Mark Pruhomme wins NWTF calling title

Mark Prudhomme of Georgetown successfully defended his 2009 title of turkey calling Champion of Champions at the recent National Wild Turkey Federation national convention. Prudhomme is now a two-time winner of the calling competition that pits the best of the best against each other in a contest that requires each contestant to use five different instruments to make their best calls. They use diaphragms, box calls, tube calls, wingbones and slate calls - and only a very few callers are proficient enough on all of these calls to stand a fighting purr of a chance. Prudhomme uses a Knight and Hale signature call and is a regular on their hunting television program. The wild turkeys of the Lowcountry better hope that they don't fly down anywhere near Prudhomme, who works as a hunting guide during the season, because he can raise his game to fool the big gobblers with the thick beards and the long spurs - proving why he was awarded the Wild Turkey bourbon title of 'Rare Breed.'

PhotoByNWTF: Prudhomme hoists the 2010 Champion of Champions trophy