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Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 6:29 pm**

So I have been picking my brain and I am not sure why this is, so I will ask the source buyers of calls. I don't seem to be selling hardly any is it the look of them I am just curious as I can't change what I don't know and your feed back is appreciated. Thanks guys

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 6:42 pm**

I wouldn't doubt your skills as much as the call market itself. There is an endless list of different call makers your competing with.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 6:43 pm**

Ducky192 wrote:So I have been picking my brain and I am not sure why this is, so I will ask the source buyers of calls. I don't seem to be selling hardly any is it the look of them I am just curious as I can't change what I don't know and your feed back is appreciated. Thanks guys

Its not duck season. Yet.
Sales should pick up then.
Your prices are right.
I will buy a couple this fall, try them, and give a report.
Wait until September.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 6:44 pm**

yeah thats true but they seem to be selling how do you get your name out there, if no one is buying. Just like to hear your ideas on what may persuade you to try a call you haven't tried before. Are my prices reasonable?

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 6:44 pm**

Yeah that's true

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 6:52 pm**

The way to get popular is to win the world championship duck calling comp. in Stuttgart.
Go there, set up and compete. Start out at the state level.
It is a popularity contest. Who knows, you might win or....get someone who competes to use your calls.
Sponsor some callers.
Its a gamble.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 7:00 pm**

Thanks I really appreciate your response

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 7:00 pm**

I honestly only buy a new call every other year or so and I switch between duck and goose calls and I have a feeling a lot of people are like me in that respect. I'd bet it's probably not your calls as it is such a limited market and you have the bigger names to compete with, I don't know if you already do but going to all the waterfowl shows in your area and just kind of hitting the pavement so to speak is how I'd imagine would gain you a 'hard core' local following which would eventually grow. Maybe have a raffle or something for some of your calls at the local DU banquet, anything to get your name out there.

Most successful small game call companies I see start off as regional and spread from there, best example of a company who I think did that is Pacific Calls.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 7:03 pm**

Maybe you need a pro-staffer in the Northeast!? I attend numerous DU events every year including the one that I Chair. I could help spread the word about/promote your calls at these events. just saying...

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 7:15 pm**

THANKS GUYS i REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WILL DEFINITELY BE DOING MORE GROUND WORK. PM IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ON AS A PROSTAFFER. WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THE HELP AND WILL HOOK YOU UP AS WELL FOR DOING SO

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 7:58 pm**

I fall in the group of people that have calls that work for me and don't have the cash to reasonably blow on others. If that changes you are at the top of the short list.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 8:08 pm**

Maybe try going to a few local sporting goods stores and see if they would be wiling to shelf a few of your calls. Not everybody looks online when it comes to buying calls.
Also you need to get people to be able to try your calls. I know I'm always really hesitant when getting a call if you've never blown it before.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 8:14 pm**

Ducky192 wrote:THANKS GUYS i REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WILL DEFINITELY BE DOING MORE GROUND WORK. PM IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ON AS A PROSTAFFER. WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THE HELP AND WILL HOOK YOU UP AS WELL FOR DOING SO

Now you'll have nothing but people with theirs hands out looking for a freebie. :lol:

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 8:24 pm**

LOL I WONT GIVE IT TO JUST ANYBODY BUT A FEW YES IF IT GETS THE NAME OUT

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 8:31 pm**

I bet it really does have a lot to do with it not being duck season. Calls are just like everything else there is a big rush right before season starts.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 9:02 pm**

Shape. Comfortability in shape, size of call/barrel for typical calls, style of calls. Make a lineup(close range or timber, far range or open water, meat syle, mainstreet style, old hen, young hen, cutdown, reelfoot, different species, single reed, double reed, so on) those kinds of things may help as well. Also, as others said, time of year.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 10:29 pm**

I agree with the season replies. Let it get a little closer. These sorts of things grow exponentially, rather than linearly. One in a blind leads to another guy interested in one. Then two guys introduce it to 6 guys, and 3 of those guys want one. And so on.

