There was one day of qualifying and two days of competition. Only the top five callers got to come back in the finals which were held on Saturday, November 10, 2001. John David scored an 838 to beat out Joey Palumbo by one point in the junior division. John David said, “I competed in the senior division against 33 competitors and got a 6th place. I got to see what that division was like because I will be too old to compete in the junior division next year.”

The championships were sponsored by Mossberg, Final Approach, Avery and Mossy Oak. John David used an Alan Stanley Game Call - Alan Stanley is his uncle. When asked what he won, John David replied that he needed a semi to haul it all home and they are still shipping stuff to him! He said, “I got a hand carved goose decoy trophy carved by Charles Jobes, a $500 scholarship, a 12 gauge Mossberg 835 shotgun, an Avery floating blind bag, two dozen Real Geese Pro silhouette decoys, a Final Approach gun sling, a fanny pack, wader bag, lunch box and a predator blind.”

John David will be working and practicing hard so he can go back to Easton again next year.
Congratulations!