Ron Davidson

Arkie Mallard Calls was founded by Ron Davidson after his retirement as a Timberland Manager with International Paper in 2001. Ron spent his 35 year career working with timber and native hardwoods. Ron is an avid hunter and fisherman. It was a perfect fit that Ron would become a duck call maker with his love of duck hunting, hardwood timber and fine craftsmanship. His primary influences were Mark Smith, professional pool cue maker and Terry Williams, wildlife artist.

Chad and Missy Caldwell

Missy (Melissa) Caldwell is the daughter of Ron Davidson and Chad Caldwell is Missy’s husband. Chad has spent his career with Georgia Pacific also in the timber industry. Chad is an avid hunter. Chad and Missy were trained in every aspect of call making by Ron for a couple of years prior to Ron’s full retirement.

There is no change in the process, equipment, specifications, designs, or quality now that Ron has passed the gavel to the next generation. It’s just wonderful that Chad and Missy were interested and lived close to continue without a hitch. Chad and Missy live within seeing distance of Ron and they are actually working together during the transition.

About the Calls

They are so unique! They are slightly larger than most calls to accommodate the carving. We call them presentation calls since they can be personalized and given as gifts or awards.  They are great for the collector as well as the hunter.

We have made call inserts and we have used a great Arkansas call maker as a source to purchase the inserts. We now outsource all the insert construction to the 1997 Worlds Champion duck caller. We just can’t match the consistency with the wood inserts that he can make with poly acrylic. We have several duck hunting guides purchasing our calls. We also have one competitor using an Arkie Mallard Call in the Junior Worlds Championships in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He placed third in the competition.

Any feature of the engraving can be changed at no additional fee. In addition to the new owner's name, We can add a company name, logo or a hunting club name. The only limitation is space on the surface of the call. These personalized calls are great for a business to give to customers or employees as promotional gifts or awards.