Founded in 1999 by World Goose Calling Champion of Champions John Taylor, Bay Country Calls makes American-made goose and duck calls for waterfowl hunters. Rooted in Maryland’s Eastern Shore tradition, the company is best known for its Shore Thing short-reed goose call and a record of more than 20 world championships, including four consecutive World Goose Calling Championships. Bay Country Calls also offers limited-run calls and replacement parts, with retuning support for hunters keeping their calls in working order.
Sean Mann OutdoorsFrom Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Sean Mann Outdoors makes waterfowl calls shaped by Sean Mann’s more than 40 years guiding hunts and teaching callers. Mann developed the Eastern Shoreman goose call after finding store-bought calls lacking, then won the 1985 World Goose Calling Championship with it; his calls have since won more than 35 world and international titles. Turned calls are made one at a time in his shop, where every call is tuned before it leaves.TRAPPE, MD
Fowl FoolersEstablished in 1988, Port Clinton’s Fowl Foolers manufactures solid foam burlapped decoys and wood barrel waterfowl calls, now focusing on patented components that let hunters build and customize their own spreads. The company holds five decoy-industry patents, and its duck and goose calls have been used by Ducks Unlimited. Since Scot Smith took over in 2013, Fowl Foolers has continued that product legacy while supplying unpainted kits and replacement parts made with U.S. materials.PORT CLINTON, OH
FOXPRO IncBorn in Pennsylvania’s hunting country, FOXPRO Inc. makes electronic game calls and related hunting gear, proudly manufacturing its products in the United States. John Dillon developed the company’s first caller after watching his sons struggle with bulky equipment, and the business grew from a two-car garage into a 45,000-square-foot facility with more than 70 employees by 2015. FOXPRO’s engineering work has also extended to custom units for universities, government agencies, the U.S. military, and industrial customers.LEWISTOWN, PA
Novix OutdoorsVeteran-owned Novix Outdoors has spent more than 20 years making hunting gear in the USA, with its Midwest operation focused on equipment that hunters can keep for a lifetime. Built by hunters who wanted lighter, more capable setups, the company makes gear for whitetail hunters and keeps production close to home, where its craftsmen can oversee each step.MOUNT VERNON, OH