Buck Fever

They grow them big here in Kansas, This one was arrowed in eastern Kansas a few weeks ago. There have been some huge deer taken this year so far. Rifle season opened up this past Wed. Runs for anouther week. The geese are stacking up all over the state right now, Hunter and I went out one day last week and got one bird but had a blast. Time spent with your children is a great investment in both the child and parent. These past few weeks have been super busy with Duck calls, Duck Whistles and a slew of Baby Mags, Lots of folks buying custom calls for friends and clients. I have to say I have some of the finest clients in the world, Many of you have become friends as well. I know I have said this before but I will say it again, Thank You, One and all. Christmas is almost here and as usual I am behind on my gifting. Some how or the other it all comes together at the final hour. In case you have not registered for it I am giving a custom call away on the Refuge web site. The contest ends on the 12TH of December (my birthday) so get registered and sign up to win the call, It is posted on the refuge forum page, Duck and goose calling. Have a good one

Life is good

Ya know things have a way of getting stupid and then working themselfs out. This election is one of those I hope. Not an obama fan by any means and I just hope he does not get a real run at doing anything real stupid. He has a lot of questionable friends in the closet. ANYWAY, Duck seson here is in full swing as is bow season for deer and also upland birds. TO DATE I have not clipped a feather nor hair, Been busy with the Job, Kids, Wife and life. Been getting calls done in near record time this year, The key is to not allow a back log to happen. Once it does you always are playing catch up and that plan stinks. Lots of orders for whistles this year which is good. Not bragging but my Shotshell whistles are really cool, See pics above. Also lots of folks ordering Baby Mags for little ones. These little guys really are the cats azzzzzz. They make great gifts for any new hunter or huntress. There are some call companies that make "Born On" Calls, the thing is they all tend to look alike and are not really a one of a kind like the little Baby Mags are. I guess thats why folks love them. Well its been a long time since I set fingers ton the key board but I will be back soon, I promise. Until then have a good one and have a safe season. Kelly

Good morning El Rushbo

Its a beauty of a morning here in Kansas, Its about 6:45 at this time and the sun is just starting to sneak up over the edge of the earth. These are the days I love, Cool crisp air and the whistle of wings on the wind. Call making has been really steady as of late, Go figure.............. The radio show is growing, Not by leaps and bounds but more like hops which is good, The whole idea was to build a base and see what happens.
Had a cool idea this past weekend and so I acted upon it, Decided to make a duck call that looks like a cigar, Rush Limbauge helps me pass the time out on my route and is always refering to cigars, What better name for my creation than El Rushbo. Its made of Bloodwood that has a really nice dark hue to it, The band is made of brass and its a double reed duck call. Only 4 1/2 inches long. The first one and the Original is going to be sent to Mr. Limbaugh as a gift. So Rush if you read this be watching for it in your mail box. Any way here is a pic, Hope you like it Rush.

Best time of the year

This has got to be the best time of the year!! All things outdoors are better when its cooler. Fall is a magical time of year for most of us, The things we enjoy doing and seeing are all starting to happen right now. Gotta love football, Would it be the same if it was played during the spring or summer?? Nope. Too hot and too many bugs................ Nothing makes you move faster than a big ol bug climbing around under your shirt except maybe a snake during Spring Turkey season that thinks your a pretty warm place to hang out. I will take bugs over copperheads any day!! Early teal season is here in full swing, Most are already gone because of the cooler weather but there are more birds on the way. The radio show is doing well and growing every week which is good. I am always on the look out for guest hosts to make the show more interesting to listeners, email me if you might be interested. Have a good one folks

Radio Show, Special Guest Randy Flowers

Mr. Flowers is also known as Cootshooter3 from the refuge gang, He is from around reelfoot lake. He is a duck hinting guide and an avid collector of duck calls, You have to listen to this show, He gives the listeners tons of info about the reelfoot lake area and the upcoming events there this next month. Here is a link to listen to the show
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Kelly-Outdoors/2008/09/11/Show-introduction-The-first-of-what-I-hope-are-many-shows-to-follow

Wow this is really getting to be busy around here with all that is going on, I love it !!!! Thanks for reading the latest input, There will be more to come. Oh yeah, Teal season opened up here and we have about a gozillion gallons of water that fell Friday, There are tons of teal about but they are every where because of the water!! We got almost 10 inches of rain here Friday!! Thats a heap man !!!