I'm sort of an old guy, and I have one duck call that only ever gets used a couple times a year, so I may be talking out of my ass here. But I'd say keep it "traditional". Don't fall into the "I need to sell more, so I need some tribal designs and a Tapout shirt inscribed on each call" trap. That's all there is out there- a bunch of trendy calls, which really aren't any different than each other. You already have a marketing/call theory perspective that is different than most. Give it a little time to work.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 10:38 pm**

i'm with Assa, don't go all gay with it. If you ever pay attention to call classifieds, there are a ton of those toxic calls for sale all the time. May also want to add soem acrylic and more popular woods to the mix as well.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 11:10 pm**

your replies are very much appreciated I donot intend to get into the trendy calls. I am a classic beautiful artistic wood look kinda guy however i will offer some acrylic calls in the future but no lame ass pshycadelic looking crap not my style

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 11:13 pm**

Ducky192 wrote:your replies are very much appreciated I donot intend to get into the trendy calls. I am a classic beautiful artistic wood look kinda guy however i will offer some acrylic calls in the future but no lame ass pshycadelic looking crap not my style

I like your style, and am a happy customer. I'm sure that I will be adding more of your calls to the collection in the future!

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 11:14 pm**

Im glad your happy. Thanks buddy will be doing some more burnished calls here soon

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 11:23 pm**

Ducky192 wrote:Im glad your happy. Thanks buddy will be doing some more burnished calls here soon

I will probably try out another look to diversify the collection a bit. I keep thinking about the purple heart wood. I had a pool cue of purple heart that I loved...

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2013 11:45 pm**

The Burnished Curly Maple is my favorite, great looking call.

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 1:06 am**

huntfishnv wrote:The Burnished Curly Maple is my favorite, great looking call.

x2 That was a good looking call. If you could take the exact specs of that call put a 5/8 bore, open up the insert bore almost max'd out and make it into canada call it'd be perfect shape.

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 7:03 am**

Serious answer:

