craftycarper Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I heard they made all their money in oil years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 It`s worth remembering that duck calling in America is something deeply ingrained in their psyche and call making is regarded as folk art. Many Americans collect calls even if they don`t hunt. In this country call making is only in it`s infancy although the likes of MPK Custom Calls are working hard to catch up on the Robertsons! There are something like 5 million duck hunters in the U.S. and many of them own a large number of calls, most of which are significantly cheaper than the same call sold in the U.K. because of import duites, etc, etc. Many dedicated British fowlers might own a couple of calls.An American acquantance of mine owns over thirty. He buys a couple every time he goes into the gun shop because they are cheap and there are so many to choose from. In the U.K. one might buy a call and struggle to learn how to blow it correctly because a good caller/tutor is not always available over here. In the states they have things like "car park calling contests". A bunch of blokes meet up in the supermarket car park on a Saturday morning whilst their wives are shopping and exchange tips and instruction about the latest calls on the market. I often go and stand in the corner of Tescos car park at Northarbour blowing my MPK call, hoping to get a few other fowlers to join me. So far none have. I`ve been asked to leave the premises three times by security. It`s a different world over there! Not been bombarded by Ducks then ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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