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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2002
Page
22
Perkins secured an unprecedented third World Open duck calling title at Stuttgart Arkansas defeating a strong field including world champion Brent Easley of Sheridan. He credits his drive, family memory, and early hunting days with shaping his destiny as a champion.
A compact field note on the redhead duck describing male and female plumage, distinguishing it from the canvasback, vocalizations, and nocturnal feeding habits. It covers habitat use in marshes, lakes, bays, occasional salt water in winter, regional presence in the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, and factors affecting numbers including habitat decline and carp impact, with credits to Les Winkeler and Mike Brown.
Johnston City competitors dominate the 60th Illinois State Calling Championships with Daniel Smothers winning the state duck goose title Bryan McMurtrie taking the duck crown and earning a world berth Van Wathen securing the turkey title Hunter Grounds sweeping champion honors by winning cron and owl calls and placing high in others Nathan Smith won open duck and three men pit winners included Rick Kenton Michael Smothers and Chuck Williams Jerad Perkins finished second in crow owl and coon calls Scott McCommons took second in open and state turkey events Also announced were trapping and hunting education courses and Nutty Saturday at Carlyle Lake plus a Washington County pheasant hunt program running Nov 2 through Jan 15 2003.
Carlyle Lake anglers report channel cats on natural baits and hybrid stripers hitting curly tails. Crappie move shallow in Cedar, Crab Orchard, Lake Egypt, Little Grassy, and Rend, with minnows or jigs effective. Bluegill bite in shallow zones. muskie activity rises at Kinkaid. Ohio River Smithland Pool shows strong crappie in creeks.Overall water temperatures around 64 degrees with clear conditions. Les Winkeler.
Perkins discusses how duck calling differs on stage from the blind and stresses precision. He says practice is key, nerves affect performances, and contestants must adapt to varied judges while maintaining their own rhythm and routine.
Kenny Goodman captured the Winchester World Open Goose Calling Championship on Sept. 29. His victory celebrated by Greg Masterson, who crafts HL-9 calls from walnut and wild cherry roots in his garage, where he turned wood into prized meat calls for decades. Masterson notes the wood’s hardness and aging process key to sound.
Jerad Perkins at 24 stands as the region’s most successful duck caller with a wall of plaques. His titles include Winchester World Open Champion 1999 2000 2002 Illinois State Champion 1997 2000 2001 Champions of Champions 2000 2001 World Duck Championship Stuttgart Fifth 2001 Grand American Goose Champion 2000 and Novice Goose Champion 1999.
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