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Acme Whistles Birmingham, UK United Kingdom
Acoustic Duck Calls Monette, AR USA
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Addiction Calls Benton, MO USA
Allan Stanley Game Calls Dover, DE USA
Allen Bliven Calls Sneads Ferry, NC USA
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Anatra Hunting Company Concord, CA USA
Ann River Calls Mora, MN USA
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Arkie Calls Maumelle, AR USA
Arkie Mallard Custom Calls Arkadelphia, AR USA
Art Beauchamp Game Call Company Flint, MI USA
Atlantic Flyway Calls Hanover, PA USA
B&B Elite Outfitters Goose Calls Somewhere, IL USA
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Back Water Game Calls Springdale, AR USA
Bag Limit Calls Greenwood, MS USA
Band-It Custom Calls North Little Rock, AR USA
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Bernie Boyle Championship Calls Danville, IA USA
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Bill Saunders Calls & Gear Kennewick, WA USA
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Black Creek Game Calls Canastota, NY USA
Black Jack Duck Calls Knoxville, TN USA
Black Ops Duck Calls Benton, AR USA
Black Swamp Special Augusta, AR USA
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Bobby Smith's Custom Duck and Goose Calls Watertown, TN USA
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Bottoms Up Game Calls Ocean City, MD USA
Browning Hammerdown Calls Salt Lake City, UT USA
Browns Waterfowl Calls Middleton, ID USA
Butte Creek Custom Calls Chico, CA USA
C & H Custom Horns and Hardwoods Centerview, MO USA
C Dubb's Custom Calls Hermiston, OR USA
C&S Custom Calls Zumbrota, MN USA
Cabela's Sidney, NE USA
Cache River Duckall Fine Custom Duck Calls Clarendon, AR USA
Cackalack Calls Wake Forest, NC USA
Cadence Duck Calls Buna, TX USA
Calef Calls Palo, IA USA
Callers For Christ Bothell, WA USA
Callers Supply Pacific Junction, IA USA
Caney River Custom Calls , OK USA
Cape Calls Park Corner, PA Canada
Carlson Championship Calls Omaha, NE USA
Casey's Calls Granville, IL USA
Central Flyway Game Calls Beaver Crossing, NE USA
Chamberlin Calls St. Simons Island, GA USA
Champion Game Calls Beaumont, TX USA
Charlie's Custom Calls Hamilton, MO USA
Chasing Feathers Game Calls South Central, IN USA
Chick Majors Calls Stuttgart, AR USA
Chico Gliding to Die Chico, CA USA
Chien Caille Cajun Calls Gueydan, LA USA
Coim Calls Boise, ID USA
Cold Front Calls Edwardsburg, MI USA
Colier Custom Calls Paducah, KY USA
Corey Ganser's Freestyle Calls Sauk Rapids, MN USA
Crackling Mallard Duck Calls Hermitage, TN USA
Creekside Custom Calls Willard, NC USA
Crooked Slough Calls Ballwin, MO USA
Crooks Bros. Game Calls Monroe, LA USA
Crossland Game Calls Brookhaven, MS USA
Crouse Brothers Customer Duck and Goose Calls Fort Dodge, IA USA
Custom Calls and Waterfowl Carvings Racine, WI USA
CUT EM Gainseville, VA USA
Cutt Down Game Calls Athens, TX USA
Dale Fleming Calls Chillicothe, IL USA
Darkwing Custom Calls Clarksville, TN USA
Deadlock Calls Burley, ID USA
Death By Design Calls Cannelburg, IN USA
Debander Goose Calls Chandler , IN USA
Deep Timber Sounds Starkey, OR USA
DeepWoods Duck Calls Northeast, AR USA
Deer Valley Calls Antioch, CA USA
Devastator Game Calls Clarkson, KY USA
Diablo Calls Louisville, IN USA
Dirty Joe Duck Calls Marion, IL USA
Dive Bomber Calls West Frankfort, IL USA
Dixie Land Calls Guntersville, AL USA
DJ Illinois River Valley Calls S. Pekin, IL USA
DOA Game Calls , MO USA
