NFDA Website 2017 RESULTS THE GATHERING AT PERHAM, MN JOHN JENSEN NATIONALS DESIGNATED CLASSES 1 THRU 10 CLASS 1 BREEDING MALE BROWN TROUT, 13-14 IN, OPEN PAINT, 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST JACOB SAZAMA 2 ND HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD KERRY WOLGAST 4 TH BERNIE HAZELTON 5 ERIC WALLACE CLASS 2 BREEDING MALE LAKE TROUT,13-14 IN, OPEN PAINT, 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND JACOB SAZAMA 3 RD KERRY WOLGAST 4 TH JARED SYPNIESKI 5 TH BRIAN SHALLBETTER CLASS 3 BREEDING MALE RAINBOW TROUT, 13-14 IN., 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND KERRY WOLGAST 3 RD TONY SAZAMA
4 TH - ERIC WALLACE 5 TH ROB GOODIN CLASS 4 BREEDING MALE BROOK TROUT, 13-14IN, OPEN PAINT, 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST KERRY WOLGAST 2 ND HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD TROY HELGET 4 TH TONY SAZAMA 5 TH JARED SYPNIESKI CLASS 5 BREEDING MALE TIGER TROUT, 13-14 IN, 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST JACOB SAZAMA 2 ND HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD JARED SYPNIESKI 4 TH TROY HELGET 5 TH TOD SCHULZE CLASS 6 BREEDING MAKE ARTIC CHAR, 13-14 IN., 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST JACOB SAZAMA 2 ND HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD KERRY WOLGAST 4 TH TROY HELGET 5 TH KIMBERLY RICHARDS CLASS 7 BREEDING MALE GOLDEN TROUT, 13-14 IN., 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD
1 ST KERRY WOLGAST 2 ND HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD TONY SAZAMA 4 TH TROY HELGET 5 TH GARY HULL CLASS 8 BREEDING MALE SOCKEYE SALMON 13-14 IN., 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND TONY SAZAMA 3 RD KERRY WOLGAST 4 TH ERIC WALLACE 5 TH JARED SYPNIESKI CLASS 9 BREEDING MALE YELLOWSTONE CUTTHROAT 13-14 ON., 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST JACOB SAZAMA 2NS HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD KERRY WOLGAST 4 TH TROY HELGET 5 TH ERIC WALLACE CLASS 10 BREEDING MALE DOLLY VARDEN 13-14IN., 500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST TONY SAZAMA 2 ND KERRY WOLGAST 3 RD KIMBERLY RICHARDS 4 TH GARY HULL 5 TH HARRY PHILLIPS
BEST OF SHOW IN THE TOP TEN DESIGNATED CLASSES WENT TO JACOB SAZAMA FOR HIS TIGER TROUT NFDA JUNIOR DIVISION CLASSES 11 THRU 14 CLASS 11 ANY SUNFISH 5-7IN. OPEN PAINT 1 ST -BILL SEGLER 2 ND JAMES THIELEN 3 RD ELLIOT NORDIN 4 TH ZACH RUSHMEYER 5 TH TAYLOR GEORGE CLASS 12 ANY TROUT 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST CODY SJODIN 2 ND ZACHARY DENNY 3 RD SAM OLSON 4 TH MITCH ANDRES 5 TH NOAH KARSNIA CLASS 13 ANY PIKE, 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JAMES THIELEN 2 ND COLE BETHEL 3 RD PETER BRITTON 4 TH ROD BERG 5 TH JACOB RISSEGHEM CLASS 14 DECOY JIG STICK OPEN CLASS
