EASTON, MARYLAND — The World Waterfowl Calling Championships begin Friday in the Easton High School auditorium, with the goose and duck finals set for Saturday night, according to the Waterfowl Festival.
The contests are part of the 55th Waterfowl Festival, which runs Nov. 13-15 in Easton. Preliminary rounds are Friday and Saturday, and finals are Saturday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the school, 723 Mecklenburg Ave.
Friday's schedule starts with in-person registration from 9 to 10 a.m. and the first contest, the Maryland State Open Main Street Duck, at 11 a.m. The world team live goose and team live duck contests follow, then preliminaries for the world live goose, live duck and goose calling championships. The festival says contests run back to back once the first one begins and that times are approximate.
On Saturday, junior registration is from 2 to 3 p.m. and the first contest starts at 4 p.m., with the junior live duck and junior goose calling championships. Winners of the Maryland State Open Duck are announced next, followed by the final rounds of the world live goose, live duck and goose calling contests, with winners also announced for Friday's world team live goose and team live duck contests.
The World Championship Goose Calling Contest dates to 1976, and the festival calls it the longest-running goose calling championship in the United States. Judges from flyways across the country score callers on how closely they match the sounds of real ducks and geese, according to the festival. It says the championships draw audiences of more than 600.
The festival's Blue Bus Line serves the school, with no buses after 5:30 p.m. The festival also lists a live stream of the contests on its site.
Source: Waterfowl Festival
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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