The Berkeley Chapter
Welcomes you to the
Annual Waterfowl Conservation
Dinner and Auction
September 24th, 2016
Auction Rules
Rules for the Live Auction
1.
Please take a seat during the auction so the spotters and auctioneer can see the bidders.
2.
The auction will move quickly, so review the items that interest you prior to the auction
and bid decisively.
3.
If you are bidding please participate loud and clear.
4.
If you are the successful bidder, please let auctioneer see your bid number.
Please take your bid number to the register after bidding; you will receive a receipt
after checking out and your items have been paid for.
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Rules for the Silent Auction
1.
Bids are to be in $5 increments.
2.
No Item Guarding.
3.
The Silent Auction items will be pulled by SCWA staff or committee members.
4.
Please use only your bid number not your name.
5.
All items are to be paid for before you can pick them up.
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Payment Methods
After the auction, please take your receipts to the register table for payment.
Payment may be made by:
• CASH
• CHECK
• VISA
• MASTERCARD
• DISCOVER
• AMERICAN EXPRESS
Then collect your items from the property’s room. No one will be allowed to leave the premises
without proper payment of items.
Good Luck
&
Thank You for Your Support
We Would Like To Thank All of Our Sponsors!
Life Members
Jimmy Ward
Philip L. Horn
William O. Bryans
$1,000 Corporate Sponsors
Charleston Rubber & Gasket / Mike Lane Sr.
Got Speed / Brittle Farms
Jeffrey & Crystal Mercer
Real Art - Helen Bone
The Chillin’ Station -Brad Austin / Greg White
$500 Corporate Sponsors
Carolina Auction Company - Chay Cannington
Centurum Information Technology
Solvay Finance
Southern Eagle
Town & Country Golf Carts- Charlie Cannington
Trey & Dena Elrod
Wappoolah Plantation - Bobby Mead
Sponsors
Allure Fishing Charters - Patrick Crawford
JD Metts
Berkeley County Supervisor - William Peagler
Berkeley Outdoors
John West Attorney at Law
Black Dog Trailer -Billy King
Law Offices of Deluca Maucher
Captain J Hook Charters / Joe Dennis
Carolina One Realty – Gamewell Brown
Chad Farmer – Sumter Utilities
Chadwick Sweatman CPA
Charles Staley
Chris Beiring Law Firm
Cliff Zipter / ROHOHO
Cooper River Marine
Dan & Rachel Gehlken
Eastern Electric
General Pre Cast
Handy Mart - Roger Mitchum
Home Telecom
James Elrod
John Hall
Mayor of Moncks Corner -
Michael Lockliear
McCall Thomas Engineering
Michael Lord
Mike Brown / Watermark Bar & Grill
Mike Skinner
Mitch Brothers Construction - Mark Mitchum
National Transformer Sales
Owen Brittle
Russell Funeral Chapel
Southern Cuts Barbershop - Ashley Lloyd
Thompson Mobile Home Park -Phil Thompson
Titan Fiberglass
Velocity Power sports
Donors
Angler's Sporting Goods
Low Country Shuckers
Anixter / Trey Brown
Max's Glass
ATP Gun Shop
Mepkin Hunting Club
Bliss Hair Studio
Mt. Holly Vet.
Carolina Arms and Ammo
Orvin's Furniture
Cato Dept. Store
Pam Corwin
Central True Value Hardware
Dana Coleman
Pernell's Taxidermy
Pinnacle One - Don Saturday
D's Jewelers
Sea Angler Gear
Eastern Wine & Spirits
Ella Lilly Etc
Southern Cuts Barber Shop - Ashley Lloyd
The Wooden Butterfly
Health South Chiropractor
Home Medical
Titan Fiberglass
Tony Gray Taxidermist
Hometown Bath & Body
Living Tees
Travis Watkins Duck Calls
WESCO Distributors
Low Country Mag & Tire
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Please Visit our Websites!
