Recent News:
October 10, 2010 - Gander Mountain, Salisbury, MD
1st - Scott Bauswell, Bored Out Dirty Girl
October 3, 2010 - Greentop Sporting Goods, Glen Allen, VA
Virginia State Open Duck
1st - Allan Stanley - Deceiver
3rd - Teddy Hoover - Deceiver
4th - Jacob Stanley - Deceiver
Virginia State Duck
2nd - Cordell Briggs - Poly Deceiver
September 26, 2010 - Dance's Sporting Goods, Colonial Heights, VA
Calling For The Cause Open Duck
2nd - Trevor Shannahan - Deceiver
Calling For The Cause Open Goose
3rd - Allan Stanley - Canadensis
Calling For The Cause Two Man Meat Duck
4th - Allan Stanley & Lawrence Maulk (ASGC Deceiver & RNT)
September 25, 2010 - Tuckerton, NJ
Barnegat Bay Open Duck
2nd - Jon Walczak - Deceiver
New Jersey State Open Goose
1st - Allan Stanley - Canadensis
September 19, 2010 - Kleinfeltersville, PA
Keystone Regional Duck Calling Contest
2nd - Jacob Stanley - Deceiver
3rd - Darvin Gebhart - Deceiver
4th - Justin Culver - Deceiver
September 18, 2010 - Hamburg, PA
Cabela's Hamburg, PA Open Duck
1st - Allan Stanley - Deceiver
Cabela's Hamburg, PA Open Goose
5th - Allan Stanley - Canadensis
August 28, 2010 - Albemarle, NC
God's Country Outfitters Open Duck
3rd Justin Culver, Deceiver
5th Thomas Bryce, Deceiver
La Plata, MD
Southern Maryland Regional Junior Meat Goose
1st Josh Runkle, Canadensis
Southern Maryland Regional Junior Meat Duck
1st Josh Runkle, Deceiver
Southern Maryland Regional Open Meat Goose
1st Allan Stanley, Canadensis
3rd Darvin Gebhart, Canadensis
Southern Maryland Regional Open Meat Duck
2nd Scott Bauswell - Deceiver
3rd Allan Stanley - Deceiver
4th Darvin Gebhart - Deceiver
August 22, 2010 - Captain Bones, Odessa, DE
Delaware State Goose
4th Allan Stanley - Canadensis
August 21, 2010 - Captain Bones, Odessa, DE
Delaware Bay Open Duck
1st Trevor Shannahan - Deceiver
2nd Allan Stanley - Deceiver
3rd Justin Culver - Deceiver
4th Jacob Stanley - Deceiver
Delaware State Duck
1st Allan Stanley - Deceiver
2nd Jacob Stanley - Deceiver
3rd John Walls - Deceiver
Delaware State Junior Open Duck
3rd Dillon Snow - Deceiver
Delaware State Open Swan
1st Allan Stanley - ASGC Swan Song
Delaware State Open Team Meat Duck
1st Allan Stanley & Trevor Shannahan - ASGC Bored Out Dirty Girl and Deceiver
2nd Scott Bauswell & Trevor Shannahan - ASGC Deceivers
3rd Jacob Stanley & Trevor Shannahan - ASGC Deceivers
4th Jon Walczak & Lawrence Maulk - Deceiver & RNT
5th Teddy Hoover & Thomas Bryce - Deceiver & Echo
August 7, 2010 - Elizabethtown, PA
Chester County Flyway Open Duck
2nd Teddy Hoover - Deceiver
3rd Darvin Gebhart - Deceiver
Bass Pro Shops Open Goose - Harrisburg, PA
3rd Allan Stanley - ASGC Canadensis
Bass Pro Shops Open Meat Duck - Harrisburg, PA
2nd Allan Stanley
July 31, 2010 - Easton, MD
Chesapeake Bay Open Regional Duck
3rd Allan Stanley - Deceiver
4th Justin Culver - Deceiver
Susquehanna Flats Regional Duck
2nd Allan Stanley - Deceiver
Maryland State Duck
1st Trevor Shannahan - Deceiver
2nd Scott Bauswell - Deceiver
3rd Justin Culver - Deceiver
July 24, 2010 - Carlisle, PA
Shooting The X Open Duck
1st Allan Stanley - Deceiver
2nd Trevor Shannahan - Deceiver
3rd Justin Culver - Deceiver
Shooting the X Open Meat Duck
4th Allan Stanley - Bored Out Dirty Girl
Shooting the X Intermediate Duck
3rd Josh Runkle - Deceiver
May 5, 2010 - Solomons, MD
Patuxent River Classic Open Duck
3rd - Jon Walczak - Deceiver
Nov 27 & 28, 2009
Both Jamie Avedon and Bobby Spivey made it down to Stuttgart, AR, for the World's Duck Calling Championships, blowing in the Intermediate and Junior Duck, respectively. While neither placed, I was very proud of not only how both did on stage, but how they dealt with disappointment. Both are very talented AND class acts.
5 of us showed up for the World's Duck Calling Championship: Justin Culver, Trevor Shannahan, Teddy Hoover, Jacob Stanley and myself. Trevor was the only one to make the finals, and he not only made the finals, but was tied for 1st after 2 rounds. He ended up in 3rd place, "got his picture taken" and really did an outstanding job. This kid has a boatload of talent and apparently no nerves, 'cause he blew the best he ever has on the World stage and saved nothing. One day, I'd like to feel like I did that! Not bad for a rookie...congrats Trev! Also congrats to Mike Anderson who won the 2009 World's Duck Calling Championship, nice job!
