I appreciate all the support, information, and knowledge that these guys bring to our site. For this I am very thankful.
If you would like to join our great gang, just visit us at the forum, get to know us, then email us at refugegang@duckhunter.net with your bio and a small close-up picture of yourself if you have one.
Gang Members are broken down into 4 different pages. Just click on the link associated with the first letter of the name you are looking for below.
G - L
G.B. Jack, Gmann,
Gene
Foxworth, Ghostman,
Goose,Gooseman,
Goosehunter, Govols1,
Great White Hunter, Greenhead,
Gray Beard, Greybeard,
Gumbeaux,
Gumbooter,
Gunbird,
Hammerblind,
Hammerhead, H20FOWL,
Hal Weaver, Headshot, Highball,
IDJosh, Jeff, TN,
JP,
JW,Jimbo,
Joe
from Canada, John-NAW,
Jon-LA,
Jungleduck, KD,
Keith
Benning, Kenny-Old Master,
Kevin,
KMAC, Knee-Booter,
KoKo, La. Legend, LA.
Man Lanyardman LaRebLars,
G.B. JACK
Alias: G. B. Jack
Name: Jack Stephan
Work: Orthopedic sales consultant
Backround: Just finished school at Northern Michigan University
where I was a varsity football player, 3 year starter at left guard.
Been a hunter my entire life and have been water fowling for three
years.
Home: Allouez, WI
Boat: 18 1/2 foot Lund Alaskan
Family: Wife, Kelly
Dog: soon to be Picking up in January of this year (cisco) Black Lab
Gun: 1187 remington
E mail: ca2wi@greenbaynet.com
Bday: August 3, 1975
NAME: Gary Willmann
LOCATION: Plano, Texas
AGE: 35
OCCUPATION: Graphic Designer
Started hunting when I was 7 years old. Grew up
hunting the backwoods and swamps of SW Louisiana. Love
to duck hunt, deer hunt, dove hunt and am getting into
turkey hunting. The other months are spent on the
water catching fish. I hunt in NE Texas for ducks and
on the gulf coast prairies for geese, then fish on
Lake Fork, Lake Texoma, and Lake Tawakoni for crappie,
bass and stripers.
FAMILY: A wonderful wife Jeanie, and 2 daughters,
Rachel (2 1/2) and Lauren to be born Feb. 2000.
EQUIPMENT: Calls: Haydell DVT-88. Gun: Mossberg 500
(despite any problems). Boat: 15' Aluma-Weld with
25HP Mercury (20 years old and runs like a top!)
Gene Foxworth
Age:23
Greenville, NC
Student at ECU
Dog: a retired golden
Favorite gun: Browning Auto 5
assorted boats, all camo
I killed my first duck at six a (bluebill) and go every day I can.
Social
life goes on hold for duck season.
Alias: Ghostman
Name: Butch Sholes
Reside: Swan Quarter North Carolina
Age: 31
Occupation: Correctional Sergeant
Married: 10 years to Dana, Three kids David, Daniel, and Leah
Hunt: I hunt the Pamlico sound, and fresh water marshes in eastern
N.C
Dog: 1 Chocolate LAB (Hunter)
Favorite Gun: Remington model 870 express 3"MAG
Favorite calls: Haydel double reed, Rich-n-Tone single reed, and Rich-n-Tone
6 in 1 whistle.
NAME: Paul Giesenhagen
ALIAS: Goose
LIVE: Kansas City, MO.
AGE: 32
MARRIED: Beautiful wife Jan, 1 Son Paul III 1 1/2 years old.
SHOTGUNS: Many
CALLS: Big Guy's Best Inc (what else?).
LANYARD: ???
OCCUPATION: OutdoorSite (ugh!).
PLEASURE: Family and Hunting with some fishing!
DOGS: Labradors currently we have 5 3 Blacks, Yellow and a Chocolate
HUNTING: At our Duck Club Goose Creek Farms.
TRUCK: GMC Yukon
Website: The Outdoor Site
Name: John Beckwith
Alias: Gooseman
Home: Kent, Ohio (we have a famous University)
Wife: Jacqueline married 13 years.
