PRO Staff

FOWL PLAY GAME CALLS - PRO Staff

Though we may be states apart, we as sportsman possess a connection that runs deeper than that which can be explained by mere words. We as a company and family of sportsman thank you for all you have done for the sport we so enjoy and for what you have done for this company, we encourage all of your endeavors in the outdoor world and only hope that we will cross paths with you in your adventures in the future.

As a company we pride our selves in the products we make, and the pro-staffers we have, they make our company what it is. Without them we would be nothing and we sincerely thank them for the time they put into making our company what it is today. We look forward to what the future holds for us and the friends that we have made along way.

If you simply have a question about our product, want to arrange a hunt with us or simply want to talk about where you can pick up a dog, outdoor product or just want to learn about water fowling in general we encourage you to contact us via e-mail, or by phone.

Sincerely,

Garrett Wishon

Owner; Fowl Play Game Calls

Georgia

Marty Griner

Marty Griner is 34 years old, and lives in Grovetown, GA. He has been hunting all his life. He started waterfowl hunting at the age of 15, and has been hooked ever since. He has been training retrievers professionally since 2003. This has allowed him to make the contacts that have allowed him to hunt waterfowl in 7 different states. He uses duck calls everyday in his retriever training as well as hunts about 45 days during the waterfowl season. Check him out at www.briercreekssouthernkennels.com

ILLINOIS

Taylor M. Schaltenbrand

Taylor is 22 years old. His hometown is Freeburg, IL, located in Southern IL. He started hunting and fishing when he was a small child, and killed his first whitetail buck when he was 12 years old with a Remington Model 870. He enjoys many types of hunting, including deer, dove, turkey, and especially waterfowl, as well as many types of fishing. He spends as much time in the outdoors as possible and hunts 75+ days out of the year in the Mississippi and Kaskaskia river bottoms and fields in Southern IL. He attends college at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and is pursuing a degree in Geography, with a minor in Environmental Sciences.

He is very passionate about hunting, as well as wildlife conservation. He is a volunteer with the local Ducks Unlimited Chapter of Monroe County and is proud to be doing his part to assure that there will be plenty of waterfowl for future generations to come.

Jerold Meier

Jerold Meier is 38 yrs old and lives in Chenoa IL. He has been an avid hunter since his dad statrted taking him to the field at age 8. He got his first shot gun, a 870 Rem sportsman, at age 10 and has been hunting ever since. He loves to hunt dove, deer with bow or shotgun, pheasants and rabbits, squirrels and his favorite being goose with ducks a close second. He is a Chief City DU commitee member and a Delta Waterfowl, Pheasants Forever, and Pontiac Sportsmans Club member. He's a lifetime member of the NRA also. Most of his hunting is done with layout blinds in corn or bean fields around Pontiac and Gardner, IL. He really enjoys when he can get his wife and 5 year old daughter out with him hunting. The little one loves going out and picking up the birds. With his work schedule being a laborer for Enbridge Energy, he is able to spend 3 to 4 days a week in the field.

North Carolina

Brian Chatham

Brian got started hunting, fishing and trapping at age 5. He had always been fascinated with the ability to call animals. He began competitive turkey calling at age 13, and won his first state championship at age 16. Went on to place several years at nationals in the top 10. His love for the outdoors lead him to a wildlife biologist degree, and a writiting career as well. He writes wildlife management articles for many national magazines. He also worked in the outdoor film industry in college and after college . He pretty much lovse to hunt anything that can be called: Elk, deer, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys and predators. His love for the outdoors takes him outside every time he gets a chance . His love of waterfowl hunting finds him in a duck blind or on the river ever chance he gets.

Oklahoma

Andy McDaniels

Andy McDaniels is the National Sportsmen Outreach Coordinator for NWF’s Coastal Louisiana Restoration program. Andy grew up hunting and fishing and was immersed in conservation activism at an early age. His grandfather started the Oklahoma Outdoor Council in 1950 which became the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation.

In 2002, Andy accepted the position of Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation. In addition, he started the Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma, which included the Sierra Club, the Nature Conservancy, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, Quail Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation and others.

South Carolina

Thad Werts

Thad is 25 years old. His hometown is Newberry, SC where he grew up hunting deer and doves from the time he could walk. When he was 12 years old he was given a Remington 870 Wingmaster twenty gauge and six months later shot his first limit of doves. A few months after his 13th birthday he killed his first deer with a Browning A-Bolt .308 and has been hooked ever since. While receiving his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of South Carolina, Thad was introduced to waterfowl hunting and fell in love immediately. After graduation Thad purchased a Labrador retriever named Drake with his first paycheck from his full time job. As they spent many days training together and hanging out in the house they formed a bond as friends and hunting partners. Thad now lives in Chapin, SC at the heart of Lake Murray and hunts ducks and geese as often as possible. These days Thad is hunting doves, ducks, and deer on average four days a week during the seasons. In the off season he is planting fields, preparing blinds, installing stands, and training Drake as much as possible on weekends they are not involved in retriever competitions

