fieldstaff

SS Custom Calls

Field Staff

Tim Jones

Tim was born in Richmond, VA and moved to North Carolina at age 4. He
currently lives in the small town of Ellenboro, NC. Tim is happily married to
his wife Lisa and they have a daughter named Mallory. As an active member
of his church he helps with outdoor events such as their annual turkey shoot
and skeet challenge.

Tim has been hunting and fishing since he was 4 yrs. old. He has been
chasing long beards for many years now and has been a very successful
turkey hunter. "I had no one to introduce me to the sport, so I am a self
taught turkey hunter. Thank goodness for DVD's. I wish I could have been
hunting turkeys my whole life." If you get the chance to talk to Tim about
turkey hunting you'll learn quickly that this man is passionate about this
sport. "I truly love this sport and everything it stands for. I hope I'm still
hunting turkeys when I'm 100."

We are glad to have Tim as part of the SS Team. "I am so thankful to be a
very small part of what these guys do. I have been overwhelmingly
impressed with Al, Josh, and their wonderful calls since day one. Our
friendship has grown through the years and I hope it continues to grow as
the years roll on by."

Tim's gear of choice......
Guns: Benelli Supernova, 24" barrell, Sum Toy .650 Custom Choke &
Mossberg 835, 24" barrell, Sum Toy .673 Custom Choke
Ammo: Hevi-13 or Winchester Xtended range
Favorite Calls: SS Laminated Slate/Glass pot call, SS Laminated Bronzed
Glass pot call, SS Clincher Canarywood/Butternut box, and a variety of
mouth calls.

Phil Quist

Phil, 52, lives in Montgomery, Michigan with his wonderful wife Darla. He is
currently a Chemistry Teacher and N.W.T.F. Hillsdale Chapter
President/Co-banquet Chairman.

Phil has been hunting turkey's for about 26 years. "Michigan did not have
large populations of turkey's when I was younger." He has also been
hunting small game for 40 years and has been deer hunting for around 38
years.

"My favorite calls used: short boxes, single siders, longboxes, scratchers,
and pot calls."

Jon Herrold

Jon is a Pennsylvania native and is happily married to his wonderful
wife Diane. PA is where his turkey hunting started in the early 1960's.
"We didn't have a spring season then and there weren't many birds
at that time in the central part of the state where I lived. If you could
locate a small flock, it was top secret information and you hunted
them until you killed one or the season was over. There was no
source of information on turkey hunting and very few turkey hunters.
Turkey calls were almost unobtainable and mostly hand made. My
first steps towards obtaining a good call was to order a M.L. Lynch
box which took 6 weeks to get and the instructions that came with it
offered a wealth of information."

"When PA finally started a spring season most people didn't hunt,
just because most hunted turkey's in the fall not the spring." A lot
has changed over the years and Jon has had the pleasure of
meeting and hunting with a host of top notch turkey callers, call
makers, and turkey hunters. "I look back at this and it is no wonder
that I am the turkey call nut I am today, always looking for that one
perfect call. I try to hunt every day of the spring and fall season in PA
and dream about it the rest of the year. As for the old Lynch box, it has
a place of honor in my call cabinet. The perfect call is a SS Custom
that's in my turkey vest."