1 ST TOM SEPPELT 2 ND GAVIN NUSBAUM 3 RD TOM ANAKKALA 4 TH COLE BETHEL 5 TH ALEX DAHL BEST OF SHOW WENT TO BILL SEGLER FOR HIS SUNFISH NOTES MOST OF THESE JUNIORS ARE FROM BOB JOHNSONS BRAINERD, MN. HIGH SCHOOL DECOY CLASS JAMES THIELEN ALSO WON THE MN FISHING MUSEUMS JUNIOR DECOY CARVER OF THE YEAR AWARD COLE BETHEL IS A 5 TH GENERATION CARVER FROM THE BETHEL CLAN DOUG DAVIS MEMORIAL CONTEST/FISH HOUSE DECOYS CLASSES 15 THRU 23 CLASS 15 CRAPPIE 5-6 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND HOWARD PFEIL AND SANDY REED 3 RD SHAWN REEG 4 TH RYAN EBERT 5 TH BERNIE HAZELTON CLASS 16 SUNFISH 5-6 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST PAUL SPARKS 2 ND ROB GOODIN 3 RD JOHN PEETERS 4 TH - RYAN EBERT 5 TH SHAWN REEG
CLASS 17 PERCH 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST BERNIE HAZELTON 2 ND JOHN PEETERS 3 RD JIM SCHWARTZ 4 TH ROB GOODIN 5 TH CURT SOINE CLASS 18 MUSKIE 9-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST PAUL SPARKS 2 ND MICHAEL KITT 3 RD JIM SCHWARTZ 4 TH RYAN EBERT 5 TH ROB GOODIN CLASS 19 NORTHERN PIKE, 9-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST LEEANN BECKEL 2 ND ROB GOODIN 3 RD PAUL SPARKS 4 TH JOHN PEETERS 5 TH MICHAEL KITT CLASS 20 WALLEYE 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST PAUL SPARKS 2 ND LEEANN BECKEL
3 RD ROB GOODIN 4 TH JOHN PEETERS 5 TH CURT SOINE CLASS 21 ANY SHINER 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST BERNIE HAZELTON 2 ND PATTY HELGET 3 RD ROB GOODIN 4 TH PAUL SPARKS 5 TH CURT SOINE CLASS 22 FROG 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND BOB JOHNSON AND BERNIE HAZELTON 3 RD MICHAEL KITT 4 TH JOHN PEETERS 5 TH CURT SOINE CLASS 23 WHITEFISH, 9-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND BERNIE HAZELTON 3 RD CURT SOINE 4 TH PAUL SPARKS 5 TH MICHAEL KITT BEST OF SHOW WENT TO PAUL SPARKS
DOUG DAVIS MEMORIAL SERVICE WORKING DECORATIVE PAINT CLASSES 24 TO 32 CLASS 24 CRAPPIE 5-6 IN, OPEN PAINT 1 ST TROY HELEGT 2 ND ROB GOODIN 3 RD JOHN PEETERS 4 TH JIM SCHWARTZ 5 TH PAUL SPARKS CLASS 25 SUNFISH 5-6 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST TROY HELGET 2 ND JIM SCHWARTZ 3 RD PAUL SPARKS 4 TH ROB GOODIN 5 TH JOHN PEETERS CLASS 26 PERCH 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST TROY HELGET 2 ND PAUL SPARKS 3 RD JIM SCHWARTS 4 TH ROB GOODIN 5 TH KERRY WOLGAST
CLASS 27 MUSKIE 9-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND PAUL SPARKS 3 RD JIM SCHWARTZ 4 TH TROY HELGET 5 TH SHAWN REEG CLASS 28 NORTHERN PIKE 9-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND JIM SCHWARTZ 3 RD PAUL SPARKS 4 TH SHAWN REEG 5 TH JOHN PEETERS CLASS 29 WALLEYE 8-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST TROY HELGET 2 ND ROB GOODIN 3 RD PAUL SPARKS CLASS 30 ANY SHINER 4-9 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND PAUL SPARKS CLASS 31 FROG, 6-9 IN., OPEN PAINT
