OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
REGISTRATION
Contestants are to register from 10:30 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. in the multi-purpose building on the fairgrounds. Pre-registration is appreciated but not required.  Contestants are not required to enter all three contests, but if they do, they will have a chance at being the “Best All Around Duck and Goose Caller”. The contest starts at 11:00 a.m.

DIVISION AND FEES
Registration fees are $25.00 per each calling contest. 

AGE DIVISIONS  (As of the day of competition)      

• Junior - 13 and under 

• Intermediate - 14 to 16 

• Senior - 17 and over 

CALLING DIVISIONS            

• Mallard Duck

• Speckle Belly Goose

• Snow Goose

CALLING ORDER
Duck - Junior, Intermediate, Senior 
Speckle Belly Goose – Junior, Intermediate, Senior
Snow Goose - Junior, Intermediate, Senior

JUDGING CRITERIA
Contestants will be judged on their ability to summon a flight of ducks using each of the following calls:

• HAIL or Long-Distance Call (20 points)

• FEED or Chatter Call (20 points)

• COME-BACK Call (20 points)

• MATING or Lonesome Hen Call (20 points)

• OVERALL ROUTINE (20 points)    

Competitors have 60 seconds to complete their series of calls for a possible total of 100 points.
 

CONTESTANTS
As part of the registration process, contestants are to draw a numbered ball from the tote container. This number will help to determine the Calling order they will be calling in. Lowest number drawn goes first and so forth. The contestants will call one at a time behind a “blind” or screened off from view by the judges, and the audience. 
When it is the contestant’s turn to call, he/she will step up into the blind a begin calling only when prompted to do so. If they want a warmup blow, they need to state that they want to warm up. Then they will be allowed to do that when prompted and keep it to just a short blow. Contestants will each have 60 seconds to call for their points. Don’t begin until prompted.