If you cannot attend the show, you are invited to enter your Decorative Lifesize Carvings in the second ever Virtual Carving Competition. No fear of damage or loss from shipping and handling. No high shipping charges.

To our knowledge, this is the first competition of this kind anywhere in the world. Be on the cutting edge!

To Enter:

  • Email 5 digital images of your carving: right side, left side, front, back, and top to: [email protected] or mail DVD or Thumb Drive to Rita Davidson, Water Resources Center, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, WA 99668-1995 (*NO PRINTS Digital only)
  • Each image must be a high quality .jpg at least 1 megabyte
  • You can apply online using the form below
  • Must be received by Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  • Pay for your registration online.
    After you’ve filled out and sent your entry form, you can pay online here →

Rules:

  • Entries must be carved with wood as the main material.
  • The standard for judging is the live bird.
  • Detailed carving, texturing, and painting are expected.
  • Entries may be presented in any pose and will be full bodied except where justified by the setting (e.g. flat bottomed for a duck on water.
  • Judged in two divisions: Open and Amateur (intermediate or novice)
  • Judged by three qualified judges each with a laptop and projected on a large screen for the audience.

Virtual Digital Decorative Lifesize Carving Competition Entry Form

Fill out this form to submit your entry information online.

Then email five digital images of your carving: right side, left side, front, back, and top to: [email protected] or mail DVD or Thumb Drive to Rita Davidson, Water Resources Center, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, WA 99668-1995 (*NO PRINTS Digital only)

After you’ve filled out and sent your entry form, you can Pay Online Here →


Your Name

Address

City

State

Zipcode

Country

Phone Number

Your Email

Entry Fee: First Entry $10, Additional $5, Maximum $40)

1. Species

2. Species

3. Species

4. Species

I certify that my entries comply with Columbia Flyway Wildfowl Show rules, are of my own craftsmanship, and have not been entered in a previous Columbia Flyway Wildfowl Show. I understand that photographs of my entries may be displayed on the Columbia Flyway website, Wildfowl Carving Magazine, and for promotional purposes.

Initial below if you Agree


After you've filled out and sent your entry form, you can Pay Online Here →


For more information: Byrn & JoAnne Watson 360 736-1082 [email protected]