Radio Show

Well the first of what I hope is many radio shows is in the bag so to speak. In the upcoming weeks there will be some very special guests joining me to discuss the great outdoors. Please check out the show that was done on 9/3/08, Follow the link here and you can play the first show back. Its only 30 minutes long which seemed like forever when your talking into a mic all alone in a small room filled with mounted ducks and fish :) Here is a link to help you get there, Please feel free to let me know your thoughts. Have a good one

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search/kelly+outdoors

Time is flying by

Sept. 3rd is almost here and that's the first of what I hope is many radio shows to come. There is more to do to get ready for these than I ever thought possible. Its going to be a hoot though, Right now this week I am trying to line up some special guests for the show to demo duck and goose calling techniques, I am a pretty fair caller but we are talking world class callers here folks. These guys can make my calls sound pretty good and that's a feat in itself !! I would really like for as many of you as possible to join in and make this a real event. here is the site again, Join me and join the conversation. Everyone is welcome and it should be a blast.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Kelly-Outdoors

Never enough time

Its been crazy around here as of late, Trying to finish up calls for events, My son is playing football and thats three nights a week of practice, My day job just keeps getting more busy each and every day and will only get worse as we approach Christmas. Oh and yeah, Trying to get the time to do some work on my upcoming radio show. Only have a few calls for DU and Delta events left to go and then it gets real busy. Dove season opens here in Kansas on Sept. 1st. Boy I love to hunt those gray bullets ( notice I didnt say shoot) Talk about makin a guy humble about his shooting skills. If that wasnt bad enough early Teal season opens up about 2 weeks later for more chances to show case my shooting skills............... NOT. I should get birthday cards from shell makers, You guys at Federal reading this?? I will be posting some new call pics as they get done, There is a special Delta Waterfowl event in Omaha this next month, I have donated some goodies for the event. Its a fund raiser for some great kids up there. If your in the area its a great deal on a great evening of food and entertainment. Gotta go, You all be good.

Kelly

Radio Show

Starting Sept. 3rd I will be hosting a radio show that will be about the great outdoors. Most of the shows contents will be about the Hunting and Fishing here in the Midwest. There will be lots to talk about so I hope you can join me at 10 pm CST on Sept 3rd for the first of what I hope is many such shows to come. I will try my very best to be informative as well as entertaining, Click on the button below to find out more,Thanks and have a good one

Kelly

Getting Done finally

Its been crazy here as of late, Trying to finish up all of my Ducks Unlimited fund raising calls and misc. calls that I have committed to this last month. The two above are a set of Arkansas style single reed duck calls headed for Oregon and the two below are a Duck call also Arkansas style single reed and a Goose call SR, That Lil baby is all of 4.25 inches long, These are headed to Green Bay Wisc. Got several more calls to finish up before the hunting season hits around here, So I will be hit and miss on here for the next few..........
Be good and take care, Kelly

Babys First Duck Call, Baby Mags & How it all Began

A few years ago I stood looking at a pile of cut offs from my call making efforts and was wondering what could I do with them, The wood is pretty expensive that us call maker types use so I really just didn't want to chuck it into the fire place on the patio.

My son Hunter was in Cub Scouts at the time and I thought I could make him a neckerchief slide out of some of that wood so it would look like a mini duck call. After it was done I got to thinking that making a real call of a very small size would be the coolest thing to try. Well after much trial and error I got the lil buggers figured out, Named them Baby Magnums or Baby Mags after the short shotgun shells used for water fowling during the 60's. One thing has led to another and now they are some of my best selling calls. Do not be fooled by the size, These calls have full size soundboards and reeds in them so they sound much bigger than they look. Folks have their children's names inscribed on them along with date of birth.



I have some folks that hunt with them and love them. Most are around 2 3/4 inches long, Some a bit longer but can also be made a bit shorter. There is really no limit to what can be done in making one of these except imagination, The examples of these are to the left of the page, To see a bunch more duck calls please feel free to visit my web page at http://www.kellyskalls.com/



Thanks for visiting and have a good one, Kelly

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh

Too many calls to do and not enough time, Several DU and Delta Gigs coming up as well as customers orders. Its all good!! Got some work done tonight, Its hot here and no AC in my shop. Turned a bunch of Cocobola insert and barrels tonight, Real nice stuff from Mexico. Post some pics later, Kelly

First Blog

I am making this a part of my duck call website so folks can see the most recent works that have come from my shop. There will be stories and pics of hunts with family and friends as well as customers, This is a work in progress so please bear with me. It can only get better right??