Duck Calling Contest Scholarship

Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest

One of the stars in the crown of duck calling is the $1,500 scholarship offered to the winner of the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest, which is open to any high school senior in the United States who can call ducks.
The second place winner receives a $500 scholarship; third-place winner receives a $300 scholarship; and fourth place receives a $200 scholarship. Jackets also are awarded to the top three finishers.

The scholarships can be used to further their education in any field. Each contestant must follow the rules ordained by the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest. They have 90 seconds to use four calls--hail, feed, comeback, and mating. Five judges choose the winner.
There is no entry fee for this contest, but contestants must register through the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

To fund this event, the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest has sold limited edition, numbered prints of Chick Major with his hunting dog. The number of the print matches an exotic wood, numbered duck call on a stand -- the price is $100 for the set.

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Winner - Jacob Stanley, Dover, DE
1st - Forrest Carpenter, Longmont, CO
2nd - Katie Stanley, Reno, NV

Past Winners

1974 Scott Galloway, Stuttgart, AR 1975 David Bisbee, Stuttgart, AR 1976 Trey Crawford, Stuttgart, AR 1977 Sterling Sloan, Stuttgart, AR 1978 No Contest Held 1979 Jim Simpson, Stuttgart, AR 1980 David Hohn, Diaz, AR 1981 Wade Mock, Stuttgart, AR 1982 David Cahill, Pine Bluff, AR 1983 Freddie Ibbotson, Stuttgart, AR 1984 Buddy Owens, Pine Bluff, AR 1985 Dean Pappas, Pine Bluff, AR 1986 Bryan Hancock, Stuttgart, AR 1987 Bobby Dunn, Jacksonville, AR 1988 Kirk Coker, Stuttgart, AR 1989 Lee Ward, Stuttgart, AR 1990 John Stephens, Stuttgart, AR 1991 William Reichenbach, Stuttgart, AR 1992 Jason Coleman, Holly Grove, AR 1993 Bret Prine, Stuttgart, AR

1994 Dean Watson, St. Charles, AR 1995 Brian Smith, Stuttgart, AR 1996 Amanda Dierks, Stuttgart, AR 1997 Jeremy Spellmeyer, Stuttgart, AR 1998 Drake Butler, Hope, Ar 1999 Mark Sheppard, Plymouth, MN 2000 Bailey Dickson, Stuttgart, AR 2001 Keith Tucek, Stuttgart, AR 2002 Nathan Davis, White Hall, AR 2003 Daniel Duke, Brinkley, AR 2004 SlaytonGearin, Gleason, TN 2005 Caleb Davisson, Clarence, IA 2006 Mitch Downs, Webster City, IA