Derby City’s Limited Run of American Chestnut Calls
Derby City will debut its limited run of American Chestnut calls at the NWTF Convention in Nashville, February 18-20. We have 15 calls in all three of our designs (Turkey Track, Magnum, and Spur). Each call is numbered. The calls were made from an American Chestnut that was planted by Derby City Pro Staffer, Dave Berry’s, father in the 1950’s. This tree survived the Chestnut blight, but was damaged from an ice storm and then killed by a lightning strike.
We will have pictures of the tree being processed, along with other information about how rare this tree really was. There are some very cool wormy pots in this run. They will go for $100, except for all the numbers 1 and 15. These will be even more special. Stop by the booth quick, we have already had several people inquire about these calls. These calls must be purchased in Nashville.
Derby City welcomes Dave French
Derby City would like to welcome its newest Pro Staffer, Dave French. Dave is an accomplished hunter and fisherman who brings a wealth of knowledge to Derby City Calls. Dave is a great ambassador to the sport of hunting and we are extremely proud to have him on staff. Dave’s passion for the sport is evident in the excitement he brings to the shop when he comes in to visit and help build calls. Dave will help man the booth at this year’s NWTF Convention is Nashville. Stop by and see us. Dave has great knowledge on calling in big gobblers and he has some great stories to hear as well. We look forward to many good years with Dave on the DCC staff.
Check out Dave’s bio on the Pro Staff page.
ATA Trade Show Trip for DCC
Derby City Calls had a booth in the innovations zone for this year’s ATA show. The trade show is an order writing event and is geared more to Archery, however, we had many people interested in checking out our high quality turkey calls. Derby City signed up 6 dealers who will carry our calls this spring. These dealers ranged from the deep South, up into the midwestern United States. We hope to have a dealer page set up for our visitors soon. This would allow you to drop in and check out what they have to offer if they are located close to you. Read more
Starstruck Stoner
There were many hunting celebrities at the NWTF Convention this year, just ask Brent. He is still on cloud nine after meeting Tiffany Lakosky. We had a hard time getting Brent back to our booth after meeting her. Brent made it a point to meet most of the big name hunting celebrities, Lee & Tiffany Lakosky, David Blanton, Harold Knight, and David Hale. The Hunter’s Specialties and Primos Pro Staffers were all very approachable and easy to talk with. The Bone Collector crew (Michael Waddell, T-Bone, and Nick Mundt) were crowd pleasers as well. The convention was a great way to meet a lot of people, not just hunting celebs. We met all kinds of wonderful people (great callmakers, regular everyday hunters, business people, NWTF staff, etc…) and made some great cotacts. The NWTF Convention was a great experience and we look forward to attending it for years to come.
I am still trying to figure out why Brent did not put his arm around Lee as well. Did he even know Lee was in the picture? Brent had better watch out, Lee looks to me like he stays in pretty good shape. Just look at the pictures.
The Future of Hunting
Many youngsters visited Derby City’s booth at the NWTF Convention. These young kids made for some of the most memorable moments at the convention. We loved to have them come by and play with our calls. Some played them like a pro and others have some practice ahead of them. The good things is that they all had a good time and all have an interest in hunting. We would like to say thank you to all the parents for instilling a desire to hunt in their children. The future of hunting lies in their hands, that is why we encouraged every kid who came by our booth to scratch on our calls. The picture of the little girl in this blog speaks for itself.
