Answering The Call

- Alexandria Galtney

There are essential sounds that every duck-master must learn. Whether it is the basic quack, the greeting call, the feed call, the hail call, the comeback call, the call of a lonesome hen, or the pleading call—avid duck hunters should have these in their repertoire.

Josh Raggio, owner and creator of Raggio Custom Calls, has mastered them all with the help of his own one-of-a kind handcrafted duck calls made in his Raymond shop. Located just steps from his home, guests are welcomed into his memorabilia-filled shop where the names of visitors are scrawled over the walls. Each call he creates is nicely packaged with a thank-you note, a mission statement, and an invitation to sign the wall of his shop.