Each of my duck and goose calls is hand turned and crafted from the finest hardwoods available. I use no duplicator, so each call is truly unique. Woods are selected not only for beauty, but for sound quality as well. I normally have an excellent stock of hard maples, walnut, cherry, rosewood, padauk, and cocobolo. I have a small inventory of ebony calls at the present time. Most of my inserts are either cocobolo, macassar ebony, or hard maples due to their excellent sound quality.
Most of my calls receive a hand carved and painted duck or goose on the barrel of the call. All of my calls receive my personal trade-mark of a wood burned mallard drake curly tail feather or a goose tail feather on the opposite side of the barrel. Each insert is signed and dated.
I specialize in matched sets (either duck and goose or duck, goose and
wood duck). I will carve any species of duck or goose on your call by special order. E-mail me for details and wood currently available. Pricing for my calls is as follows:
Price List, effective 2/2005
Duck and Goose Calls:
carved and painted calls (single flying duck or goose) = $200
Matched Set: Duck, Goose and Wood Duck calls on walnut and cherry base, 2/2006
calls are curly maple and cocobolo
Here are my new special "Cocobolo Hunting/Competition Calls". I got an exceptional shipment of cocobolo recently. These calls are really nice and sound great. They feature my trademark, burned mallard drake curly tail feather and no carving. Orders are being reserved now at $85 per call. A limited number will be available. Please e-mail me for questions or photos of calls currently available.
All of my inserts are Arkansas style, single reed. The reeds are 10/1000th Mylar and each is hand tuned. I tune to my preference, but with your help, can tune to your liking. I will also provide some extra reed material with each call so when you get the call tuned exactly how you like it, you can make an extra reed or two.
Matched Set 4/2007
This set of calls features the carved and painted drakes of our ten puddle duck species in North America. The calls are mun ebony with cocobolo inserts.
This matched set won the Merit Award at the 2007 CCAA callmaking contest at St. Charles, Illinois.
This set, including the base and ribbon from the show is being offered at the very special price of $2,500.
Opposite view of calls and detail of carving on the mallard drake.
Schroder/Stelzner Limited Edition Series
My friend, Mike Stelzner, award winning call maker from Zumbrota, MN and I are proud to announce our second limited edition of calls. Mike has turned the calls from bloodwood and feature his 2008 NWTF winning double reed inserts.
This set of calls is limited to ten calls featuring the puddle ducks common to North America. I have carved and painted profiles of each hen and drake, and have burned a feather unique to each species on the opposite side of each barrel.
Each call is offered at $250 and will be available on a first come, first served basis. The edition will sell out quickly. delivery will be available approximately late of June, 2008.
At this time six calls are still available. They are; black ducks (illustrated), wigeon, gadwalls, shovelers, blue-winged teal, and green-winged teal.
Each call is hand signed by Mike and me and hand numbered.
Matched set 12/2007
SOLD
Above: Another view of two of the Schroder/Stelzner set with an African blackwood and bloodwood call I recently completed.