Kids: Joseph 10, Ryan 7, David 20 months, Samuel 20 months, and
Jacob 20 months. (yes they are triplets, and no there wasn't any fertility
treatments).
For Work: Sales Rep for Dow AgroSciences (it sure helps me gain
some great farm land (for hunting), and also do a little farming on my
family farm.
For Fun: My family, travel, goose guiding business, competitive trapshooting.
Calls: Primos Wench P2 and a Dan Sprague custom duck call. Tim
Grounds Half Breed Magnum and a Sean Mann Eastern Shoreman.
Guns: Browning Gold Hunter 10 gauge and the same in 12 gauge.
Blinds: 2 Haybales, 4 Eliminators, 1 Sittin Goose, 1 Pit
Boats: 1 Jon boat, 2 Kayaks.
Hunting: Primarily field and marsh. I also do a little
archery for deer.
I scored on a 13 point wall hanger this year.
Decoys: More than enough to tick off my wife. 84 Bigfoots,
20 dozen Outlaws, 7 dozen windsocks, 14 dozen shells, 3 dozen floaters,
and just about as many duck decoys.
Name: Cecil Allbright
Nickname : goosehunter
Age: 50
Married to wife who enjoys sending me hunting and going along(if it's
warm).
Dog: chessie "Goose".
Occupation: factory mgr. - wire & cable.
Favorite gun: Ultimag 835
Favorite call: Tim Grounds original (hunted with Tim years ago).
4 children, 3 who hunt.
Mostly hunt West-Central Ohio from pit blinds for geese. Enjoy
Magee Marsh when I get the chance. Would like to return to Ballard
County to hunt again if anyone has that type of info.
Really enjoy the Refugegang site! Keep up the good work.
Callbright@astro-ind.com
Name: Brian Gibson
Alias: Govols1
Age: 27
Live: Scott AFB, IL
Family: Beautiful wife Melissa, and two gorgeous children Brianna -
2, and
Michael - 6 mths.
Occupation: Computer Operator in the Air Force
Shotguns: Browning BPS and Winchester 1300
Hunt: Southwestern IL, Henderson County, Ky, Central Ohio, and Northwest
PA.
I mainly hunt duck and deer, but also hunt pheasant, grouse, quail,
and squirrel
Alias: Great White Hunter
Live: South Central Texas but hunt the Katy prairie near Houston.
I am married to Donna and in December it will mark our third year.
Occupation: 26 year old nurse.
My dog is a black lab named Macy who loves duck and dove hunting almost
as much as me. I also
like to hunt deer, geese, squirrel and just about everything else.
My favorite duck gun is my 835 UM. We have no children yet but I
look forward to introducing them to hunting and fishing. Next year
I plan to buy a bass so I can return to tournament bass fishing.
Name: Ryan Bibula
Alias: Greenhead
Town: LaSalle, IL
Age: 23
Hunting experience: 8 religious seasons
States I've hunted in: IL, WI, NE, and ARKY-LAND
Would like to go to: LA, ND, TX, and Mexico
Favorite organization: Delta Watefowl
What excites me most about waterfowl? answer---bands (I
have 7 total-all mallards)
GRAYBEARD
Alias: Gray Beard
Name: Gene Mitchell
Age: 52
Married to Sue for 23 years: one daughter, two Grand sons.
Live: Mariposa, CA., just outside Yosemite.
I have hunted Ducks for 23 years. I mainly hunt the Refuges in central
Calif.
I collect anything that has to do with shot guns and bird hunting.
he guns I use most for ducks are Browning BSS and citori and a Winchester
model
12 32" heavy duck gun.
I'm A retired printer and A dental lab tech. I shoot trap, skeet and sporting
clays
when not hunting.
Name: Dan Earleywine
Alias: Greybeard
Age: 62
Family: Great wife and 4 great kids
Location: Central Illinois
Years of Waterfowling: 52
Guns: 870, Stevens 311 S x S, 1868 W.W.Greener 12 ga. S x S
Dog: 7 yr. old Black Lab "Steely Dan"(son's dog)
Other interests: Oil Painting, Decoy Carving, Outdoor Cartoons,Country
Music, Fly Fishing
Also, I am a Hunter Safety Instructor (Volunteer) for the Illinois
DNR (14 yrs) and on our local chapter's Board of Directors.