Doc Calls Lincoln, NE USA
Double Duck Duck Calls Mt. Pleasant, TX USA
Double G Game Calls Waterloo, IL USA
Down-N-Dirty Custom Game Calls Corvallis, OR USA
Duck Commander Calhoun, LA USA
Duck Deception Tyler, TX USA
Duck Hollers Huntsville, AL USA
Duck Hollers Huntsville, AL USA
Duckcallers.com Arabi, LA USA
Ducklander Calls Olathe, KS USA
Duckman Duck Calls , NM USA
Duckmans Custom Duck Calls Albuquerque, NM USA
Dusty Simon Speck Calls , LA USA
Eames Custom Calls Dallas, OR USA
East Coast Calls Cornwall, PE Canada
East Coast Calls Oley, PA USA
Eddie Cribb Calls Florence, SC USA
Edge Duck Calls Stockton, CA USA
ELNCalls Burton, MI USA
Els' Game Calls Coatesville, PA USA
Fat Lady Game Calls Geismar, LA USA
Fatal Limit Calls Morocco, IN USA
Faulks Calls , AL USA
Feather Duster Calls East Grand Forks, MN USA
Feathered Frequency Stuttgart, AR USA
Feet-Down Duck Calls Benton, AR USA
Ferguson Custom Calls Evansville, IN USA
Field P:roven Calls Westport, KY USA
Field Proven Calls LaGrange, KY USA
Final Flight Outfitters Union CIty, TN USA
Final Glide , PA USA
Flaherty Game Calls Rochester, NY USA
Flambeau Calls , AL
Flambeau Outdoors Middlefield, OH USA
Flextone Game Calls Starkville, MS USA
Flextone Game Calls Broussard, LA USA
Flooded Timber Calls Jonesboro, AR USA
Flying Aces Duck Calls Tyler, TX USA
Flyway Custom Twin Cities, MN USA
FNA Custom Calls Ashdown, AR USA
Foggy Bottom Calls Oologah, OK USA
Foiles Migrators, Inc. Pittsfield, IL USA
Fowl Enemies Grand Ridge, IL
Fowl Justice Custom Calls Penrose, CO USA
Fowl Language Duck Calls Oswego, IL USA
Fowl Limit Custom Calls Crown Point, IN USA
Fowl Mouth Calls , AR USA
Fowl Music Game Calls Yuba City, CA USA
Fowl Obsession Duck and Goose Calls Grafton, IL USA
Fowl University Bryant, SD USA
Fowl Weather Custom Calls Homedale, ID USA
Fox & Pfortmiller Custom Calls Ellinwood, KS USA
Fulton County Outdoors Custom Calls Peoria, IL USA
Gadus Duck Calls Oregon, OH USA
Gambler Game Calls , WI USA
Gander Mountain #390 Paducah Ky Paducah, KY USA
Gander Valley Custom Calls , CO USA
Gaston Custom Calls Thomasville, AL USA
GHO Game Calls Louisville, KS USA
Gibson Custom Calls Rutherfordton, NC USA
Giden Custom Calls Hartselle, AL USA
GK Calls Ferndale, MI USA
Glynn Scobey Calls Newbern, TN USA
Goey Hunting Calls Oley, PA USA
Goose Gang Calls Pardeeville, WI USA
Goose Noose , AL USA
GooseDown Game Calls Caseyville, IL USA
Grassy Creek Game Calls Ewing, MO USA
Greg Keats Custom Calls Rockville, MD USA
Gulf Coast Lanyards Spring, TX USA
Gumbo Calls Bernie, MO USA
Gumbo Duck Calls Risco, MO USA
Hammer Time Duck and Goose Calls Muscatine, IA USA
Harred Calls Burlington, KS USA
Havoc Calls Ethel, AR USA
Haydel Calls Bossier City, LA USA
Heartland Custom Calls Watertown, SD USA
Heidelbauer Calls Sioux Center, SD USA
Heritage Calls Louisburg, KS USA
Hess Calls , KY USA
Hi-Bal , TX USA
Hi-Bal Baytown, TX USA
Hillwoods Custom Calls Union City, TN USA
Hoo-Hoo Calls Amory, MS USA
Hoodwink Game Calls Clarksdale, MS USA
Hunter Calls Baltimore, MD USA
Hunter's Specialties Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Illinois River Valley Calls , IL USA
Illusion Calls Rochester, MN USA
Insane Custom Calls Boaz, AL USA
Intimidator Calls Greenville, MI USA
Ireland Game Calls Easton, MD USA
Iverson Duck Calls Dallas, TX USA
J.A. Kolter Calls Cedar Rapids, IA USA
J.J. Lares Co. Duck & Goose Calls Chico, CA USA
Jack Lundy Calls Florence, SC USA
Jake's Calls Bloomington, MN USA
James Meyers Custom Calls Sulphur, LA USA
James Myers Custom Calls Sulphur, LA USA