South Carolina Waterfowl Association
www.scwa.org
SCWA Wildlife Education Center
www.wildlifeedcenter.org
Zebco
Committee
Chay Cannington - Chairman
Brad Austin
Corinne Brittle
Dan Gehlken
George Brittle
Greg White
Heather Austin
Helen Bone
James Elrod
Kevin Mizzell
Natalie Brittle
Owen Brittle
Ron Cribb
Rusty Huxford
Thomas Brittle
Trey Elrod
Junior Committee
Andrew White
CJ Cannington
Drake Cannington
Evan Mizzell
Ryan Huxford
Auction List - Please Bid Clearly & Decisively
1. “Sea Island Lagoon” by Jim Booth
Once more, artist Jim Booth has captured the tranquility of a Low Country marsh scene with Sea
Island Lagoon. Coastal palmetto trees frame the quiet solitude of a snowy egret, perched in sharp
contrast above the marsh grass and gently flowing tributary. It’s infused with soft and brilliant
blue and green shades.
2. Mallard Duck Call – Travis Watkins
This is a handmade walnut call created by local duck call maker Travis Watkins. Travis has been
making calls for a couple of years now and says this is one of the finest calls that he has created.
3. Camp Woodie – Junior Camp - One Week
Camp Woodie is the nation’s leading summer waterfowl and wildlife conservation camp. Camp
Woodie exists to educate our youth and pass on our waterfowl heritage and the values of wildlife
conservation. It is achieving its mission with the help of expert instructors that deliver hands-on
fun filled education programs to our next generation of young waterfowl hunters and
conservationists. (Winning bidder can upgrade to Senior Camp for 12 – 16 years old by paying the
$150 difference).
4. Tobacco Leaf Shadowbox – donated and framed by Real Art – Helen Bone
You are bidding on a shadowbox that features a tobacco leaf from Andrews, SC.
5. Joey Jobes Hand Carved Bluebill Decoy with Stand
The Jobes family has been carving working gunning decoys in the Havre De Grace Maryland
Chesapeake Bay area for over 75 years. This working bluebill decoy was hand carved by Joey
Jobes the Grandson of Captain Harry Jobes one of North America's most famous decoy carvers.
This decoy is sure to be a valuable collector’s item.
6. Wild Hog hunt in Cross, SC on the George Brittle Farm
This is a hog hunt for two and can be a father-son or a buddy hunt. Due to the lake levels coming
up, the hog activity is really picking up. Seventy-five hogs were harvested on this farm last year.
See George Brittle for scheduling if you win this hunt.
7. “Bachelor” by Sherrie Meline
This tranquil print features a wood duck perched on a mossy log. Make this enchanting print a
part of your home today!
8. SCWA Afghan
This afghan has been created especially for the South Carolina Waterfowl Association for this
banquet season. Featuring the full color print of a Boykin Spaniel with a Wood duck, painted by
famous artist, Jim Killen, this afghan will add style and function to the lucky winner’s household.
9. 2 Person – ½ day inshore fishing trip – Allure Charters
Bid on this inshore fishing trip with Allure Fishing Charters (Patrick Crawford) Expires Oct 2017!
10. Palmetto Tree & Crescent Moon Wooden Wall Art
Shape of SC with Palmetto tree and crescent moon cut out.
11. 1 Clemson baseball helmet autographed by head baseball coach Monte Lee
12. SCWA/Black Dog Hunt Club Property Duck Hunt - 3 People, 1 Day – Jan. 18th, 2017
Three of you will enjoy a guided duck hunt on the 195 acre SCWA managed duck impoundment
adjacent to the SCWA Wildlife Education Center. This is the largest duck pond in the area and is
planted with corn, chufa and jap millet. In addition 2,000 mallards are released annually on the
property. You will arrive in the afternoon before your hunt and enjoy a cocktail while watching the
evening duck flight. Then enjoy an oyster roast and dinner followed by the evening hunt talk.
Bunk house lodging included. The next morning you will enjoy a guided duck hunt followed by
breakfast. Your ducks will be cleaned and packaged for the ride home. This does not include $100
tip for guide who will provide guide services, decoys and bird cleaning. (Retail Value $1,800)
This trip is good for January 18th, 2017 Only!
13. SCWA 30th Anniversary Duck Print with Medallion
This is a Jim Killen print featuring a Boykin Spaniel with wood ducks. The 30th Anniversary SCWA
medallion is also included inside the frame. This print is a collector’s item for any waterfowler!
14. 45 Quart Yeti Cooler
Yeti Coolers is committed to providing the highest quality coolers for a broad range of activities.
Whatever your outdoor adventure or commercial enterprise demands, we offer a cooler designed
to suit your needs.
