Competition Winners

With judging being so subjective, and with over 1000 calls entered year after year, it is quite a task to win in this competition. These people deserve an applause for their accomplishments. New this year we will display the winners for previous years. Please keep in mind that the data we have in our databases only consists of the previous 5 years. We will be working on adding "All" historical data for the contest as soon as we have time to go through it all.

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2024 Winners in Decorative Turkey

Please note: Some awards have been renamed over the years and may not have been active for the year shown. We have done the best we can matching the award to the proper winner. However, if you see something that is not correct and have proof otherwise, please reach out to us. Our goal is to make this information as accurate as possible.

The Earl Mickel Award
Best of Show in Decorative Turkey

Timothy Oldham Jr.

The Earl Duckett Award
Best Decorative Box Call. AKA First best of Class 1 (Started in 2006)

Timothy Oldham Jr.

Best of Class II
Decorative Air Operated Design Award

Andy Cobb

Best of Class III
Decorative Friction Call Design Award

Andy Cobb

Best of Class IV
Matched & Presentation Design Award

Jeff Dagostino

Champion of Champions
Decorative Turkey

Dave Constantine

Amateur Call Maker of the Year
Decorative Turkey

Richard Patterson

Youth Call Maker of the Year
Decorative Turkey

Ethan Jones

Category 1 - Decorative Box Call (glued box and glued lid design, other than categories 2-8)
1st Place - Michael Robare (519)
2nd Place - Chris Latona (744)
3rd Place - Chris Utke (987)
Category 2 - Decorative Box Call (solid one piece box and lid of natural wood, not glued, painted, or carved)
1st Place - Michael Robare (515)
2nd Place - Jim Shelley (1264)
Category 3 - Decorative Box Call (carved and painted)
1st Place - Timothy Oldham Jr. (1459)
2nd Place - Clayborn Dotson (1271)
3rd Place - Andy Cobb (1284)
Category 5 - Decorative Box Call (laminated only)
1st Place - Chris Latona (745)
2nd Place - Randy Harper (958)
3rd Place - Ben Blair (1358)
4th Place - Adam May (1463)
Category 6 - Decorative Box Call (inlaid only)
1st Place - Michael Robare (517)
2nd Place - Steve Meyer (1322)
3rd Place - Ben Blair (1357)
4th Place - Adam May (1465)
Category 8 - Decorative Box Call (open)
1st Place - Clayborn Dotson (1272)
2nd Place - Shawn Kotchey (561)
3rd Place - Bill Howard (1295)
4th Place - Shawn Kotchey (562)
Category 9 - Decorative Box Call Amateur (open)
1st Place - Richard Patterson (789)
2nd Place - Mic Middleton (241)
Category 10 - Wingbone Yelper (thread wrapped only)
1st Place - Kevin Rouse (1257)
2nd Place - James Hopkins (311)
3rd Place - Kevin Rouse (1256)
4th Place - Caleb Cribbs (1237)
Category 11 - Wingbone Yelper (open)
1st Place - Caleb Cribbs (1241)
2nd Place - Kevin Rouse (499)
3rd Place - Jeff Dagostino (612)
4th Place - Jeff Dagostino (613)
5th Place - Adam Leonard (464)
Category 12 - Turned Barrel trumpet style (no carving and/or painting)
1st Place - Rick Powell (432)
2nd Place - Rick Powell (431)
3rd Place - Seth Hamon (1406)
4th Place - Clay Townsend (993)
5th Place - Michael Robare (1153)
Category 13 - Air operated Yelper (open, other than categories 10-12)
1st Place - Andy Cobb (1287)
2nd Place - Andy Cobb (1286)
3rd Place - Jeremiah Cluesman (1235)
4th Place - Brian Mero (776)
5th Place - Kevin Rouse (1317)
Category 14 - Tube Calls
1st Place - Matt Lacey (1412)
2nd Place - Steven Sandidge (219)
3rd Place - Rex Ruths (920)
Category 15 - Air Operated Yelper AMATEUR Open
1st Place - Richard Patterson (790)
2nd Place - Caleb Cribbs (1239)
3rd Place - Jay Tippens (1431)
4th Place - Jay Tippens (1432)
Category 16 - Friction Call - carved and/or carved and painted only (slate, glass or other material)
1st Place - Rex Ruths (1365)
2nd Place - Micah Johnson (1369)
3rd Place - Jason Haff (703)
4th Place - Jim Shelley (1308)
5th Place - Micah Johnson (1387)
Category 17 - Friction Call - solid one piece pot of natural wood, not glued, painted or carved (slate, glass or other material)
1st Place - Clement Roby (705)
2nd Place - John Haines (119)
3rd Place - John Haines (1242)
4th Place - Mark Cornelius (864)
5th Place - Ethan Jones (525)
Category 18 - Friction Call - open category (other then Category 16 and 17)
1st Place - John Haines (120)
2nd Place - Shawn Kotchey (580)
3rd Place - Shawn Kotchey (579)
4th Place - Chris Latona (743)
Category 19 - Trough Style Call (slate, glass, or other material)
1st Place - Rick Ferlita (173)
Category 20 - Scratch Box
1st Place - Andy Cobb (1288)
2nd Place - Rick White (238)
3rd Place - Rick Ferlita (175)
4th Place - Rick Ferlita (174)
5th Place - Steven Sandidge (218)
Category 21 - Friction Call Amateur (open)
1st Place - Briana Alley (1334)
2nd Place - Richard Gunn (1126)
3rd Place - Clement Roby (706)
4th Place - Richard Gunn (1125)
5th Place - Steven Sandidge (217)
Category 22 - Push Button Design
1st Place - Michael Lapp (1037)
Category 23 - Striker
1st Place - Jeremiah Cluesman (1233)
2nd Place - Chris Latona (742)
3rd Place - Jeffrey Thompson (1303)
4th Place - Rex Ruths (921)
5th Place - Eric Rice (687)
Category 24 - Locator Call
1st Place - Matt Lacey (604)
2nd Place - Seth Hamon (1407)
3rd Place - Chad Scruggs (29)
4th Place - Shawn Kotchey (582)
5th Place - Shawn Kotchey (583)
Category 25 - Matched Set/multiple calls
1st Place - Jeff Dagostino (611)
2nd Place - Jon Stollings (472)
Category 26 - Best Overall Presentation
1st Place - Val Espinoza (1395)
2nd Place - Andy Cobb (1417)
Category 27 - Innovative Hunting Related Collectibles & Accessories
1st Place - Seth Hamon (1405)
2nd Place - Seth Hamon (1404)
Category 28 - Grand National Champion of Champions
1st Place - Dave Constantine (1462)
2nd Place - Jeremiah Cluesman (1234)
Category 29 - Collaborative Decorative Turkey Call
1st Place - Michael Lapp (1096)
2nd Place - Kevin Rouse (663)
3rd Place - Kevin Rouse (856)
4th Place - Briana Alley (1335)
5th Place - Chad Scruggs (91)