1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND TROY HELEGT CLASS 32 WHITEFISH 9-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST TROY HELGET 2 ND ROB GOODIN 3 RD PAUL SPARKS BEST OF SHOW WENT TO TROY HELEGT FOR HIS CRAPPIE OTIS LAEL MEMORIAL FOLK ART CLASSES 33 THRU 41 CLASS 33 PIRATE PERCH 6-10 IN., OPEN PAINT NFDA WINE LOGO CLASS 1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND JIM SCHWARTZ 3 RD ROB GOODIN 4 TH ERIC WALLACE 5 TH PAUL SPARKS CLASS 34 ROOSTER 6-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND ROB GOODIN CLASS 35 STONECAT 8-12 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JIM SCHWARTZ
2 ND ERIC WALLACE 3 RD ROB GOODIN CLASS 36 MOSQUITO FSH 6-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND JIM SCHWARTZ 3 RD ROB GOODIN CLASS 37 ANY SALTWATER 6-11 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JIM SCHWARTZ 2 ND ROB GOODIN CLASS 38 MUD PUPPY 6-10 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JIM SCHWARTZ 2 ND ROB GOODIN CLASS 39 OZARK SCULPIN 8-12 IN., OPEN PAINT 1 ST JIM SCHWARTZ 2 ND ROB GOODIN CLASS 40 DECOY JIG STICK, DECORATIVE, OPEN 1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND JIM SCHWARTZ 3 RD ROB GOODIN
4 TH ERIC WALLACE 5 TH PAUL SPARKS CLASS 41 DECOY BOX 1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND JIM SCHWARTZ JOHN PEETERS WON BEST OF SHOW IN OTIS LAEL WITH HIS DECOY BOX SHOWDOWN CLASS 42 WINNER TAKE ALL $1000.00 PURCHASE AWARD SPAWNING MALE COHO 22-28 IN. DECORATIVE WORKING ECOY 1 ST - ERIC WALLACE THANK YOU JANE LITCHY CLASS 43 DECORATIVE WORKING WALLEYE, 10-12 IN., OPEN 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND GARY HULL 3 RD JOHN PETERS 4 TH ROB GOODIN 5 TH HARRY PHILLIPS NFDA EBAY SERIES CLASS 44 8-9 IN., CHOICE SPECIES,OPEN PAINT
1 ST JACOB SAZAMA 2 ND JOHN PEETERS 3 RD PAUL SPARKS 4 TH PAUL SPARKS 5 TH ROB GOODIN NOTES- CARVERS CAN ENTER THIS CLASS UP TO THREE TIMES AS LONG AS EACH ENTRY IS A DIFFERENT SPECIES. DECOYS ARE DONATED TO THE NFDA, THEN ARE SOLD ON EBAY AS A FUND RAISER. SPONSORED CLASS BY JANE LITCHY CLASS 45 BLUE DRAGON SEA SLUG 6-7 IN. 250.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST ERIC WALLACE 2 ND RON HAMM 3 RD ROB GOODIN SPONSORED CLASS BY RON HAMM CLASS 46 SPAWNING MALE REDBREAST SUNFISH 6 TO 7 IN WITH METAL TAIL 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND TROY HELGET 3 RD JACOB SAZAMA 4 TH ROB GOODIN 5 TH TONY SAZAMA NOTE WINNING FISH IS THE GATHERING SHOW LOGO FOR 2017. THE LOGO WILL BE USED ON ALL PROMOTIONAL AND PRINT ADVERTISING AS WELL AS THE SHOW SWEATSHIRTS SPONSORED CLASS BY NORTHERN GIRL