JB Custom Calls MontBellvieu, TX USA
JBC Outdoors Bellbrook, OH USA
JEG Calls Manhattan, KS USA
Jim Ludwig Calls Decatur, IL USA
Joe Carey Calls Grafton, IL USA
Joe Carey Calls Grafton, IL USA
Johnny Marsh Duck & Goose Calls Somewhere, TN USA
Jones Calls Bend, OR USA
JRG Calls Lebanon, TN USA
Keechi Game Calls Centerville, TX USA
Kelly's Kall's Wichita, KS USA
Ken Jones Duck Calls Hornbeak, TN USA
KES Waterfowlers Custom Calls Hilliard, OH USA
Keystone Custom Game Calls Bainbridge, PA USA
Killer kallz Batesville , AR USA
Klear Majic Calls , LA USA
Knight & Hale Hunting Game Calls Cadiz, KY USA
Knotty Pine Game Calls Jefferson, WI USA
Knutson's Duck Calls Brooklyn, MI USA
Kodiak Custom Calls Ogden, UT USA
Kopp Calls Inc. Manchester , PA USA
Kum Duck Calls Reckreall, OR USA
Kwack Wacker Searcy, AR USA
KWAKMAN CALLS Petaluma, CA USA
L'Anguille River Retrievers Colt, AR USA
Landing Zone Calls Kalamazoo, MI USA
Lannom Call Company Herrin, IL USA
Lausman Calls Owenton, KY USA
Lawson Custom Wildlife Calls & Hunting Products Anderson, IN USA
Legacy Outdoor Sports Grain Valley, MO USA
Let Em Lite Calls Benton, KY USA
LetEmWork Custom Calls Jerseyville, IL USA
Lews Calls Richmond, MN USA
Lil' Lake Outdoors Jena, LA USA
Lisella Calls Summit Hill, PA USA
Lodge Creek Calls Archdale, NC USA
Lohman Game Calls Fox Lake, WI USA
Lucky Dog Calls Moravia, IA USA
Lynch Mob Calls Erie, MI USA
Lynch Mob Calls Erie, MI USA
Mac Island Calls Superior, NE USA
Macks Prairie Wings Stuttgart, AR USA
MallardTone Duck Calls Port Matilda, PA USA
Marsh Hunter Custom Calls Palestine, TX USA
Marsh Master Custom Duck Calls Lebanon, MO USA
Masterson Calls Olive Branch, IL USA
Matthews Custom Calls and Pens Texarkana, AR USA
Mayday Custom Calls Decatur, AL USA
Mick Lacy Game Calls Princeville, IL USA
Mike McLemore Calls Huntingdon, TN USA
Miss Mallard Custom Duck Calls Brandon, MS USA
Mosley's Custom Calls Kuna, ID USA
Mother Clucker by Loos Outdoors Lincoln, NE USA
Muddy Dog Outdoors Brownstown, MI USA
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Murf's Mallard Hand Crafted Calls Sutter, CA USA
New Era Calls ABQ, NM USA
North Bay Game Calls Erie, PA USA
Nuisance Waterfowl Products Franklin, PA USA
Oak Ridge Game Calls , NY USA
Olt Calls , IL USA
Olt Calls Pekin, IL USA
Orion Calls Plano, IL USA
Otter Game Calls Oakville, IA USA
Outcast Waterfowl Tabor City, NC USA
OutKast Calls , AL USA
Outlaw Calls Granite Bay, CA USA
P.T. Tulley Juliaetta, ID USA
Pacific Flyway Company Elk Grove, CA USA
Pappys Calls New Madrid, MO USA
Performance Calls Shakopee, MN USA
Petty Game Calls Sulphur, LA USA
Pioneer Game Calls Lewisberry, PA USA
Prairie Game Calls Channahon, IL USA
Premium Game Calls Dierks, AR USA
Primos Hunting Calls Flora, MS USA
Primos Hunting Calls Flora, MS USA
Prototype Call , TX USA
Pure Nasty Game Calls Columbia, MO USA
PureDuck Calls Oran, MO USA
Quacker Attacker Custom Calls Hamilton, MI USA
Quacker Boy Duck Calls Orchard Park, NY USA
QuackHead Calls Stuttgart, AR USA
Quacky Calls Greenville, NC USA
Quaker Boy Game Calls Orchard Park, NY USA
Quick Custom Calls , NE USA
Quick Limit Calls West Bend, WI USA
Rack'Em Calls Cheraw, SC USA
Rainman Calls Herrin, IL USA
Ray Wright Calls , IN USA
RD Game Calls Melba, ID USA
Real Calls Marion, IL USA
Red Bone Call Co. Hemphill, TX USA
Redbone Custom Calls Hemphill, TX USA
Redemption Calls Elizabethtown, PA USA
Reel-Timbre Sikeston, MO USA
Refuge Calls , AR USA
Reid Threadgill Custom Calls Lexington, TN USA
Revolution Game Calls Riverside, TX USA
