call national?

[callduckguy]

any word on the winners from Iowa??

love to see them :)

thanks

[amstaff66]

An Old Gray hen shown by Dennis Fuller won.

Wil

[Patrick]

An Old Gray hen shown by Dennis Fuller won.

Wil

Wasn't it a pullet?

[Brice]

hey Patrick,

It was a two year old gray hen.

[callduckguy]

are there any pics of the winners?
Brice might you have some?

[Brice]

they have a few pics posted on the call duck website... but not the complete BV and RV pics... i am sure those all will be posted on the website in time....

[faith valley]

I have only received jpegs of the BB from open and the RB from junior- they got posted to the NCBA website the day that they came in. I have not received any other BV or RV photos yet, once I do, I will get them uploaded.

Patty

[denrful]

Jim has been busy with the onslaughter of Winter here in the mid-west but he'll have the pictures burned to a CD and sent off in the next few days. Dennis

[briarpatchfarms]

The pictures of all the BV and RV have been posted!

[Evy]

Tha NCB site has been redone, complete with president Kim Mulden's artwork on the homepage, & looks GREAT ! Good job, gentlemen & Mrs. F.:-) ! http://www.callducks.org/

[goosedragon]

The pictures of all the BV and RV have been posted! Is it just my eyes or monitor or are all the lower pictures shown three acrost streched in the width dimension or srunk in the height dimensions? They look (to me on, my screen) to be very racy type for call ducks. I like the racy type but I don't think the breeders do. Evy do they look right to you?

[Evy]

Is it just my eyes or monitor or are all the lower pictures shown three acrost streched in the width dimension or srunk in the height dimensions? They look (to me on, my screen) to be very racy type for call ducks. I like the racy type but I don't think the breeders do. Evy do they look right to you?

They're just what you like, Bob. ;-) The photos are fine, the type on some of the ducks is terrible.

[briarpatchfarms]

Take into consideration though some of the top breeders didnt show up this year!!! Last year there was alot more varieties shown as well, and there is a few new varieties being shown this year!

I dont think Art Lundgren was there Darrell Sheraw and Brian Simmons which all payed a big part in everything at the 2008 meet! Correct me if Im wrong though!

[goosedragon]

They're just what you like, Bob. ;-) The photos are fine, the type on some of the ducks is terrible. yep most of them are just what I like, racy little ducks! To be honest I thought it was time to get my eyes checked again, but the logo calls looked like calls and the top pictures looked like calls so I came up with the theory that the aspect ratio on the other pictures were distorted.
I have come up with a picture that I would like to use for my posts but when I try to get it down to size it always comes out destorted so the problem was on my mind. Back to bed! it is bad when you get old and can't sleep through the night anymore.~gd

[denrful]

I guess it's all in what one consider's 'top' breeders. There were certainly many breeders/exhibitors at the show that I would consider of that caliber. Certainly every breeder will not be at every show. When a National Meet of a Club moves around the country, it allows members in that part of the country to participate if they'd like, a person that lives in South Dakota for instance and pays their dues should have a chance to attend/show in a meet close to them on occasion... Granted numbers at the show may not be as impressive as numbers from another part of the Country, but all members should be given that opportunity. The number of Calls at the Iowa City Show were near record levels, right off hand I can't think of a variety that was not represented. Some of those Smiths, Jones or Millers that were able to show at Iowa might not be what 'you' would consider top breeders, such as the Sheraws, Simmons (who no longer even raises call ducks from what I'm told) or Lundgrens, but perhaps in ten years that will be a different story for those people... A 'top' breeder does not necessarily always win the show.

[Evy]

I guess it's all in what one consider's 'top' breeders. There were certainly many breeders/exhibitors at the show that I would consider of that caliber. Certainly every breeder will not be at every show. When a National Meet of a Club moves around the country, it allows members in that part of the country to participate if they'd like, a person that lives in South Dakota for instance and pays their dues should have a chance to attend/show in a meet close to them on occasion... Granted numbers at the show may not be as impressive as numbers from another part of the Country, but all members should be given that opportunity. The number of Calls at the Iowa City Show were near record levels, right off hand I can't think of a variety that was not represented. Some of those Smiths, Jones or Millers that were able to show at Iowa might not be what 'you' would consider top breeders, such as the Sheraws, Simmons (who no longer even raises call ducks from what I'm told) or Lundgrens, but perhaps in ten years that will be a different story for those people... A 'top' breeder does not necessarily always win the show.

