RJ
06-18-2007, 08:23 PM
Winners Named in State Duck and Goose Calling Championships
Five Contests Held at Bass Pro Shops* Saturday* June 16
Hanover* MD - Top waterfowl callers from Maryland competed in the Maryland State Duck and State Goose Calling Championships on Saturday* June 16 at Bass Pro Shops-Baltimore. Five contests were conducted including the Junior and Senior Championships plus a Bass Pro Shops exclusive contest* the RedHead
Over/Under.
Sean Mann* World Goose Calling Champion-of-Champions was the Master of Ceremonies. Sean is the designer of Sean Mann Calls* made famous in the waterfowl world by the Eastern Shoreman call that started the ‘long call revolution’ in the mid-eighties. Sean is also a member of the Bass Pro Shops RedHead Hunting Field Staff
Other well-known callers on hand who served as judges* competitors* mentors and cheerleaders included the current World Goose Calling Champion Mitchell Hughes; Kevin Popo* World and International Champion; and John Taylor* 3-time Maryland* 2-time World and reigning Champion-of-Champions. John manufactures Bay Country Calls.
Several top level competitors began calling under the tutelage of John Taylor including Mitch Hughes* Justin Culver and Josh Taylor. Bobby Kenton and Edward Roe began calling with John and now use Sean Mann calls for competitions.
Other Judges included Jon Walczak* Dave Hannan* Darvin Gebhart and Chip Heaps. The winners of the contest are as follows.
2007 Maryland State RedHead Junior Goose Calling Championship
First Place: Bobby Kenton - Easton* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Second Place: Jake Steppe - Sudlersville* MD; Call used: Tim Grounds
Third Place: Edward Roe - Cordova* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
2007 Maryland State RedHead Junior Duck Calling Championship
First Place: Jake Steppe - Sudlersville* MD; Call used: RNT
Second Place: Tyler Golt - Wye Mills* MD; Call used: Foiles Migrators
Third Place: John Leager - Easton* MD; Call used: Allan Stanley
2007 Maryland State Duck Calling Championship
First Place: Scott Bauswell - Salisbury* MD; Call used: Allan Stanley
Second Place: Justin Culver - Quantico* MD; Call used: Allan Stanley
Third Place: Trevor Shannahan - Millington* MD; Call used: Southern Game Calls
2007 Maryland State Goose Calling Championship
First Place: Justin Culver - Quantico* MD; Call used: Bay Country
Second Place: Denny Hall - Cambridge* MD; Call used: Bay Country
Third Place: Bobby Kenton - Easton* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
2007 Bass Pro Shops RedHead ‘Over/Under’ Team Goose Calling Championship
First Place:
Justin Culver - Quantico* MD; Call used: Bay Country
Bobby Kenton - Easton* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Second Place:
Edward Roe - Cordova* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Scott Christopher - Federalsburg* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Third Place:
Edward Roe - Cordova* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Mitchell Hughes - Easton* MD; Call used: Bay Country
How it works: The scene is a duck or goose blind. A flock has been sighted and the callers’ intent is to attract the birds into gun range.
Callers create a calling routine that begins with ‘hail’ or greeting calls. The purpose of these calls is to attract the attention of distant ducks or geese. Once the imaginary flock turns in the direction of the caller* his next series are called ‘flock’ calls to simulate birds on the ground (the decoys) calling to the overhead flock to keep their attention. In the scenario* something unforeseen happens and the flock turns away. The caller then issues ‘comeback’ calls.
The flock is hooked and then called to ground with the ‘laydown’ or landing calls. These calls are required and must be done in order and under a 90-second time limit. Each routine is similar* yet different in tone and volume based on the callers’ ability to create the illusion of one flock (the caller) calling to another. Each contest is judged by unseen waterfowl experts who listen to the quality of the calls and score the calls on a point system. The identities of the callers are unknown to the judges.
Five Contests Held at Bass Pro Shops* Saturday* June 16
Hanover* MD - Top waterfowl callers from Maryland competed in the Maryland State Duck and State Goose Calling Championships on Saturday* June 16 at Bass Pro Shops-Baltimore. Five contests were conducted including the Junior and Senior Championships plus a Bass Pro Shops exclusive contest* the RedHead
Over/Under.
Sean Mann* World Goose Calling Champion-of-Champions was the Master of Ceremonies. Sean is the designer of Sean Mann Calls* made famous in the waterfowl world by the Eastern Shoreman call that started the ‘long call revolution’ in the mid-eighties. Sean is also a member of the Bass Pro Shops RedHead Hunting Field Staff
Other well-known callers on hand who served as judges* competitors* mentors and cheerleaders included the current World Goose Calling Champion Mitchell Hughes; Kevin Popo* World and International Champion; and John Taylor* 3-time Maryland* 2-time World and reigning Champion-of-Champions. John manufactures Bay Country Calls.
Several top level competitors began calling under the tutelage of John Taylor including Mitch Hughes* Justin Culver and Josh Taylor. Bobby Kenton and Edward Roe began calling with John and now use Sean Mann calls for competitions.
Other Judges included Jon Walczak* Dave Hannan* Darvin Gebhart and Chip Heaps. The winners of the contest are as follows.
2007 Maryland State RedHead Junior Goose Calling Championship
First Place: Bobby Kenton - Easton* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Second Place: Jake Steppe - Sudlersville* MD; Call used: Tim Grounds
Third Place: Edward Roe - Cordova* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
2007 Maryland State RedHead Junior Duck Calling Championship
First Place: Jake Steppe - Sudlersville* MD; Call used: RNT
Second Place: Tyler Golt - Wye Mills* MD; Call used: Foiles Migrators
Third Place: John Leager - Easton* MD; Call used: Allan Stanley
2007 Maryland State Duck Calling Championship
First Place: Scott Bauswell - Salisbury* MD; Call used: Allan Stanley
Second Place: Justin Culver - Quantico* MD; Call used: Allan Stanley
Third Place: Trevor Shannahan - Millington* MD; Call used: Southern Game Calls
2007 Maryland State Goose Calling Championship
First Place: Justin Culver - Quantico* MD; Call used: Bay Country
Second Place: Denny Hall - Cambridge* MD; Call used: Bay Country
Third Place: Bobby Kenton - Easton* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
2007 Bass Pro Shops RedHead ‘Over/Under’ Team Goose Calling Championship
First Place:
Justin Culver - Quantico* MD; Call used: Bay Country
Bobby Kenton - Easton* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Second Place:
Edward Roe - Cordova* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Scott Christopher - Federalsburg* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Third Place:
Edward Roe - Cordova* MD; Call used: Sean Mann Outdoors
Mitchell Hughes - Easton* MD; Call used: Bay Country
How it works: The scene is a duck or goose blind. A flock has been sighted and the callers’ intent is to attract the birds into gun range.
Callers create a calling routine that begins with ‘hail’ or greeting calls. The purpose of these calls is to attract the attention of distant ducks or geese. Once the imaginary flock turns in the direction of the caller* his next series are called ‘flock’ calls to simulate birds on the ground (the decoys) calling to the overhead flock to keep their attention. In the scenario* something unforeseen happens and the flock turns away. The caller then issues ‘comeback’ calls.
The flock is hooked and then called to ground with the ‘laydown’ or landing calls. These calls are required and must be done in order and under a 90-second time limit. Each routine is similar* yet different in tone and volume based on the callers’ ability to create the illusion of one flock (the caller) calling to another. Each contest is judged by unseen waterfowl experts who listen to the quality of the calls and score the calls on a point system. The identities of the callers are unknown to the judges.