Thursday Feb 19, 2026
EPISODE 109 - Cory Niccum
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The Hail Call is your Go-To Source for leading edge information and education for all things Competition Calling and Waterfowl Hunting. Your host Mike Benjamin will have different guests to help further the sport of Contest calling.
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Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Full crew this week! The guys are joined by Bo Matherly to talk about his success in the contest realm, as well as some thought on tuning and calling geese. Stay tuned - this is a good one!
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Thursday Jan 08, 2026
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
EPISODE 107 of The Hail Call is LIVE.
This week Mike, Teddy, Larry and Matt cover a bunch of topics. They talk about their New Years resolutions, both for the podcast and personal, waterfowl population talk, and some news with the WWCC.
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Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
This week, Mike Teddy and Matt are joined by the 2025, and now, 3X World Live Goose Calling Champion and Owner of Quill Creek World Championship Calls, Chance Wadsworth.
Chance has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to goose hunting and goose calling and we are always happy to have him on the show to share his expertise.
We had a slight issue with the end of this podcast and the last couple minutes are cut off.
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Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Re-upload of episode 105 due to technical issues with previous upload.
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
EPISODE 105 of The Hail Call is LIVE.
This week we are joined by 2025 World Duck Calling Champion Hayes Kibe! This young man has a promising future and a great head on his shoulders. Thanks for listening!
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Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
EPISODE 104 of The Hail Call is LIVE.
The full crew is back as we discuss the World Duck Calling Championship in Stuttgart. We give some predictions and wish luck to all the competitors traveling there.
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Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
EPISODE 103 of The Hail Call is LIVE.
This week we are joined by (now 3x) 2025 World Goose Calling Champion Kile Jones. We talk about the WWCC this past weekend, recap the contest and talk about what’s next.
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Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Mike Runk joins the podcast a week ahead of the WWCC to share a fresh idea to get participation back into contest calling. Let us know your thoughts on it!
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Why We're Here
"A duck call in the hands of the unskilled is one of conservation's greatest assets" - Nash Buckingham
The Hail Call in Partnership with the International Callers Association knows just how important it is to have as many tools in your bucket as possible to have a more successful hunt. Calling is the ONE tool you CANNOT BUY....
This Podcast was designed to help not only those who are looking to step on stage, but also to educate those who are looking for new ways to make the most of their time spent outdoors.