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| World's Championship Duck Calling Contest - Stuttgart, Arkansas |
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The World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest in Stuttgart, Arkansas is the longest running calling contest in history. Since 1936 the greatest duck callers from across the United States and Canada have gathered on Main Street during the weekend after Thanksgiving in order to determine who the World Champion. For many years people have traveled from near and far in order to compete, yet only a relative few have been able to claim the title.
In modern days the contest has become the centerpiece of the “Wings over the Prairie Festival” in Stuttgart. Gone are the days when a duck caller need only show up to compete. Now in order to qualify to compete for the World’s Championship, a caller must win a preliminary calling contest that is sanctioned by the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, the body that governs and runs the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest as well as the “Wings over the Prairie Festival”. It is a difficult feat to become the World’s Duck Calling Champion, and it often catapults the winner to a career in the outdoor industry. |
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| Listed below is the list of World Champion Duck Callers for each year back to 1936. You'll recognize many of the names as their wins often propelled them to careers in the hunting industry. |
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| 2009 | Mike Anderson | Mankato, MN USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 2008 | Ryan Nolan | Roland, OK USA |
| | Betts Championship Calls |
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| 2007 | Jody Niccum | Olathe, KS USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 2006 | Jim Ronquest | Hazen, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 2005 | John Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 2004 | Bernie Boyle | Danville, IA USA |
| | Echo Championship Calls |
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| 2003 | Todd Copley | Des Moines, IA USA |
| | Echo Championship Calls |
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| 2002 | Bernie Boyle | Danville, IA USA |
| | Echo Championship Calls |
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| 2001 | Brent Easley | Cabot, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 2000 | Barnie Calef | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
| | Hunter's Specialties |
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| 1999 | Barnie Calef | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
| | Echo Championship Calls |
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| 1998 | John Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1997 | Rick Dunn | Beebe, AR USA |
| | Echo Championship Calls |
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| 1996 | Jim James | Omaha, NE USA |
| | Carlson Championship Calls |
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| 1995 | John Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1994 | Buck Gardner | Memphis, TN USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1993 | Trey Crawford | Jacksonville, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1992 | Blake Haynes | White Hall, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1991 | Tim Gesch | West St. Paul, MN USA |
| | Carlson Championship Calls |
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| 1990 | Roy Rhodes | Germantown, TN USA |
| | Roy Rhodes Championship Calls |
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| 1989 | Barnie Calef | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
| | Carlson Championship Calls |
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| 1988 | Johnny Mahfouz | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1987 | David Jayne | Clovis, CA USA |
| | Iverson Duck Calls |
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| 1986 | Trey Crawford | Jacksonville, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1985 | Mike Keller | Kansas City, MO USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1984 | David Starks | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1983 | Don Ansley | Nashville, TN USA |
| | Ansley Calls |
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| 1982 | Sam Hoeper | Grandview, MO USA |
| | Bog Pettibon Calls |
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| 1981 | David Starks | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1980 | Dan Sprague | Buffalo, IA USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1979 | Vernard Soloman | Marshall, TX USA |
| | Weedy's Pinoak |
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| 1978 | Richard Schultz | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
| | Carlson Championship Calls |
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| 1977 | Mike McLemore | Huntingdon, TN USA |
| | Mike McLemore Calls |
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| 1976 | Trey Crawford | Jacksonville, AR USA |
| | Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls (RNT) |
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| 1975 | Mike Starks | Little Rock, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1974 | Mike McLemore | Huntingdon, TN USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1973 | Mike McLemore | Huntingdon, TN USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1972 | Butch Richenback | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1971 | Larry Largent | Shelton, NE USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1970 | Edward Holt | North Little Rock, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1969 | Edward Holt | North Little Rock, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1968 | Edward Holt | North Little Rock, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1967 | Fred Harvey | Galesburg, IL USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1966 | John Liston | Knoxville, IL USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1965 | John Liston | Knoxville, IL USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1964 | Mick Lacy | Knoxville, IL USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1963 | Mel DeLang | Burlington, IA USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1962 | Charles Stepan | Port Arthur, TX USA |
| | Yentzen |
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| 1961 | Pete Clagett | Kansas City, MO USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1960 | Ed Landreth | Joplin, MO USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1959 | James Fernandez | Port Arthur, TX USA |
| | Sure-Shot Game Calls |