Riceland Custom Calls Sulphur, LA USA
Rich Stevenson Custom Calls , KS USA
Rick Hahne Calls , MO USA
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RIP Customer Calls Dike, IA USA
River Bottom Calls Chandlerville, IL USA
River Folks Calls Roseburg, OR USA
River Forks Calls , OR
River Mallard Custom Calls Cedar Rapids, IA USA
RM Custom Calls New London, NC USA
Rolling Thunder Game Calls Somerville, TN USA
Rowdy D.O.A. Call Company Sedalia, MO USA
Roy Rhodes Championship Calls West Milton, OH USA
Samuel Game Calls London, ON CAN
Schexnider Calls , LA USA
Schultz Game Calls Bismark, IL USA
Schultz Game Calls Bismarck, IL USA
Scott Fisher Calls St. Ann, MO USA
Shane Roten Duck Calls , AL USA
Shell Creek Game Calls Platte Center, NE USA
Short Stop Norwalk, IA USA
Simmons Custom Calls Nashville, TN USA
Skipper Calls Murphysboro, IL USA
SLAM , MO USA
Slam Game Calls Somewhere, IL USA
Smokin Game Calls Brandenburg, KY USA
Snake River Custom Calls Blackfoot, ID USA
Snazz Duck Calls Little Rock, AR USA
Southern Game Calls , OH USA
Southland Custom Game Calls Talladega, AL USA
Stepan Calls Beaumont, TX USA
Stinson Duck Calls Clarendon, AR USA
Strutn J's Game Calls Waterbury, NE USA
Stubble Stalkers Custom Calls Clintonville , WI USA
Sunkenlands Duck Calls Monette, AR USA
Superlab Duck Calls Fulton, IL USA
Sure Shot Game Calls Groves, TX USA
Susie Calls Crossville, TN USA
Susqueduck Custom Calls Milton, PA USA
Susquehanna Custom Calls Wrightsville, PA
Sutter Basin Duck Calls Yuba City, CA USA
Swamp Thing Mallard Calls Cottageville, SC USA
Swan Creek Custom Duck Calls Athens, AL USA
Sweet Talkin Mallard , MO USA
T. Salt Calls Newport, NC USA
Taylor Made Duck Calls Clarendon, AR USA
Taylor Talker Custom Made Calls Puyallup, WA USA
Tellico Turnings Tellico Plains, TN USA
The Call Connector Hayward, CA USA
THO Game Calls Manchester, NH USA
Thomas Game Calls Crockett, TX USA
Tim Grounds Championship Calls Johnston City, IL USA
Timber Boss Duck Calls Bald Knob, AR USA
Timber Mallard Championship Duck Calls Paragould, AR USA
Timber Wolf Calls Rochester, IN USA
TLP Duck and Goose Calls Severn, MD USA
TNT Calls , KY USA
Tommy Toon's Custom Duck & Goose Calls South Fulton, TN USA
Toxic Calls Kimberly, ID USA
Trader Outdoors Sterling, IL USA
Tri West Calls Nampa, ID USA
Triple M Calls , AR USA
Tru-Edge Custom Calls Colusa, CA USA
Tru-Tone Custom Calls Farmington, MO USA
TsT Custom Calls Dexter, OR USA
Turpin Custom Game Calls Memphis, TN USA
Vector Custom Calls Hamilton, MO USA
Verastand Duck and Goose Calls Beatrice, NE USA
Victoria Honker Coal Valley, IL USA
Vocal Destruction Centreville, MD USA
Voshell's Calls Crumpton, MD USA
Voshell's Calls Crumpton, MD USA
Vought Game Calls Milan, IL USA
Wac Em Game Calls Somewhere, LA USA
Waterfowl Calls By Goose Halifax, PA USA
Waterfowl legends Custom Call's alpharetta, GA USA
Waterfowl Legends Custom Calls and Outdoor Product alpharetta, GA USA
Webfoot Custom Calls Idalia, CO USA
Weedy's Pinoak N. Little Rock, AR USA
White Eagle Game Calls Bartlett, TN USA
Wildfowl Game Calls Milwaukee, WI USA
William Lester Cleveland, MS USA
Wing Nutz Calls Trappe, MD USA
Wing Stinger Game Calls Sour Lake, TX USA
Wing Tamer Calls Sullivan, IN USA
Wingert's Woodworks Mission, KS USA
Winglock Calls Chillicothe, IL USA
Wingsetter Duck Calls , AR USA
Wingtipsdown Buckner, KY USA
Wood Butcher Calls Midland, NC USA
Wood Game Calls Adams, NE USA
Woods Calls Lincoln, NE USA
Woods Wise Products Franklin, TN USA
Yentzen , TX USA
Zink Calls Clayton, OH USA

