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Auction for Entry #885

Submitted By: Brian Byers
Division: 3 - Decorative Duck and Goose Call Competition
Category: 8 - Hand Checkered Call
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Medal - 1st place


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Hand checkered duck call made from Ebony. The call features 4 checkered main panels, two wider panels that have French style skip line checkering, and two narrower panels that feature traditional 20 lines per inch checkering. Between each panel, is a checkered diamond panel.
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More information about Brian Byers

Brian Byers is a callmaker & collector that grew up in Kansas, but has lived in Illinois the past 20 years. He started entering duck calls at the NWTF Grand Nationals in 2013. Brian was inducted to the NWTF Waterfowl Call Making Hall of Fame in 2024.

Awards for Brian Byers


This contest has a long history of 20+ years. The awards listed below are for the most recent years only.

2018 3rd Place Call# 1190 Decorative Duck & Goose division in Category 8
2018 2nd Place Call# 1191 Decorative Duck & Goose division in Category 13
2019 1st Place Call# 1131 Decorative Duck & Goose division in Category 7
2019 1st Place Call# 998 Decorative Duck & Goose division in Category 8
2021 Call# 756 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 8
2021 Call# 757 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 9
2021 Call# 1069 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 4
2020 1st Place Matched Set Call #1167
2020 1st Place Hand Checkered Call Call #1164
2022 Call# 932 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 8
2022 Call# 933 3rd Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 9
2022 Call# 934 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 4
2022 3rd Best of Show - Division 3 - Call# 935
2022 Call# 935 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 7
2023 Charley Burke Award - Chairman's Choice - Call# 1109
2023 Call# 1109 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 8
2023 Call# 1110 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 9
2023 Call# 1111 5th Place winner - Hunting Duck & Goose category 8
2024 Call# 1087 2nd Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 9
2024 Call# 1088 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 4
2024 Call# 1089 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 8
2025 Call# 1170 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 8
2025 Call# 1171 1st Place winner - Decorative Duck & Goose category 14

Other 2026 Entries by Brian Byers


Division 3
Decorative Duck and Goose Call Competition

Category 6:
Decorative Antler Call

User entered description: Decorative duck call made primarily from a musk ox horn, with buffalo horn lip rest and landing duck. The call features two carved panels, one with a sitting wood duck and the other a landing mallard. A carved basket weave patten fills the area between the carved panels.

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