I LOVE to talk hunting and fishing and ALWAYS keep a civil tongue in
my mouth.
I look forward to talking and reading your great group of hunters.
ALIAS: GUMBEAUX
NAME: Jody Miller
AGE: 30
LIVE: Monroe, Louisiana
OCCUPATION: Factory Worker
DOG: Black Lab named 'Gumbeaux'
MARITAL: I have been married to tha same wonderful woman for
the past 8 years. I have been duck hunting for the past 12 years, and both
have been very good to me.
NAME: Alan Morphis
ALIAS: Gumbooter
BORN: 4/18/63
AGE: 35
OCCUPATION: Self-Employed Painter/Carpenter (I get to do a lot of duck
hunting)
LIVE: Memphis, TN
HUNT: Public land in north MS
GUN: Wingmaster
CALL: Echo Timber Call (cocobola)
NAME: Chuck Harrison
ALIAS: Gunbird
AGE: 40
OCCUPATION: US Army Lieutenant Colonel, Helicopter Pilot
HOME: Originally from Tennessee, stationed in Fort Hood, TX
FAMILY: Saint of a woman, Tracey (gotta be a Saint to put up with me).
My
son Patrick (16) has been hunting with me since he was old enough to
walk as
I did with my dad.
HUNT: All over the United States and the world. Wherever the
Army sends me.
Favorite place has been Fort Leavenworth, KS. Mallard and goose
hunting was
awesome, killed a 160 gross whitetail, lots of pheasant and quail and
limits
on turkeys every spring. Nothing like hunting different game
animals all
over this great country. Made some fantastic lifelong hunting
partners also.
Have a blind and a lake house in Tennesse that still holds that special
place
in my heart.
DOG: 12 year old black labrador (Happy Ho) who has retrieved many thousands
of birds in his day, still in wonderful shape and has got a couple
of more
good years.
GUNS: Many, many but my favorite duck gun is still my old 3" Remington
870
Magnum, frozen, wet, dirty or clean it never fails in a pinch.
CALL: 20 year old Rich-n-Tone Cocabola.
BOAT: Which one? 12' Alumacraft, 14' Quichata, 16' Polarcraft,
18 HP
Evinrude and 40 HP Johnson.
DECOYS: Lots of different ones.
TRUCK: 98 Dodge Extended Cab 4X4.
Name-Kevin Todd
Alias-hammerblind
Home-Milan,(West Tenn)
Age-38
Family-married,wife-Beth for 10 yrs, 1 daughter, allison10,2stepsons,Kody,19
and Tyler,15
Occupation-employee of Con-Agra Foods
Fav. Calls-Mike McLemore double reed, Echo timber single reed
HAMMERHEAD
Name; Ed Fagnant
Alias; Hammerhead
Reside; Summers, Jamestown R.I. other seasons, Chepachet,R.I.
Age; 40
Occupation; Carpenter foreman; Brand Scaffold
Married, Deb 1 son Russ (12)
New England,and especially Rhodie offers far more than most people
know.
We get lots of Geese, and many differant species of ducks.
Mallards,Blacks,'bills,cans, and woodies being my favorites. Sea Ducks
also make up a big part of the hunt with longer seasons and liberal bags.
Summers are spent chasing big Stripers in the 20' Grady
Dog; 3 year old yellow Lab "Ruger"
favorite guns; Browning BPS 10 gauge (Geese and Sea duckin) Ithica
37 (now
that Bismuth has taken it out of retirement)
Favorite call; P.S. Olt Sonderman 66 (been blowin it since a kid and
own 20
new 1's in reserve
Brian Dickerson, Shawnee Ks.
Alias: H20FOWL
Student at Pittsburg State in Pittsburg Ks.