CLASS 47 20 TH ANNIVERSARY STEAM PUNK 9 IN. OR LARGER 1 ST KIMBERLY RICHARDS 2 ND HARLEY RAGAN 3 RD TROY HELGET 4 TH JOHN PEETERS 5 TH RON HAMM CLASS 48 TEXAS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SPONSORED BY BRYAN TINDAL, AUSTIN, TEXAS ENTRY USABLE FISH BIRD HOUSE PURCHASE AWARD CLASS 1 ST KIMBERLY RICHARDS 2 ND KERRY WOLGAST 3 RD TODD SCHULZE 4 TH JOHN PEETERS 5 TH ROB GOODIN CLASS 49 CREATING ART OPEN CLASS PURCHASE AWARD BY JEROME TAPPE WWW.NERESON.COM 1 ST MIKE TAETCHE 2 ND JOHN PEETERS CLASS 50 P.A.KEYSTONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ( Pennsylvania) PURCHASE AWARD SPONSORED BY MICHELE FLEET DECORATIVE WORKING SMALLMOUTH BASS 14 IN LONG OPEN PAINT
1 ST TROY HELEGT 2 ND TONY SAZAMA 3 RD JACON SAZAMA 4 TH ERIC WALLACE 5 TH JOHN PEETERS CLASS 51 DECORATIVE PAINTED TURTLE ( non decoy) SPONSORED BY CENTRAL MN CREDIT UNION $500.00 PURCHASE AWARD 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND JOHN PEETERS CENTRAL MN CREDIT UNION WILL DONATE THE TURTLE TO THE PERHAM, MN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE ART WORK WILL BE THE MAIN PRIZE FOR THE SUMMER LONG TURTLE RACES, HELD EACH SUMMER WEDNESDAY. SOME WEEKS AS MANY AS 500 KIDS RACE LIVE TURTLE FOR FUN AND PRIZES. EACH WEEKLY HEAT RACE WINNERS WILL QUALIFY FOR THE FINAL DRAWING. THE FOLLOWING CLASSES 52 THRU 60 ARE SPONSORED BY WWW.DECOYPEDIA.COM ALL CLASSES ARE PURCHASE AWARDS CLASS 52 PREDATOR WITH SUNFISH PLAQUE 1 ST ERIC WALLACE 2 ND JOHN PEETERS 3 RD JACOB SAZAMA 4 TH HARRY PHILLIPS CLASS 53 DECORATIVE WORKING DARTER
6-8 IN RED SPOT OR HOLIDAY DARTER 1 ST JOHN PEETERS 2 ND TODD SCHULZE 3 RD ROB GOODIN THE WINNER OF THIS CLASS IS FEATURED ON THE NFDA BUTTON FOR 2017 CLASS 54 EVOLUTION ART FROM WOOD 1 ST TROY HELGET 2 ND JOHN PEETERS 3 RD RON HAMM CLASS 55 LOGO DESIGN 1 ST ARYN LILL CLASS 56 BIRDS OF PREY HAWK FEATHER REALISTIC 6-12 INCH 1 ST MIKE TAETCHE 2 ND CURT SOINE 3 RD RON HAMM CLASS 57 KESTREL DECORATIVE/REALISTIC BIRD CARVING 1 ST COLLIN CLOUGH 2 ND MIKE TAETCHE 3 RD CURT SOINE 4 TH HARRY PHILLIPS
CLASS 58 RED SHOULDERED HAWK DECORATIVE OR REALISTIC BIRD CAVING 1 ST GLENN MERGOS 2 ND HARRY PHILLIPS CLASS 59 ORIGINAL PAINTING SUBJECT WILDLIFE QUAIL 1 ST MARCIE PEETERS CLASS 60 ORIGINAL PAINTING SUBJECT FOX IN THE WILD 1 ST MARCIE PEETERS NOTE- MARCIE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN PEETERS CLASS 61 NEW YORK NEW YORK PURCHASE AWARD SPONSORED BY CHARLES YASSKY SPECIAL PALQUE/SIGN 1 ST - HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND KERRY WOLGAST 3 RD HARRY PHILLIPS 4 TH JOHN PEETERS