15. South African Plains Game Hunt, for up to 4 People, 5 Days - Donated by Wild
Wildebeest Lodge (Tony Du Bruyn)
The South African Hunting Safari is for 2 or 4 hunters (2x1). Included are 5 days of daily rates
(lodging, meals, and all beverages), with $1,000 toward trophy fees, and an additional $2,000
toward trophy fees if upgraded to a 10-day hunt. Not included in the donation is airfare to/from
Johannesburg, day of arrival and day of departure, conservation fees, VAT tax, dip and pack if
taxidermy is done in the U.S., and gratuities. Hunt may be taken from March through October
2016 or 2017. This 5-day donation is valued at $4,500; if upgraded to 10 days, donation is valued
at $11,000. Your package also includes UP TO a $500 Taxidermy Credit PER HUNTER (applied as
15% on Shoulder Mounts/Rugs and 10% on European Mounts, excludes back hides) from Woods
& Water Taxidermy in Conroe, Texas. (Retail Value $4,500)
16. Turkey Print – Pam Corwin - framed by Real Art – Helen Bone
You are bidding on a turkey print that features real turkey feathers.
17. SCWA 30th Anniversary Gun of the Year – Browning Silver Hunter – 20 gauge
The name Browning is synonymous with no-nonsense, high-performance autoloaders with superb
finish and unmatched handling and with an easily recognizable semi-humpbacked receiver
silhouette. Browning's Silver shotguns perfectly honor that historic legacy. The Silver is one of the
softest recoiling and easiest shooting guns available today, delivering up to a 50% decrease in felt
recoil over the competition. The Active Valve also makes the Silver one of the most versatile and
reliable shotguns around, able to fire a wide range of factory loads under the most extreme
conditions. This gun was customized to celebrate SCWA’s 30th Anniversary and is sure to be a
great collector’s item!
18. Columbia Men’s PHG Stealth Shot III Insulated Jacket
Before you hit the fields, set your sights on an insulated, camouflage hunting jacket featuring
advanced repellency and upwind odor control. This jacket features: Omni-Shield Blood ’n Guts
advanced repellency, Odorban odor controlled technology, Synthetic down insulation, and
Zippered hand pockets.
19. Wood Painting – Turtle
This unique piece of wood was hand-painted in North Myrtle Beach, SC by a local artist.
20. Big Lake Duck Call and Wood Duck Call with Lanyard
Made by Hugh McLaurin www.biglakeduckcalls.com
You are bidding on a handmade, open water, single reed duck call, a wood duck call, and a
lanyard. These great calls are made by one of South Carolina’s top call makers.
21. Morning Duck Hunt Guided by Mr. Bobby Mead for 2 people at Wappoolah Plantation
Hunting over 100 acres that will consist of flooded corn /rice fields and/or timber. Location will
depend on where the birds are located. Wappoolah Plantation is located on the banks of the
Cooper River and is well known for its capacity of waterfowl. Hunt is good for the 2016-2017 Duck
Season. This special opportunity is only offered to SCWA & NWTF.
22. “Rainy Nights” by Dana Coleman - framed by Real Art – Helen Bone
You are bidding on a signed and numbered print painted by local artist, Dana Coleman.
23. Official baseball autographed by Clemson’s head baseball coach Monte Lee
24. 2 Person ½ day (6am – noon) Freshwater fishing trip
Freshwater fishing trip with Captain J Hook Charters. (Bream, Crappie, & Catfish) Good from now
until end of November 2016.
25. “Black and White Tree” by Kent Porth Photography
This is a beautiful framed photograph of a tree in black and white. Kent Porth is known for his
subject matter and the quality of his work.
Half of the Silent Auction will be pulled now at random.
26. Silver Stag Elk Stick Big Gamer Knife with a V-Stand
Hand Crafted in the Pacific Northwest by skilled craftsmen. D2 is an air hardening, high carbon,
high chromium tool steel with extremely high wear resistance. The high chromium content
provides good corrosion resistance but it will rust if not properly maintained. D2 is usually used by
custom knifemakers and is known for its ability to stand up to abuse in the field. Users of D2 have
raved about its cutting ability, durability and edge holding properties. Handles are made from the
"Beam" of the Elk Horn.
