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2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Contact Address: 14000 West State Route 2
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Decoy Carving Workshop
Learn the art of making a decoy!
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January 24, 2009
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Special Guests International Champion Waterfowl Carver Gary Joe Bryan and World Class Carvers Jim Wilson, Bruce Brandberry, Garrett & Steve Secord, Jeff Thomas, Jane Boone, Larry DeVries, and Bob Lund |
Workshop Activities * Carvers will review patterns, carve heads and bodies using hand tools and power tools, assemble decoys, and demonstrate eye placement and final painting of decoys * Children & Adults - paint your own Ruddy Duck silhouette, aided by the Maumee Bay Carvers *On Display - works by the Maumee Bay Carvers |
Raffle! Raffle! Raffle!
Notice All Collectors: The carvers will work jointly on a one-of-a-kind Ruddy Duck Hunting Decoy that will be signed by all visiting carvers and painters and raffled by the Ottawa NWR Association to benefit the refuge.
Raffle tickets will be on sale for $5.00 each at Ottawa NWR unitl the drawing on May 10, 2009.
Call Ottawa NWR at 419-898-0014 for more info
Workshop is co-sponsored by the International Waterfowl Association, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Association, and the Maumee Bay Carvers