5 TH TONY SAZAMA CLASS 62 LADIES ONLY SPONSORED BY NORTHERN GIRL 8 TO 10 IN. CHOICE TROUT 1 ST TAMI KOTILA 2 ND PATTY HELGET 3 RD LEEANN BECKEL 4 TH KIM SAZAMA 5 TH CAROL CHENY CLASS 63 DOUBLE UP - BLACK CRAPPIE PAIR 3.25 TO 3.5 IN LONG SPECIAL PURCHASE AWARD BY SCHWICHTENBERG PROPERTIES 1 ST GARY HULL 2 ND TROY HELGET 3 RD HARLEY RAGAN 4 TH JOHN PEETERS 5 TH TODD SCHULZE THIS IS ALSO A WINE LOGO CLASS CLASS 64 ALLIGATOR 10 TO 14.75 IN LONG SPECIAL PURCHASE AWARD BY SCHWICHTENBERG PROPERTIES 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN 2 ND TROY HELGET 3 RD ROB GOODIN
4 TH HARRY PHILLIPS 5 TH RON HAMMS CLASS 65 ORIGINAL PAINTING OIL OR ACRYLIC 24X36 OR LARGER PURCHASE AWARD SPONSORED BY JEROME TAPPE WWW.NERESON.COM 1 ST ROBERT CUMMINGS CLASS 66 ART OF THE DECOY DUPLICATE CARVE THE LOGO FISH SPONSORED BY ARTOFTHEDECOY.COM PURCHASE AWARD WINNER TAKE ALL 1 ST HARLEY RAGAN CLASS 67 HEN REDBREASTED WORKING MERGANZER PURCHASE AWARD SPONSORED BY ROD OSVOLD 1 ST GLENN MERGOS 2 ND CURT SOINE 3 RD - HARRY PHILLIPS 4 TH BOB WISEMAN 5 TH PAUL LANGSETH CLASS 68 CANVASBACK WORKING DECOY PAIR
PURCHASE AWARD BY PRIVATE PARTY 1 ST KERRY WOLGAST 2 ND GLENN MERGOS 3 RD HARLEY RAGAN 4 TH MIKE TAETCHE 5 TH MARK GREENWOOD CLASS 69 ANTIQUE STYLE CANVASBACK PURCHASE AWARD BY DENNY FINDEN 1 ST MARK GREENWOOD 2 ND CURT SOINE 3 RD PAUL LANGSETH 4 TH DAVE JACOBS 5 TH RON HAMM CLASS 70 THRU 75 ARE THE CASEY EDWARDS NATIONAL GUNNING BIRD CLASSES CLASS 70 ANY CONFIDENCE DECOY (bird) 1 ST PAUL LANGSETH 2 ND BRUCE BAUER 3 RD DAVE JACOBS 4 TH DENNIS FINDEN
CLASS 71 ANY SHORE BIRD DECOY 1 ST HARRY PHILLIPS 2 ND GLENN MERGOS 3 RD CURT SOINE 4 TH DAVE JACOBS 5 TH BRUCE BAUER CLASS 72 ANY DIVER DUCK DECOY 1 ST BEN HEINEMANN 2 ND KERRY WOLGAST 3 RD GLENN MERGOS 4 TH DENNIS FINDEN 5 TH DAVE JACOBS CLASS 73 ANY PUDDLE DUCK DECOY 1 ST KERRY WOLGAST 2 ND BEN HEINEMANN 3 RD GLENN MERGOS 4 TH CURT SOINE 5 TH DAVE JACOBS CLASS 74 DECORATIVE SNOWY OWL
PURCHASE AWARD BY NORTHEN GIRL 1 ST BRIAN MILLER 2 ND HARRY PHILLIPS 3 RD RON HAMM CLASS 75 HUMMINGBIRD 4-4.5 INCH SPECIAL PURCHASE AWARD BY GEORGE AND ANITA HELGET 300.00 WINNER TAKE ALL NO ENTRIES HMMM MUST BE SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT CAN CARVE HUMMINGBIRDS FOR 2018 RECAP ON SHOWDOWN, BEST OF SHOWS, POINTS SHOWDOWN $1000.00 WINNER TAKE ALL ERIC WALLACE BEST OF SHOWS DESIGNATED JACOB SAZAMA NFDA JUNIOR CLASSES BILL SEGLER DOUG DAVIS MEMORIAL SERVICE WORKING TROY HELGET DOUG DAVIS MEMORIAL FISH HOUSE DECOYS PAUL SPARKS NFDA OTIS LAEL FOLK ART JOHN PEETERS CASEY EDWARDS NATIONAL GUNNING BIRDS KERRY WOLGAST NFDA WORLD POINT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 1 ST ROB GOODIN 2 ND JOHN PEETERS
3 RD ERIC WALLACE 4 TH PAUL SPARKS 5 TH TROY HELGET 6 TH CURT SOINE 7 TH HARKEY RAGAN 8 TH JIM SCHWARTZ 9 TH RON HAMM 10 TH GARY HULL END 2018 CONTEST IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.NFDADECOYS.ORG