Duck dynasty

Duck dynasty has made duck hunting and duck calls an “in” thing. I get a laugh when I have people that have never set foot in a duck blind or on duck calling contest stage tell me all about both like their old salts (experienced) in the sport because they’re starting the fourth season of the show. I was raised in a duck blind since I was three years old and have spent almost every fall day in a duck blind or goose hunting pit. My father in his younger years was waterfowl hunting guide in Minnesota and to save on babysitting cost toted me along. At age twelve I started competing in duck and goose calling contest and that lead me to a job in development of waterfowl hunting products.  So in a million years I never thought duck calls and duck hunting would become a “trendy” thing but Duck dynasty has done just that. The last time I can remember anything like this happening was in 1992, when Brad Pitt showed people how romantic and symbolic fly fishing can be in the movie, A River Runs Through It. I have mixed feeling about duck hunting becoming a popular trend. Waterfowl hunters are in decline in Minnesota and the new interest that the show brings may help bring new people into the sport which is a good thing. But most people that start something as a trend normally grow tired of it quickly. So we will see how long people stay interested in Duck dynasty and see what kind of impact it has on waterfowl hunting.