First this competition was run by the NWTF, they have a real "odd" system for competition. If you don't know how it operates then you need to read the rules, better to read them twice. The burn and save your money. The Guild has basically the same rules, I believe they actually copied and then changed a few words so they would be their "rules". All of the judges know who the callmaker is, they claim there is no bias. I trust them, I know if I was the judge I would be as unbiased and chose only the best. The "good ole boy" system and the "friendship" system are all in the past and has no basis or bearing on how the calls are judged. I trust them so much that I do NOT enter any competition of the NWTF or any thing even related to them. When I say related if there is a N, W, T or F in any of the paper work I trash it. I save mine for the hunters that know what they want, no ribbons or medals ever paid the bills.
Now for this particular call, I cannot judge it and I don't think anyone on here really can. We cannot run it through the system and see what it sounds like. Hey, it maybe the best sounding call that ever had an Echo stuck in it. On the other hand the insert may have been modified and really be the best sounding call entered into the competition. On the other hand the call may be awful, it may sound more like a varmint call than a duck call, maybe the judges were a varmint hunters and thought the sounds were the best they had heard. Who knows?
