Hi – I am Ron Clough
of CLOSE CALLS. I have made the outdoor world my life –
beginning when I was a young boy hunting for arrowheads in the
nearby fields & playing hooky to go fishin’ & huntin’. I still
fish & hunt all the time – just don’t have to PLAY HOOKY, except
from making calls. I LOVE to make INVESTMENT GRADE Game Calls
for people who really love the outdoors as much as I do! AND
appreciate the difference from a store bought call and one made
JUST FOR THEM! I had a waterfowl guide service for 25 years
called GEESE UNLIMITED. The southern boys who came goose
hunting with me kept inviting me to come down south & hunt
“GOBBLERS”. We had never had any in our area during my lifetime
– so one day I went. The 1st morning when I heard
the 1st close GOBBLE – the hair went up on the back
of my neck & I don’t think it’s come down yet! I always had a
fascination of CALLING to the birds, be they waterfowl or
turkeys, and luring them to the gun. DOUBLED your thrill – if
ya know what I mean.
I was born &
raised here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Spent 3 years in
South Carolina where I had the honor AND good fortune of meeting
the LEGEND Mr. Neil Cost. He was kind enough to show me the
basics of making WILD TURKEY BOX CALLS. I took what he taught
me & decided to make my OWN styles of boxes, enhanced by GREAT
wildlife artists. I strive to make the NEXT one BETTER than the
last one – ALWAYS! I specialize in “1 OF A KINDS” and LIMITED
EDITIONS. I currently have over 20 “SOLD OUT” LIM. Editions. I
take pride in the fact that Mr. Earl Mickel – who “wrote the
book” has a standing order for #2 of ALL my limited editions.
Another of my great thrills is making a “1 of a kind” box calls
for former President JIMMY CARTER who hunts with it on his
peanut plantation in Ga.
I’ve made special,
customized calls for organizations such as DUCKS UNLIMITED,
NRA., MS. WILD TURKEY FEDERATION, AMERICAN WILD TURKEY SOCIETY &
NWTF. Plus private clubs & stores.
But most of all I
love to make calls for the average hunter who just wants to have
a CLOSE CALL with a GOBBLER! Now getcha one & SEND ME A PICTURE
for my photo gallery!