27. 3 Carolina Panther Tickets
Panthers Tickets for Monday night October 10, 2016 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Section 535 Row
17 Seats 11, 12, & 13.
28. “Yellow Lab” by Phillip Crowe - framed by Real Art – Helen Bone
You are bidding on a print that features a yellow lab by Phillip Crowe.
29. Sea Angler Gear Soft side coolers with palmetto tree and crescent moon
Winner gets choice between the Gamecock Garnet or Clemson Orange.
30. Father – son/daughter Camp Night & Deer Hunt at Mepkin Hunting Club
Come still hunt Friday afternoon & enjoy a cooked dinner by the club (each person provides their
own meat to be cooked). Sleeping accommodations provided. Deer hunt with dogs on Saturday
morning and still hunt again on Saturday afternoon. Available between Mid Oct- Jan 1 2016.
31. Metal Art Palmetto Trees with Crescent Moon
Winner gets choice between the Gamecock Garnet or Clemson Orange.
32. Tim Worth Ringneck Decoy
You are bidding on a handmade, hand painted Ringneck decoy made by artist Tim Worth.
33. 10 Baseball Lessons with Berkeley Baseball Coach Owen Brittle
(Former College of Charleston Pitcher)
34. “Blue Storm” by Kasey Scott
This uniquely framed print by Kasey Scott features the salt water scene of nature’s fatal attraction
to man’s bait. Your wall color will show through as the perfect matte making this print nearly
limitless on placement in your home.
35. 1 Duck to be mounted by Tony Gray with Sportsman Taxidermy
The rest of the Silent Auction will now close.
36. 2 Clemson baseball hats autographed by head baseball coach Monte Lee
Winning bidder gets choice of one hat.
37. Woodduck Palmetto Tree & Crescent Moon Wooden Wall Art
Palmetto tree and crescent moon with wood duck cut out.
38. Four (4) Pallets of Centipede/Bermuda Sod - Donated by Super Sod
You are bidding on four pallets of centipede or Bermuda sod donated by Super Sod in
Orangeburg, South Carolina. Super Sod is the Southeast's Premier quality sod producer. Each
pallet of sod will cover 504 square feet for a total of 2,016 square feet. Extra pallets can be
purchased at the regular price. Delivery cost is not included but can be arranged with Super
Sod. (Retail Value $500)
39. Aluminum Beach Cart – By Robert Harper
This beach cart has a dump bed that can hold 120+ quart coolers, oversized tires for easy pulling
in sand or terrain, and a sleek aluminum design great for any outdoorsman!
40. “Dynamic Duo” by Joanne Graham
Man’s best friends are featured in this amazing print by Joanne Graham. The highest bidder gets
to take this beautifully detailed print home with them!
41. 1 Duck to be mounted by Pernell’s Taxidermy
42. Wooden Toy Trunk
This camel back trunk with lift-out tray and leather handles will accent any home with just the
classic charm you need!
43. North Inlet Canvasbacks - framed by Real Art – Helen Bone
44. Proline/Winchester Waterfowlers Package - includes Breathable Waders and Rubber
Hunting Boots
These pieces are crafted to take the beating of any waterfowler. This set is a necessity for
anybody that lives for waterfowling.
Thank you for supporting the Berkley Chapter of the
South Carolina Waterfowl Association!
Don’t forget to come out to the inaugural
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
Summerton, SC
Events include:
• Berkeley Outdoors Fall Open
Bass Tournament at Pack's
Landing in Rimini
• Meat Style Duck Calling Contest
• Cook-Off
•
Vendors, a band, and more!
There will be something for all ages!
The South Carolina Waterfowl Association
invites you to send a child to Camp Woodie!
2017 Camp Woodie Dates
All Weeks are Co-ed
Week 1
June 4 – June 8
Week 2
June 11 – June 15
Week 3
June 18 – June 22
Week 4
June 25 – June 29
Week 5
July 2 – July 6
Week 6
July 9 – July 13
Week 7
July 16 – July 20
Week 8
July 23 – July 27
Week 9
July 30 – August 3
Week 10 August 6 – August 10
Junior Camp
Junior Camp
Senior Camp
Junior Camp
Senior Camp
Senior Camp
Junior Camp
Junior Camp
Senior Camp
Junior Camp
Levels & Prices
Junior Camp - Ages 8-11
Senior Camp - Ages 12-16
$460
$620