Been Hunting Ducks Since I Can Remember, but still looking for that
first Bull Canvasback
Age 24
Guns-Benelli SBE, Beretta A302
Dog-18 mounth old yellow Lab
Area Hunted- Marais des Cygnes, St. Pual, West Mineral, Ks.
Nick Name "SBE"
E-Mail- brian@apexcorp.com
NAME: Hal Weaver
AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: Managing Director of ERC, Inc.(Video Surveillance company
specializing in large National Accounts, Casinos, ect).
STATUS: Married 5 months to a great gal who's learning to aprreciate
my waterfowl passions. (Now if I can just get her to understand about all
the travel for work!!)
RESIDE: Kennesaw, Georgia (northern suburb of Atlanta).
DOG: 7 week old black lab 'Coal'. He's got big shoes to fill. His predecessor
was awesome!
DUCK HUNTING: 20 years.
NAME: John Wellhousen
AKA Headshot
AGE: 34
LOCATION: Saginaw Bay, MI
OCCUPATION: Property Manager
HUNT: Mostly open waters of Saginaw Bay. Also hunt rivers, state areas
and the occasional invite on private farms for geese.
EQUIPMENT: Winchester model 1200 or side-by-side.
12 & 14 foot boats, three motors including electric. Custom quick
set blind.
Generally get to hunt 80% of season. (last two have been 60 days)
DOG: Brittany, year old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Robin, the ultimate water fowling widow.
CHILDREN: One, Deidre 7 yrs, introduced to waterfowling last
year.
Name: Dave Elkins
Alias: Highball
Age: 32
Location: North East Ohio
Familiy: Married to my loving wife Cynthia since May 2002.
4 kids. 3 daughters and my son.
Sarah and Josh will be the waterfowl nuts of the future.
Dogs: One very aggressive Chessie, Highball. Hits the water
so hard I loose
MY breath. I'd like to mention Roxy here too. My young
lab passed
several yrs. ago. Still loved and thought of by my kids.
Always in our hearts.
Guns: My favorite is my 11-87 3"mag w/ 30" barrel.
Have not had a more
smooth swing from another gun. I use for geese and ducks.
My spare is
my 870.
Waterfowl: Have only hunted waterfowl for 3 yrs. now. Looking
forward to
many more years ahead. I've found it gets more expensive every
year. Only cause I seem to want more equipment hehe :).
Josh Kelly
Alias: IDJosh
Live: Idaho.
My favorite thing to do is to hunt ducks and geese.
My e-mail address is djkelly@micron.net
NAME: Jeff Moss
ALIAS: Jeff, TN
HOME: Hermitage, Tennessee
AGE: 37
MARRIED to Becky for 2 years and has been great because she actually
encourages me to hunt.
We have 6 children altogether Jeff Jr. (J.T.) 19, Kelly (15), Holly
(14), Krista (11), Brooke (5) and
my youngest huntin' partner Blake (7months)
SHOTGUNS: Mossberg 835
DUCK CALL: Haydel DR-85, Scobey Greenhead, and hopefully a Cracklin
Mallard soon!
OCCUPATION: Engineer for State Water Heaters for 20 years.
FOR PLEASURE: Web Design, Mountain Biking, Radio Control Airplanes,
Golf, more Golf etc,
HUNT: Percy Priest Lake, Old Hickory Lake, Springville Bottoms and
wherever I get invited (hint).
WEB SITE: http://thepagemill.home.mindspring.com
NAME: John Biggs, Jr.
ALIAS: John - NAW
LOCATION: North Alabama
AGE: 37
OCCUPATION: Sr. Program Analyst (Defense Contractor)
I love the months of Dec & Jan (Duck Season).
I thoroughly enjoy the sport
of waterfowling and the time I get to spend with
my hunting buddy and my 7
year old son. I have have been blessed with a
special wife, Sharon, and 3
sons, Matthew (23), Nathan (19) and JT (7).
I also have a 3 yr. old
grandson, Colin, who can't wait to go hunt ducks
with Pappaw.
HUNT: Mostly on Guntersville Lake and occasionally
some private timber in
North Alabama.
