2022 Calling Contest Calling Champions
The Grand National Calling Championships are a major attraction at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show.
Callers of all ages compete for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes in eight divisions. Competitions are held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The best callers in the world use natural voices, latex mouth calls, pot and peg friction calls, box calls, owl hooting tubes and more to yelp, cluck, putt, gobble and hoot their way to the top spot on stage.
NWTF Grand National Calling Championships
GNCC Gobbling Championship
Winner: Joe Slaton, Linden, CA - 243
1st Runner up: Rodney Eckstine, Greencastle, PA - 240.5
2nd Runner up: Kerry Elliott, Paris, KY - 237.5
3rd Runner up: Travis Ham, Pickens, MS - 236
4th Runner up: Doug Herman, Wahoo, NE - 235
GNCC Owl Championship
Winner: Kaleb Payton, Central City, KY - 241.5
1st Runner up: Scott Ellis, Mulberry, FL - 241
2nd Runner up: Daniel Dumas, Oxford, MI - 237.5
3rd Runner up: Steve Morgenstern, Kirksville, MO - 237 (240.5 call-off)
4th Runner up: Joseph Maher, Pontotoc, MS - 237 (240 call-off)
GNCC Team Air & Friction Challenge
Winner: Dave Owens, Cedartown, GA and Zach Conaway, Guyton, GA - 556.5
1st Runner up: Terence Williamson, Gordo, AL and Hunter Wallis, Greenfield, PA - 554
2nd Runner up: Jason Conrad, Union, MS and Steve Stoltz, Arnold, MO - 549
GNCC Friction Championship
Winner: Rodney Eckstine, Greencastle, PA - 460
1st Runner up: Dustin Jones, Beaver, OH - 458.5
2nd Runner up: Mitchell Johnston, Purlear, NC - 457.5
3rd Runner up: Matt Van Cise, Brookeville, PA - 457
4th Runner up: Zach Conaway, Guyton, GA - 456
GNCC Senior Division Championship
Winner: Matt Van Cise, Brookeville, PA 753
1st Runner up: Dave Owens, Cedartown, GA 749.5
2nd Runner up: Jared Lowe, Gadsden, AL 739.5
3rd Runner up: Jed Paronish, N. Cambria, PA 735
4th Runner up: Josh Grossenbacher, Medina, OH 732.5
Youth Grand National Turkey Calling Championships (sponsored by Mossy Oak)
GNCC Poult Division Championship (10 and under)
Winner: Adalyn Washko Roaring Brook, PA 359
1st Runner up: Gavin Bryan Ruffin, SC 356
2nd Runner up: Jesse Flowers Princeton, KY 354.5
3rd Runner up: Mason Johnston Purlear, NC 352.5
4th Runner up: Easton Phillips Manchester, GA 349.5
GNCC Junior Division Championship (11 to 15)
Winner: Bo Bartlebaugh Armagh, PA 370.5
1st Runner up: Ethan Jones Beaver, OH 370
2nd Runner up: Chase Roberts Cape Girardeau, MO 365.5
3rd Runner up: Lane Cathey Birmingham, AL 363.5
4th Runner up: Isaac Willow Richfield, PA 361
GNCC Intermediate Division Championship (16 to 20)
Winner: Matthew Presley Front Royal, VA 372.5
1st Runner up: Lucas Baker Heath Springs, SC 361
2nd Runner up: Hunter Young Blairsville, GA 355
3rd Runner up: Colby Butler Dorsett, VT 353.5
4th Runner up: Gracie Herman Wahoo, NE 349.5