Amen to that !!! Also, just because someone, ie: Simmons, etc., cranks out hundreds doesn't mean they're a ''top breeder''. It's quality, not quantity.

[briarpatchfarms]

I guess it's all in what one consider's 'top' breeders. There were certainly many breeders/exhibitors at the show that I would consider of that caliber. Certainly every breeder will not be at every show. When a National Meet of a Club moves around the country, it allows members in that part of the country to participate if they'd like, a person that lives in South Dakota for instance and pays their dues should have a chance to attend/show in a meet close to them on occasion... Granted numbers at the show may not be as impressive as numbers from another part of the Country, but all members should be given that opportunity. The number of Calls at the Iowa City Show were near record levels, right off hand I can't think of a variety that was not represented. Some of those Smiths, Jones or Millers that were able to show at Iowa might not be what 'you' would consider top breeders, such as the Sheraws, Simmons (who no longer even raises call ducks from what I'm told) or Lundgrens, but perhaps in ten years that will be a different story for those people... A 'top' breeder does not necessarily always win the show.

I agree with you 100% and from what Ive heard the two no longer breeds and shows calls as well! Exept Sherraw he was selling some at the ON this year but they may not be his but IDK! The only thing I was saying was that they werent there, thats it! Its great to see new breeders taking interest in Calls on the western side of the Mississippi River! really great! Wish I could have went though would of loved to come and share the experience, planning on being there this year though!

I havent seen the Blue Silver, this variety I dont think was at the last years Nationals was it???

But like I said Im not disagreeing with you Dennis and understand what your saying, just saying a few of the other varieties NOt white, gray , butters, and a few of the other popular varieties was a little racy but still very nice calls!

Relooked at the picture and the ones that seem racy, I dont think really is they are turned at and angle of looking away from the camera! Plus a few you can tell they was flattening there heads due to the photo and everything else going on!

[littlebit6657]

Its great to see new breeders taking interest in Calls in the west! really great! Wish I could have went though would of loved to come and share the experience, planning on being there this year though!

Last I checked, Iowa was the MIDWEST.

Donna

[kycalls]

I had a hard time figuring out which picture from the Nationals was the Blue Silvers so I could upload them to the NCBA Website , I finally found a picture of them on a website about call ducks in England. We are starting to get as bad as the Old English exhibitors with all these colors...

There were some heavy hitters showing at the Iowa Show, and the Butterscotch entries were the best I have seen at any show...and there were alot of them there..I think 87, which is the most I have ever heard of.

Jerry

[briarpatchfarms]

I had a hard time figuring out which picture from the Nationals was the Blue Silvers so I could upload them to the NCBA Website , I finally found a picture of them on a website about call ducks in England. We are starting to get as bad as the Old English exhibitors with all these colors...

There were some heavy hitters showing at the Iowa Show, and the Butterscotch entries were the best I have seen at any show...and there were alot of them there..I think 87, which is the most I have ever heard of.

Jerry

The Blue Silvers resemble the Blue head Australian Spot alot, ive never seen them either. 87 is a big number on Butterscotch. Pastels and Butterscotch are running it close for 3rd in popularity behind grays and whites! Theres is still a few other colors i havent seen for example blue pied, brown pied, aluetian and white fawn??? Im sure there is another one or two new ones out ther too!

[Evy]

The Blue Silvers resemble the Blue head Australian Spot alot, ive never seen them either. 87 is a big number on Butterscotch. Pastels and Butterscotch are running it close for 3rd in popularity behind grays and whites! Theres is still a few other colors i havent seen for example blue pied, brown pied, aluetian and white fawn??? Im sure there is another one or two new ones out ther too!

Tyler,
You aren't likely to see many of those ''other'' varieties because they are just things that people may be working on or came up with by accident & gave it a name. It takes years of careful breeding to get a new variety to breed true to pattern & type. It also takes some time to get them recognized. IMO, several have already been rushed into the SOP before they were ready. As for anything ''silver'' or ''apricot''. They're British terms for what looks like badly marked Butterscotch. I have seen an exceptional pale self-blue call that the breeder rightfully called ''silver''.