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| 1958 | W.C. Cross | Greenwood, MS USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1957 | W.C. Cross | Greenwood, MS USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1956 | Pat Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1955 | Pat Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1954 | Art Beauchamp | Flint, MI USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1953 | Fred Parnell | Baton Rouge, LA USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1952 | W.C. Cowan | Crossville, TN USA |
| | Susie Calls |
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| 1951 | Herb Parsons | Somerville, TN USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1950 | Herb Parsons | Somerville, TN USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1949 | J.E. (Jake) Gartner | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1948 | J.E. (Jake) Gartner | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1947 | J.E. (Jake) Gartner | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1946 | Louis (Red) Wilhem | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1945 | D.M. (Chick) Major | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Chick Majors Calls |
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| 1944 | Howard Conrey | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1943 | Clyde Hancock | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1942 | Herman Callouet | Greenville, MS USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1941 | M.T. McCullum | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1940 | W.H. Claypool | Memphis, TN USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1939 | Kenneth McCullum | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1938 | Harry Wieman | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1937 | Harry Wieman | Stuttgart, AR USA |
| | Unknown Call |
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| 1936 | Thomas Walsh | Greenville, MS USA |
| | Mouth Call |
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| Listed below is the list of who have won MULTIPLE World Championships since 1936. It is difficult enough to win the championship a single time. These people truly represent the legends of competition duck calling. |
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| John Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA | 3 times | Last won in 2005 |
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| Barnie Calef | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 3 times | Last won in 2000 |
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| Trey Crawford | Jacksonville, AR USA | 3 times | Last won in 1993 |
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| Mike McLemore | Huntingdon, TN USA | 3 times | Last won in 1977 |
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| Edward Holt | North Little Rock, AR USA | 3 times | Last won in 1970 |
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| J.E. (Jake) Gartner | Stuttgart, AR USA | 3 times | Last won in 1949 |
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| Bernie Boyle | Danville, IA USA | 2 times | Last won in 2004 |
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| David Starks | Stuttgart, AR USA | 2 times | Last won in 1984 |
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| John Liston | Knoxville, IL USA | 2 times | Last won in 1966 |
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| W.C. Cross | Greenwood, MS USA | 2 times | Last won in 1958 |
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| Pat Stephens | Stuttgart, AR USA | 2 times | Last won in 1956 |
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| Herb Parsons | Somerville, TN USA | 2 times | Last won in 1951 |
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| Harry Wieman | Stuttgart, AR USA | 2 times | Last won in 1938 |
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| Listed below are the Call Makers whose calls have been used by an individual who won the World's Duck Calling Championship. While it is a great honor for the World Champion himself, it is also a big accomplishment for a Call Maker. |
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| Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls, Inc. (RNT) | Stuttgart, AR USA | 14 Times | Last won in 2009 |
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| Chick Majors Calls | Stuttgart, AR USA | 12 Times | Last won in 1974 |
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| Echo Calls | Beebe, AR USA | 5 Times | Last won in 2004 |
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| Carlson Championship Calls | Omaha, NE USA | 4 Times | Last won in 1996 |
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| Betts Championship Calls | Rogers, AR USA | 1 Times | Last won in 2008 |
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| Hunter's Specialties | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 1 Times | Last won in 2000 |
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| Roy Rhodes Championship Calls | West Milton, OH USA | 1 Times | Last won in 1990 |
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| Iverson Duck Calls | Dallas, TX USA | 1 Times | Last won in 1987 |
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| Ansley Calls | | 1 Times | Last won in 1983 |
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| Bog Pettibon Calls | Deerfield, MO USA | 1 Times | Last won in 1982 |
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| Weedy's Pinoak | N. Little Rock, AR USA | 1 Times | Last won in 1979 |
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| Mike McLemore Calls | Huntingdon, TN USA | 1 Times | Last won in 1977 |
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| Yentzen | | 1 Times | Last won in 1962 |
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| Sure-Shot Game Calls | | 1 Times | Last won in 1959 |
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| Susie Calls | Crossville, TN USA | 1 Times | Last won in 1952 |
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| Mouth Call | | 1 Times | Last won in 1936 |
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| The following 45 people have qualified for 2010 World's Championship Duck Calling Contest to be held in Stuttgart, AR USA on 11/27/2010 |
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| | Name | Qualifying Contest | Date |
 | Mike Anderson | World's Championship Duck Calling Contest | 11/28/2009 |
| | Mankato, MN USA |
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| Hunter Toler | Pamlico Regional | 2/6/2010 |
| | Farmville, NC USA |
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| Buddy Mann | Mississippi Valley Regional | 2/6/2010 |
| | Whiteman AFB, MO USA |
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| Mitch Downs | Iowa State Duck Calling Contest | 2/6/2010 |
| | Webster City, IA USA |