Tennessee

Jake Sanders

Jake’s home club is the Wild Wings Duck Club near Holly Grove, Arkansas where he is currently the Treasurer. He started Duck hunting in west Tennessee in 1994 at a well-known club formerly named “Swamp Creek”. Born to Nashville Tennessee and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2009. He take’s pride in hunting and has been blessed with hunting opportunities. From the Fighting Bayou in Mississippi, Green Tree reservoirs throughout Arkansas, hunting the foothills of the Ozark Mountains and up into to the Dakotas; he like schasing ducks from the pot holes of the prairie into the delta with a twist of salt water duck hunts in-between.

Usually starting in North Dakota near the latter part in October and into the first half in November, he has a good time talking to "uneducated" ducks in the pot hole region of North Dakota or really putting a "trick" on them in Arkansas with the occasional hunt occurring in Port O' Conner Texas for that salt water, short sleeve fun. He depends on his equipment to provide ease during my hunts. Duck hunting is a passion in his life and it fuels one of his fires. I take each morning’s hunt seriously and have come to the realization that duck hunting is 365 days a year; not harvesting but rather preparing.

Labrador training plays an important role during his off-season. He depends on his dogs to get his kill, bring it to his hand, hide and trick 'em again. How fast can we get into a field/timber hole, hide, take a limit and get out so ducks can go back to feeling right at home eating invertebrate proteins, finding complex carbohydrates during a cracking cold or enjoying seclusion and thermal cover for the pair bond.

Duck hunting like a gentleman since 1994.

Jake Sanders

Wild Wings Duck Club home of the Mallard Roost

"Success is a journey not a destination"

-Jack Minor

Justin Bell

Justin has been hunting since the age of 10, starting out in the woods chasing those big bucks. At the age of 13 he was introduced to waterfowl hunting on the famous Reelfoot Lake in Northwest Tennessee located only a few miles from the Mississippi River, he became consumed with every aspect of waterfowl hunting, taking every opportunity to increase his skills so he could be successful. Hours of blowing calls, watching videos and talking to older hunters learning from their experiences. Justin has chased waterfowl all over the country, from Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi all the way to Manatoba, Canada har vesting Canadian geese and multiple duck species. Justin is currently involved with a guide service located in St.Charles, Arkansas located on the famous Arkansas Prairie. Ducks and Dogs Guide service is a great waterfowl guide service with top notch people and a family oriented place to bring the whole family to be introduced to waterfowl hunting . Along with top notch calling and great spots including rice fields and timber, they have incredible duck dogs that are a treat to watch work. Waterfowl hunting has become a passion for Justin and he spends many months and hours just getting ready for the greatest 60 days of the year, whether it be training his dog in the rain, brushing blinds or working on the lodge, Justin has waterfowl hunting on his mind 365 days a year. Justin is now 32 years old and calls Medina, Tennessee home.

Wisconsin

Rick Schmitz

Rick got his start hunting quail in central Kansas with his dad and uncle at the age of 12 and has been hooked ever since. He bought his first boat when he was 15 and has been duck hunting ever since - spending countless hours in the field scouting and hunting just to make sure everyone that he takes hunting has a enjoyable hunt..

This passion of duck hunting has led Rick to start a small kennel and guide service in northeastern Wisconsin in his early 20's, which has been (and still is) just a hobby more than a job.

Rick is a strong supporter of introducing kids to hunting and enjoys seeing the smiles on their faces when their first animal is harvested. He is an active member of the local Ducks Unlimited chapter as well as the local Pheasants Forever chapter, where he serves as Youth Coordinator.

Rick is an avid outdoorsman, hunting anything from squirrels to whitetail. Most weekends you can find Rick, his wife Emily, and their two kids out in the field near their home in Appleton, Wisconsin

“There is nothing better then a morning in the blind with good friends and a good dog.”

John Pelton Sr.

John has been hunting for as long as he can remember. When he was littlte boy he hunted with his dad . His first hunt was a coon hunt on his fathers shoulders at the age of 4. But that was a short time because he died when John was 5. But that did not stop him because he came from a famliy of great hunters and dog trainers. They took over the roll for his dad and kept him interested in hunting. He has hunted coon , rabbits, pheasant and squirrel until he was 10 and went on his first goose hunt at Horican Marsh. He has been hunting waterfowl and turkey ever since. He is 45 years old now and has over 30 + years experience waterfowl hunting and has had a guide service and been doing hunting videos since 1997. He has done calling contest and met, hunted and became friends with some great guys along the way like Buck Gardner, Shaun Stahl, just to name a few. He has been blessed with some great dogs along the way as well, like Meghen his yellow lab in the picture above.