOND	Jim Gehl St. Agatha, Ontario	Hummingbird
THIRD	Dudley Lewis Guelph, Ontario	Common Raven

Decorative Songbirds 4-B (Beginner Class)
FIRST	George McDonald London, Ontario	Golden-Crowned Kinglet
SECOND	Walter Steinman Baden, Ontario	Cedar Waxwing
THIRD	Jeff Hayes Guelph, Ontario	White-Breasted Nuthatch

Decorative Songbirds 4-C (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Don Dease Sarnia, Ontario	Cardinal
SECOND	Juha De Zoete Barrie, Ontario	Cardinal
THIRD	Don Dease Sarnia, Ontario	Baltimore Oriole
Honorable Mention	Ross Hall Truro, Nova Scotia	Bobolink

Decorative Birds of Prey Cat. 5 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Robert Douglas Stratford, Ontario	Screech Owl
SECOND	Gord Mason Stratford, Ontario	Screech Owl
THIRD	Dudley Lewis Guelph, Ontario	Barn Owl

Decorative Others Cat. 6 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	N/A	N/A
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl Cat. 7 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Walter Steinman Baden, Ontario	Cardinal
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Working Decoys Cat. 8 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	N/A	N/A
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9-A (Beginner Class)
FIRST	N/A	N/A
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9-B (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Ross Hall Truro, Nova Scotia	Ruby Turnstone
SECOND	N/A	N/A
THIRD	N/A	N/A

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl Cat. 10 (Beginner Class)
FIRST	Ken Maitland Burlington, Ontario	Bald Eagle
SECOND	Bob Hancock Barrie, Ontario	Red-Throated Loon
THIRD	N/A	N/A