Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-StandardJoe Costello poses at his home with a wood duck that he shot. Duck hunter Joe Costello said there are times when it’s better to be quiet and just wait ...

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The Real Thang is a woodwind, a single-reed. Some teenagers take up the clarinet. Matherly has spent countless hours practicing his goose call. Next in his routine comes the “greeting and feeding” ...

Jody Niccum, a 19-year-old sophomore at Baker University, poses with his World Duck Calling Championship trophy. He won the hardware over Thanksgiving weekend in Stuttgart, Ark.

I got a duck call and I just picked it up," said McGee who has been a Katy resident since 1990. "Back then, I had people make cassettes (if duck calls). I'd just listen to it and copy.

STUTTGART -- Logan Hancock of Monticello was scared spitless, but he was cool enough Saturday to win the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest for the second time in three years.