Sporting World

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Buy, Sell, Swap

An endless variety of items, ranging in price from several dollars to $10,000, can be found in this ever popular shop. Collectors and traders of antique and contemporary decoys, hunting and sporting memorabilia, goose and duck calls and sporting books come from throughout the U.S. to exhibit.

Duck Stamps

In this exhibit, the Federal and Maryland Duck Stamp competitors are represented by the artists and their winning paintings. Additional paintings judged to be at the top of the field are also displayed. Duck Stamps, prints, and collectibles are offered for sale by selected dealers.

Guyette & Schmidt Decoy Auction

Wednesday & Thursday, November 12 & 13
Talbot County Community Center, Easton, MD
For information & catalog:
Guyette & Schmidt, P.O. Box 1170
St. Michaels, MD 21663, 410-745-0485

Sportsman's Pavilion

A wide variety of opportunities to explore what today's sporting life has to offer is available in the Sportsman's Pavilion. Sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts will be delighted at the myriad of vendors offering everything from exotic and exciting hunting trips to diverse boats for navigating the waterways to gear and outfits for numerous sports and even products for your favorite pet.

Waterfowling Artifacts

Here one can trace the evolution of waterfowling from an economic necessity to the sport of today. Items date back to the mid-nineteenth century. Private collections of decoys, guns, gunning boats, and accoutrements from our waterfowling past date back to the mid-nineteenth century.

In conjunction with the dedication of this year's Festival to the late Dr. Harry Walsh, an extraordinary exhibit will be on display at the Artifacts Exhibit. Author of the book The Outlaw Gunner, Dr. Walsh amassed a huge collection of hunting artifacts and paraphernalia while researching the book and during his own hunting years. At the first Festivals, his pieces formed the core of the early Artifacts exhibits. He later donated most of his collection to museums, including the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Museum and Mariner's Museum in Virginia. A special selection of pieces from his collection are on loan to the Festival this year including a sink box gunning platform, a sneak skiff, battery gun, punt gun and much more. This collection is exclusive to this year only - don't miss it!

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