This fall, Louisville woodworker Ed James and Mississippi custom call maker Josh Raggio are collaborating on a boutique line of duck calls made from charred whiskey barrel staves out of the famed Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, home of the cult-favorite Pappy Van Winkle bourbon.

Nov 10, 2022 · Won in a raffle at a New Zealand pub by Sgt. Francis “Pappy” Fagan, the duck was given the rank of sergeant and named Siwash after Sgt. Jack “Siwash” Cornelius of Skagit County, Washington. According to the Marine Corps Chevron, Cornelius acquired the nickname due to it sounding similar to his home county’s name.

"When you make 350 to 400 duck calls you begin learning something about them," said Sturgeon. Albert’s duck calls were made from osage, cherry, walnut, hickory, white oak, sweet gum, red cypress, maple, black walnut, apple, and mahogany.

Oct 23, 2023 · In the middle of the brutal melee, Marines fought the Japanese defenders, and the prized duck of the 2nd Marines found an enemy of her own: a Japanese rooster. The two began fighting a mini-battle of their own.

Raggio Custom Calls provide waterfowlers with unique, one-of-a-kind instruments. Our handmade duck calls combine the traditional aesthetics of heirloom-quality materials with true custom craftsmanship.

Pappy's Wooden Duck Call, Jonesboro, Illinois. Single plastic reed. Call measures approximately 4-1/2".

Pappy's Wooden Duck Call, Jonesboro, Illinois. Single plastic reed. Nice rasping below lanyard groove on the barrel, call measures approximately 5-1/2".

Jan 19, 2006 · Kendrick Lee “Pappy Duck” Atkinson Birth 3 Apr 1959 Argillite, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA Death 19 Jan 2006 (aged 46) Wurtland, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA Burial Pennsylvania Furnace Community Cemetery Argillite, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map Memorial ID 13080240

Jack Lewis "Pappy" Duck Call, signed

Dec 13, 2009 · I've been through zink, lynch, rnt, and they are just as good and better. I just got off the phone with him and he is full of info and a great dude, with a great hand made call. If …