Nov 14, 2009
Easton, MD, at the World Goose Contest, no one competing in the goose, but again, some success in the duck...
Jamie Avedon pulled off a great win in the Mason Dixon Regional Junior Duck, with Bobby Spivey finishing 4th as well.
Scott Bauswell finished 4th in the Mason Dixon Regional Duck, on a rare year he didn't qualify for the World's.
Oct 31, 2009
Easton, MD at the MD State Contests...I don't think I had any goose callers there, but we did well in the duck contests:
Bobby Spivey and Jamie Avedon started it off finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Maryland State Junior Duck.
Trevor Shannahan won the Maryland State Duck, qualifying for his first time for the World's Duck Calling Championship, Justin Culver followed him in 2nd.
Justin Culver pulled out another 2nd place in the Chesapeake Bay Open Regional Duck.
And Justin Culver won his first qualifier to the World's Duck Calling Championship by winning the Susquehanna Flats Regional Duck, followed in 2nd by John Taylor.
All were blowing Acrylic Deceivers, except for Jamie who blows a Delrin Deceiver.
Oct 24, 2009
I took the calls to the road and headed down to the Richmond Bass Pro for the Virginia State Duck and Goose Calling Contests. My main objective was to try out my NEW POLY DECEIVER on stage. I ended up winning the Virginia State Open Duck with it, just beating out Teddy Hoover who also happens to blow an ASGC Acrylic Deceiver. I've got to admit to being a little excited about this NEW POLY DECEIVER. It will be alot cheaper than the acrylic and more people will be able to get their hands on one. It's already proven itself a winner in it's first contest! Give it a listen on the DUCK CALLS page.
I think I shocked everyone (most of all myself) by winning the Virginia State Open Goose. Trevor Shannnahan also blew an ASGC Canadensis and finished 2nd.
I ended up in 3rd in both The VA State Open Team Duck & Goose, teamed with Jon Walczak in the Team Duck and Trevor in the Team Goose.
Thanks to DU, Bass Pro and all of the volunteers who made the contests possible.
Sept 26 & 27, 2009
I attended the Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show in Tuckerton, NJ, this year. This is always a fun event with lots of vendors and food and a huge variety of contests to enter, including decoy carving, a retriever test, the World Skeetshoot from a Sneakbox Championship, and of course duck and goose calling contests, among others.
In the calling contests, I teamed up with calling legend Al Dager in the Barnegat Bay Team Duck Calling Championship. I've known and competed against Al since the mid-90's, but this was the first time we had ever called together as a team and now I'm glad I asked him, 'cause we won! It was a good day to be named "Al" as I also won the Barnegat Bay Open Duck Calling Championship and Al Dager won the Barnegat Bay Open Goose Calling Championship. I used an ASGC Deceiver for both wins. Eric Sweiderk was blowing an ASGC Deceiver in the State Duck contest, and was doing well until the wheels came off (lost his lips!) and he ended up in 4th. Eric's son Josh picked up the slack and went on to win the New Jersey State Junior Duck Calling Championship, also blowing an ASGC Deceiver. Congrats Josh, I believe that's his first win!
Sept 20, 2009
Odessa, Delaware at Captain Bones for the 1st annual Captain Bones Waterfowl Show. Hold a contest and they will come...there was some good competition, and we did well. Thanks to Sean Foley and Jon Walczak for putting together some good contests!
Captain Bones Waterfowl Show Jr Duck - 1st Jamie Avedon (Delrin Deceiver)
Captain Bones Waterfowl Show Sr Duck - 1st Trevor Shannahan, 2nd Allan Stanley, 3rd, Darv Gebhart, 4th Teddy Hoover (all using Deceivers)
Captain Bones Waterfowl Show Team Duck - 1st Trevor Shannahan & Allan Stanley (both using Deceivers)
August 30, 2009
Carlisle, PA, at Shooting the X. Thanks to the sports shop and Jayson Wilt for putting this one on!
Shooting the X Season Opener Open Duck
1st Allan Stanley
2nd Jacob Stanley
3rd Teddy Hoover
4th Justin Culver
Top 4 places, all with Deceivers...
August 22 & 23, 2009
Dover, DE, at the DE State and DE Bay Open Calling Championships at DelMar Waterfowl Club.
Delaware State Duck
1st Jacob Stanley
2nd Jon Walczak
Delaware State Goose
1st Jacob Stanley
Delaware Bay Open Duck
2nd Jacob Stanley
4th Scott Bauswell
5th Teddy Hoover
Delaware Bay Open Goose
1st Jacob Stanley
Delaware State Open Team Duck
3rd Scott Bauswell & Cory Dukehart (Stanley & Gardner)
4th Jon Walczak & Cory Dukehart (Stanley & Gardner)
Delaware Bay Open Novice Duck
2nd Jamie Avedon
August 16, 2009
Colonial Heights, VA, at the Calling for the Cause Calling Contests...
Calling for the Cause Senior Open Duck:
1st Justin Culver
5th Teddy Hoover
August 8, 2009
Coatesville, PA, at the Chester County Flyway Calling Contests.
Chester County Flyway Senior Duck
1st Teddy Hoover
3rd Allan Stanley
