I called in my first contest last week, in the Hunter division of the Texas State Calling Contest (winner goes to national).

The format for the state/open was, two sequences of each: yelp, flydown cackle, assembly, kee-kee run, and cutting. The Hunter division was the same, without the kee-kee run. Each participant went to the stage in the order in which they drew, the announcer would announce each call, and you performed all your calls to the judges behind a screen.

It was pretty fun, although my actual calling is sort of a blur to me! I finished in the middle of the pack, and the five judges scored me anywhere from 30 to 59 points. The high and low scores were thrown out, and the remaining three made up your score.