About 25 years ago, I went Spring turkey hunting. As I called in a gobbler and watched this majestic bird put on a show, it immediately gave me a great appreciation and respect for the wild turkey and to this day, I spend as much time as possible in the woods, during Spring and Fall, listening to these great birds.
Calling the wild turkey has always been a challenge for me. In 1996, I decided to increase the challenge and attempt to harvest a wild turkey using a call that I crafted myself. That Fall, I harvested a young gobbler using a sawn and glued call that I made. Not being satisfied with the sound of my calls, I began my quest to craft a better
sounding call, that is when I met a gentleman from Mississippi that produces a very fine boxcall, Albert Paul. With his encouragement and coaching, I began to craft calls in the tradition of Neil D. Cost from Greenwood, SC. After years of coaching and building calls for myself and for friends, I began to sell calls and believe they are among
the finest calls available today.
My calls are not mass produced, they are hand crafted one at a time by me and tuned according to each individual piece of wood. I carefully select the best quality wood available and let it age. Each call must meet my standards for quality, tone and workmanship or it will be discarded, therefore, you can be confident that you will receive a quality turkey call or it will not leave the shop. I guarantee that each call is true in tone, pitch and is capable of calling in a turkey because calling in a turkey will depend on the operator. Every step of crafting my calls has a purpose from wood selection to the inlays and checkering. This is to obtain quality tone and depth of sound characteristics to that of a wild turkey. On the bottom of every call, I personalize where the wood came from, who the call is crafted for and is signed and dated by me.
Thank you for your interest in my calls. I would be honored to hand craft one for you!
Awards and Accomplishments
NWTF --- Grand National Award Winning Box Call Maker (All calls were entered into the hunting call division)
NWTF --- Diamond Life Sponsor, achieved Patron Life Sponsor in 2012
2012 --- Inducted into PA chapter of the N.W.T.F Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame
2003
3rd Place ---Short Box
2004
3rd Place --- Short Box
2005
1st & 4th --- Short Box
1st Place --- Long Box
1st & 2nd Place --- Best of Show
1st Place --- Gibson Award Best Sounding Hunting Call
2006
1st & 5th --- Short Box
1st & 2nd --- Long Box
1st & 2nd --- One Sided
1st Place --- Best of Show - Gibson Award
NWTF Grand National Hunting Call Maker of The Year
3rd & 4th --- Champion of Champions
First Callmaker to Place 1st in all three Boxcall Categories (short, long and one sider)
2007
4th Place --- Short Box
3rd & 4th Place --- Long Box
1st & 4th --- One Sided
3rd & 4th --- Champion of Champions
2008
1st & 2nd --- Shortbox
1st & 2nd --- Long Box
1st & 2nd --- One Sided
1st & 2nd --- Push Pin
3rd & 4th --- Champion of Champions
2nd --- Box Call Sets
NWTF Grand National Hunting Call Maker of The Year
Gibson Award Best Sounding Hunting Call
Retired from competition with 3 Gibson Awards for best sounding hunting call
2nd Time To Take First In 3 Categories of Hunting Calls
2009
3rd & 4th --- Champion of Champions
2nd & 4th --- Box Call Matched Sets Hunting Calls
1st & 2nd --- Push Pin
Jeremiah Stevens Award - Best Sounding Scratch Box Call
2010
2nd & 3rd --- Champion of Champions
2nd & 5th --- Box Call Sets
1st & 3rd --- Push Pins
1st --- One Sided Hunting Calls
2011
1st & 4th --- Champion of Champions
1st --- Neil Cost Award
1st & 2nd --- Box Call Match Sets
1st --- Don Chancy Award - Best Sounding Box Call Set
3rd & 4th --- Push Pins
2012
1st & 4th --- Champion of Champions
1st --- Neil Cost Award
1st & 2nd --- Box Call Match Sets
1st --- Don Chancy Award - Best Sounding Box Call Set
1st & 2nd --- Push Pins
1st & 2nd --- Trough Calls
2013
2nd & 4th --- Champion of Champions
1st & 3rd --- Box Call Match Sets
1st --- Don Chancy award - Best Sounding Box Call Set
1st & 2nd --- Push Pins
1st & 2nd --- Trough Calls
1st --- Jeremiah Stevens Award - Best Sounding Scratch Box Call (Trough Call)
2014
3rd --- Champion of Champions
1st & 2nd --- Push Pins
2nd & 5th --- Trough Calls
1st --- Vibrating Tongue Call
1st --- Decorative Push-Pin
