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Charles Petty 2009 Senior World's Championship Duck Calling Contest

Charles was born and raised in Clarkson, Georgia, a small town and suburd of Atlanta. Married to the love of his life, Beverly, he has three children Christa, Susan and Amanda.

Charles started calling ducks at the age of 38. Since then, he has qualified 23 consecutive times for the World's Champion Duck Calling Contest. His highest achievement was Second Place in this prestigious competition, and he has placed in the "Top Ten" an impressive ten times, nine of which were were conseddutive! In 2009 his crowing achievement was Winning the Senior World's Championship Duck Calling Contest.

Charles has been a guide for over twenty years in the Jonesboro, Arkansas, area, first as a partner in KC Guide Service and, more recently, through Northeast Arkansas Outfitters.

Here are some of the tips Charles likes to share with other Duck Callers.

1. People who are learning to call ducks often try to start practicing with a cheaper duck call. Make sure that call you are learning on is capable of making the sounds you need. Find a good call that allows you to make the sounds correctly.

2. When you are calling ducks, make sure you sound like a duck. One of the best practice tools is a good quality audio recorder. Record yourself and play it back.

3. When working ducks in a field, remember to let them swing out far enough before you call to give them enough room to settle in when they come back towards your spread!

Charles enjoys mentoring new duck callers, and has cheered many of them through State and Regional Contest Victories and on to the World Calling Contest. He hopes to contine qualifying for the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest for many more years despite the increasing perssure from these new, younger competitors.

We are very proud of have Charles as a member of Decoy Outdoors "Team Decoy".