2005 Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest
 

2005 Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest[/b]
Katy, Texas - Newell Cheatheam, President of Newell's Designs and Calling Chairman of The Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest, announcing that the 2005 Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest will be hosted and sponsored by Sportsman’s Warehouse www.sportsmansmanwarehouse.com in Lewisville, Texas for the second year on Saturday, August 20, 2005. Contestants register at 9:00 a.m. and must be registered and checked in by 9:30 a.m. in order to compete for the Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest.Contest begins sharply at 10:00 a.m. Contestants need to be residents of Texas and have attained the age of Seventeen as of the hour of the contest. Contestants practice all year and come from all across Texas to compete to be the champion caller of the Texas State, to represent the State of Texas in the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest www.stuttgartarkansas.com on November 26, 2005. Judging is based upon the contestant's ability to bring in a simulated flight of ducks. Each contestant is allowed a maximum of 90 seconds to blow a hail or long distance call, mating or lonesome duck call, feed or chatter call, and comeback call.
Prizes are First Place Champion Caller includes First Place Trophy/Champion Calling Shirt/$1250 Sportsman’s Warehouse Gift Certificate; Second Place includes Second Place Trophy/$500 Sportsman’s Warehouse gift certificate; and Third place includes $250 Sportsman’s Warehouse gift certificate. This is one of the largest sanctioned state duck calling contests in the United States. The World championship calling contest committee sanctions the contest. Contest judges are outdoorsman, sportsman, and sometimes state, regional and or World’ Championship Duck Calling Contest winners.
Rob Webb, the national sales director and co owner of Echo Calls is one of the contest judges. He has placed in the top 10 as runner up in the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest in the past 9 years.
The past five years under the volunteer leadership of contest calling chairman Newell Cheatheam, of Katy, Texas, the contest has been brought to a new level of state calling contests. With some of the highest money prizes and quality judges in the nation of any state sanctioned calling contests. A Junior Duck Calling Contest (non Sanctioned) and calling seminar for ages 13-under and age 14-16 will be held following the Texas State. The first 50 junior calling contestant’s entries will receive a free duck call.
The Calling Contest attendees have a special rate for a limited number of rooms available through Baymount Inn and Suites, www.baymontlewisville.com 972.459.8000, $55 and Best Western Inn & Suites www.bestwesternlewisville.com 972.459.5300, $55, in Lewisville, Tx. Mention special rate: Duck Calling Contest. [/b]
Early registration for the Texas State is encouraged. For more information, contact, Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest, Newell Cheatheam, Contest Calling chairman, P.O. Box 5254, Katy, TX 77491, 281.392.2034, [email protected].