DOG: A 9 month old Yellow Lab, Sassy.
EQUIPMENT: Calls: Echo Acrylic Timber Call &
Southern Game Little Joel
Acrylic. Gun: Mossberg 835. Boat: 16' Polar Kraft.
NAME: John Phillips
Alias: JP
HOME: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
AGE: 46
MARRIED W/CHILDREN, ages 21,19 & 3..one in college, one driving
a M1A Abroms tank in Korea & the 3 1/2 year old holding down the
home front.
SHOTGUNS: enough for two Latin American revolutions..favorites are
686 Onyx Beretta, the 50 yr. old A-5 and the new Winchester Super
X2 3.5".
FOR A LIVING: Financial Consultant
VEHICLE: Jeep 4X4 (Is there anything else?)
TWO LABS: Cody (11) & Cheyenne (4).
Name: Justin Ward
Alias: JW
Live: Burley, ID
Gun: Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag
Dog: 3 year old black lab.
Calls: Echo Poly Timber call, Big River Long Honker.
Hunting: Waterfowl hunting has to be my favorite. I also
like to hunt pheasants, deer, and I love fly-fishing.
NAME: James Hunsberger
ALIAS: Jimbo
AGE: 19
OCCUPATION: College Student/Factory Worker.
LOCATION: Michigan
HOBBIES: Hunting-goose, duck, deer, turkey, squirrel and Fishing.
AGE: 26 years old
LIVE: New Brunswick Canada
OCCUPATION: Project Manager for Computer Software Company.
NAME: Jon Kyle Renard
AGE: 26
OCCUPATION:Structural and Piping designer, and Architect, as slind
line, in off season.
LIVE: Delcambre, Louisiana, 20miles south of Lafayette.
DOGS: 8yr. and 3month, yellow labs, Tank, and Gator.
JUNGLEDUCK (Master Decoy Carver)
ALIAS: Jungleduck
NAME: Matt Estes
AGE: 43
OCCUPATION: Work for Home Depot,Inc.-Operations Manager.I was fortunate
and lucky enough to find my wife,Jayne,20 years ago and have a son(14}and
a daughter{5}.My grandfather started taking me hunting as soon as I could
walk. He would saddle a horse,throw me up behind him,and make for the riverbottoms
and the mallards...
Name: Randy Tucker
Alias: KD (stands for Keiras Dad)
Occupation: Pipeline Construction Worker and I am fortunate enough
to be home most of the winter with nothing to do but duck hunt.
Age: 49
Keira is my 20 yr old daughter that seems to be the popular person
in the family, so I gain my stature upon her coattail. I live in Farmerville,
Louisiana and hunt the Upper Ouachita NWR and also do some rice field hunting
near Jones, Louisiana. I also hunt some on Lake Darbonne and Bayou
Deloutre. I dont hunt anything but ducks. Started to come to this site
early in November or 99 and really enjoy the input from the people. My
wife doesnt hunt, but enjoys going with me when she can. I have two daughters.
Keira, who I mentioned , is a Soph. at Louisiana Tech majoring in Physical
Therapy. Heather is 24, married, and teaches at Homer J High. My son-in-law
is a mechanical engineer and an avid hunter. I am also going to be a first
time Grandpa in March of 2000.
NAME: Keith Benning
AGE: 27
OCCUPATION: Part time private investigator, full time student.
LIVE: Illinois
MARITAL STATUS: Probably getting married in the near future, so Im
still a free man for now. No kids, no other hobbies other than hunting
and fishing.
NAME: Kenny Wilson
AGE: 43
OCCUPATION: High School Science Teacher---- Golf course Superintendent.
NAME: Kevin
LIVE: Tennessee
AGE: 17
OCCUPATION: Hunter, dog trainer, farmer, electrition, VW beetle restorer,
and 50 other lesser things.
DOG: Dutchess (Dutch)
GUN: Remington 12ga. mag. w/syn. stock.
FAVORITE DUCK: The one over the decoys.
LAKE: Watts Bar
HUNTING: Ever since I could tote a gun.
NAME: Keith McPherson
AGE: 26
OCCUPATION: I.T. Consultant.
