Pappy on a Lanyard?

A NEW CALL THAT WILL TURN HEADS AND DUCKS ALIKE

By T. Edward Nickens

■ For more information, go to ducks.org/pappy If you didn’t know, you might look at the thin ashy-black line running through the center of the duck call as an imperfection, or a curious blemish in the wood. But once you learned the backstory, you might look to your bank account to see just how much you could afford to pay for one of the most intriguing duck calls ever to hit the waterfowling world. This fall, Louisville woodworker Ed James and Mississippi custom call maker Josh Raggio are collaborating on a boutique line of duck calls made from charred whiskey barrel staves out of the famed Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, home of the cult-favorite Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. James, son-in-law of Julian Van Winkle III, and Raggio, one of…

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Garden & Gun (Digital) - 1 Issue, October/November 2023

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