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.

Decoy Auction

Providing the opportunity for bidding on over 100 antique decoys, artifacts, and other waterfowl related items, the auction helps collectors to augment their collections and neophytes to recognize the value of a variety of waterfowling objects. Consignments welcome. Saturday, Preview at 12 noon.Auction, 2 p.m.

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 7 & 8
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.