Serious question: Why should folks pick your calls out of that litter?

These boards are the only place I've ever seen your calls. And with the exception of this site, which is itself a little known start-up, they're lost in the shuffle of calls being presented by their makers and/or heralded by purchasers. That doesn't mean you should give up on this venue; hang in and maintain a positive presence, and over time, more and more folks will take the trouble to check out your site, a percentage of which will give your calls a shot.

But I think your best shot is to get out among 'em and show folks what you've got in person, rather than hoping they'll pick Bio Calls out of the crowd and look you up.

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 12:36 pm**

Don't listen to the "ricks" of the world that'll tell you it's impossible.
Make the highest quality at the lowest price and people WILL notice.

I also suggest making Hedge calls if you don't already.
All the call makers seem to be steering away from that material just as my interest in it came out.

Hedge calls are my preference over ANY other material and have tried a few.
I think hedge is hard on the tools. It plain tears up the chain on a chainsaw with a quickness.

If you need hedge wood...I can find it but it's green and you'll have to dry it and stabilize it etc.

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 12:54 pm**

Nothing but truth in Rick's post betty

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 1:43 pm**

aunt betty wrote:Don't listen to the "ricks" of the world...

Yeah, if he did that, he'd be out showing his calls to folks.

Or he could listen to you and make hedge calls no one knows exist.

When Eli Haydel started, he'd show up most anywhere duck hunters gathered with one of his DR-85s sitting in a glass of water. And when it caught someone's eye, he'd pull it out and show them what the soon-to-be most popular duck call in the world sounded like.

The world didn't just up and decide to beat a path to West Monroe to meet the Robertsons, either. Phil gathered his gumption and calls and got out there and sold them, and himself, face to face. He was remarkably similar to the soft spoken, laid back current, "as seen on TV," version of himself back when he was worried about making enough on his first video to pay for it. But he was out there putting himself and some pretty nice little calls in front of as much of the public as his budget allowed.

First time I can recall paying attention to RNT, if I'd even heard of it previously, there was a young fellow I didn't know from Adam, named Jim Ronquest, on my phone trying to sell me calls to peddle through the camp. I didn't buy, but we developed a friendship that led to his sending me a prototype I liked and used guiding. The relationship that began with that cold call from a fellow doing his damnedest to carve a niche for himself in the waterfowl business has led to my indirectly selling gosh knows how many calls for RNT. And Jim has built an Army of "brothers" like me. Having someone like Ronquest as a spokesman logging countless booth hours visiting with folks, never pushing a sale but always anxious to help someone get a better handle on their calling, has done far more for their sales to hunters than all the contests RNTs have ever won.

It's a given that all of those guys had good products, but I can't help but think that what's made their companies the giants they are has been getting out there and showing hunters what they're selling, instead of waiting for hunters to come to them.

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 2:12 pm**

Rick wrote:
Yeah, if he did that, he'd be out showing his calls to folks....

When Eli Haydel started, he'd show up most anywhere duck hunters gathered...

Phil gathered his gumption and calls and got out there and sold them, and himself, face to face...

First time I can recall paying attention to RNT, if I'd even heard of it previously, there was a young fellow I didn't know from Adam, named Jim Ronquest...The relationship that began with that cold call from a fellow doing his damnedest to carve a niche for himself in the waterfowl business...

It's a given that all of those guys had good products, but I can't help but think that what's made their companies the giants they are has been getting out there and showing hunters what they're selling, instead of waiting for hunters to come to them.

The secret to success is that there's no secret.

Bust your hump.

Posted: **Thu May 23, 2013 3:46 pm**

DeadEye_Dan wrote:
Rick wrote:
Yeah, if he did that, he'd be out showing his calls to folks....

When Eli Haydel started, he'd show up most anywhere duck hunters gathered...

Phil gathered his gumption and calls and got out there and sold them, and himself, face to face...

First time I can recall paying attention to RNT, if I'd even heard of it previously, there was a young fellow I didn't know from Adam, named Jim Ronquest...The relationship that began with that cold call from a fellow doing his damnedest to carve a niche for himself in the waterfowl business...

It's a given that all of those guys had good products, but I can't help but think that what's made their companies the giants they are has been getting out there and showing hunters what they're selling, instead of waiting for hunters to come to them.

The secret to success is that there's no secret.

Bust your hump.

This is the absolute truth.

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