MARITAL STATUS: Getting married 8 days from today (yikes).
RESIDE: Houston, TX; 1 Lab, 'Briggs'.
Name: Scott Graves
Alias: Knee-booter
Age: 20 years old.
Live: West Tennessee.
Occupation: College Student
Marital: Single
Hunt: I have been hunting for about 5 years. I hunt at Reelfoot Lake,
the Obion River bottoms, & the Mississippi River bottoms.
Guns: I use Browning Shotguns but my fav is my 12 ga. BPS!
I like big boats with bigger motors, but i only have a 1652 ..... but
maybe a bigger one soon!
I have many duck calls but for Reelfoot I use a Tommy Alexander metal
reed & in the bottoms I use my Primos Timber Wench. I use a Tim Grounds
half breed and a Knight and Hale magnum clucker.
ALIAS: KOKO
NAME: Richard Roberts Jr.
AGE: 43
HOMETOWN: Manchester,Pennsylvania.
FAMILY: Wife of 11 years Delores, who understands the importance of
my favorite sport,waterfowling.
Two dogs, Rusty a mixed lab/shepard and KoKo a chocolate lab who I
lost in October of last year to lymphoma cancer.(best friend I had.)
HUNTING: Besides waterfowling which I've been doing for 18 years,I
like deer,turkey and upland bird hunting.
FAVORITE PLACE TO HUNT: For waterfowl,Eastern shore of Maryland or
Virginia.Other game,my home state.
WORD OF THANKS: Thanks to my dad who always found time to take me hunting
and
who got me interested in a great sport,waterfowling.
NAME: Donny Graves
LIVE: W.Monroe, LA
AGE: 49 years old, Duck Hunting 40 years.
Married 1 daughter at the University of Kentucky getting her doctorate
(guess you can tell I'm proud of her haha).
OCCUPATION: Retired from General Motors.
Name: Eric
Alias: LA. MAN
Live: Denham Springs, LA
Marital Status: Married with 2 boys and 1 girl
Work: Self-employeed
Active Cub Master for 8 years
Love to hunt, fish and camp
NAME: Ken Versluis
ALIAS: Lanyardman
AGE: 31
OCCUPATION: Hvac Service Tech (Hopefully to change soon).
LOCATION: Moline, IL.
MARRIED: 7 years, Wife, Kelly (GREAT GAL!!).
KIDS: Boy, Berke - age 5, Girl, Bailey - age 2
DOG(S): Choc. Lab named Nes 8 years old. Chesapeake Pup, Kodi, 5 Months
from Northern Flight Kennel.
HUNTING: 20 Years
GUN: SBE
CALLS: Crackling mallard, Echo acrylic timber call, Short Stop short
reed goose call.
LANYARD: Only the best,hehe.
PASSIONS: My kids, then duck and goose hunting.
HUNT: I normally get out about 30 days during the normal season
and try to take a few long weekend trips after our season has ended.
Name: J.C. Maddox
Alias: LaReb
Age: 14
Home: Bossier, Louisiana
Occupation: High School Student (10th grade)
Gun: Mossberg 835
Dog: Lab- black male "Ringo"
Hunt: Black Bayou, Bald Knob Arkansas, Loggy Bayou, rice
fields in Kinder
Louisaina
Call: Sure-shot Mallard 650, WileyDuck FlexTone Mallard
and soon Big River
Long Honker or Knight and Hale Magnum Clucker....
NAME: Larry Prince
ALAIS: Lars
AGE: 30
HOME: Garrison, Texas
MARRIED: 8 years to Jackie, a beautiful red head.
KIDS: Hunter - 4 and Caitlin - 2
DOG: Lady - 12 year old yellow lab. She made her last tough hunt
this year. I am getting (I mean
Hunter is getting) a chocolate for his birthday in April '00.
OCCUPATION: Coach
GUN: BPS 3"
CALLS: Haydel's Red Leg, Duck Commander Mallard Drake
EXPERIENCE: I have hunted for 20 years. Hunter has already
made 2 seasons in the blind.
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