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| John Fath | North Carolina State Duck Calling Contest | 2/7/2010 |
| | Greenville, NC USA |
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| Glen Niebaum | Oklahoma State Duck Calling Contest | 2/20/2010 |
| | Stillwater, OK USA |
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| Nick Amazzalorso | Indiana State Duck Calling Contest | 2/20/2010 |
| | Crown Point , IN USA |
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| Zachary Peavy | South Carolina State Duck Calling Contest | 2/27/2010 |
| | Summerton, SC USA |
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| Todd Copley | Illinois River Regional | 3/6/2010 |
| | Des Moines, IA USA |
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| John David Stanley III | North American Duck Calling Championship | 3/6/2010 |
| | Stuttgart, AR USA |
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| Michael Steinmeyer | Northern Illinois Regional | 3/7/2010 |
| | Jackson, MO USA |
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| Brad Allen | Arkansas State Duck Calling Contest | 3/19/2010 |
| | Judsonia, AR USA |
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| Jonathan Mortin | Cache River Regional | 3/20/2010 |
| | Trumann, AR USA |
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| Jody Niccum | Ducks Unlimited Regional Duck | 3/20/2010 |
| | Olathe, KS USA |
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| David St. John | Mack's Prairie Wings Regional | 3/20/2010 |
| | Conway, AR USA |
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| Brent Cahoon | Utah State Duck Calling Contest | 3/20/2010 |
| | Spanish Fork, UT USA |
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| Andy Barnett | Texas State Duck Calling Contest | 4/17/2010 |
| | Missouri City, TX USA |
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| Daniel Duke | Gulf Coast Regional | 4/17/2010 |
| | Stuttgart, AR USA |
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| Buddy Louck | Illinois State Duck Calling Contest | 5/22/2010 |
| | Goodfield, IL USA |
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| Rob Bevins | Two Rivers Regional Open Duck Calling Contest | 5/22/2010 |
| | Belle Plaine, IA USA |
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| Shane Rossen | Washington State Duck | 7/10/2010 |
| | Mill Creek, WA USA |
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| Clint Shipman | Georgia State Duck Calling Contest | 7/23/2010 |
| | Byron, GA USA |
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| Dusty Banner | Chesapeake Bay Open Regional | 7/31/2010 |
| | Grain Valley, MO USA |
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| Trevor Shannahan | Maryland State Duck Calling Contest | 7/31/2010 |
| | Millington, MD USA |
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| Charles Petty | Susquehanna Flats Regional Duck | 7/31/2010 |
| | Harrisburg, AR USA |
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| Dan Oberfoell | North Star Regional Duck | 7/31/2010 |
| | Dubuque, IA USA |
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| Ben Marleau | Minnesota State Duck Calling Contest | 8/1/2010 |
| | Stacy, MN USA |
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| Nate Bowden | South Dakota State Duck Calling Contest | 8/7/2010 |
| | Flandreau, SD USA |
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| Corey Sorensen | Michigan State Duck Calling Contest | 8/8/2010 |
| | Burton, MI USA |
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| Cory Niccum | Kansas State Duck Calling Contest | 8/13/2010 |
| | Olathe, KS USA |
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| Jason Matheney | Missouri State Duck Calling Contest | 8/13/2010 |
| | Moscow Mills, MO USA |
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| Josh Dokken | North Dakota State Duck Calling Contest | 8/14/2010 |
| | Minot, ND USA |
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| Phil Green II | Western Missouri Open | 8/14/2010 |
| | New Iberia, LA USA |
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| Will McBride | Eastern Kansas Open | 8/14/2010 |
| | Humphrey, AR USA |
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| Kevin Gilreath | Florida State Duck Calling Contest | 8/15/2010 |
| | Titusville, FL USA |
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| Tyler Merritt | Four Rivers Regional | 8/15/2010 |
| | El Paso, AR USA |
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| Ryan Nolan | Show Me Regional | 8/15/2010 |
| | Roland, OK USA |
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| Ryan Giefer | Wisconsin State Duck Calling Contest | 8/21/2010 |
| | Waupaca, WI USA |
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| Ryan Garrett | New Mexico State Duck Calling Contest | 8/21/2010 |
| | Albuquerque, NM USA |
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| Eric Strand | Oregon State Duck Calling Contest | 8/21/2010 |
| | Portland, OR USA |
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| Allan Stanley | Delaware State Duck Calling Contest | 8/21/2010 |
| | Dover, DE USA |
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| Dan Foster | Canadian National Duck Calling Championship | 8/21/2010 |
| | Bright, ON CAN |
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| Joe Hamilton | Ohio State Duck Calling Contest | 8/22/2010 |
| | Springfield, OH USA |
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| Kip Turner | Ohio Regional Duck | 8/22/2010 |
| | Tillar, AR USA |
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| Jason Campbell | Louisiana State Duck Calling Contest | 8/29/2010 |
| | Iowa, LA USA |
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| The following Call Makers have a Call qualified for 2010 World's Championship Duck Calling Contest to be held in Stuttgart, AR USA on 11/27/2010 |
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 | Echo Calls | 15 |
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| Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls, Inc. (RNT) | 15 |
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| Unknown | 3 |
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| Allen Bliven Calls | 2 |
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| Buck Gardner Calls | 2 |
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| GK Calls | 2 |
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| Allan Stanley Game Calls | 2 |
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| Bill Saunders Calls & Gear | 1 |
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| Heartland Custom Calls | 1 |
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| DOA Game Calls | 1 |
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| Betts Championship Calls | 1 |
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