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Mark Moreland
Age: 52 Hometown: Mishawaka Indiana What age did you start hunting: 13 How many days a year do you hunt: 50 plus Favorite Hunting Area: Prairies of Canada Favorite Style of Waterfowl Hunting: Field hunting for big honkers Gun of Choice: Benelli M1 Super 90 Favorite Drake Product: New Drake Hardshell line Favorite Duck/Goose call: Heartland Custom dusk and goose calls Proudest Achievement: My children Email: mmorelan@mishawakacity.com Occupation: Police Officer Hometown: Mishawaka,Indiana Family: Wife Marisa, Daughters,Jana 26, Mia 7 and Rose 5 and our Son, Bowen 23 I was born in Kalamazoo,Michigan,and moved to Northern Indiana at the age of 10. I started hunting small game at the age of 13,but waterfowl hunting was what interested me the most. My first duck hunt over a local pothole,produced a mixed limit of greenheads and teal. I have been a duck and goose hunting fanatic ever since. I basically just winged it,and learned as I went on the fly,freelancing all over Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. I developed my early goose hunting skills,hunting the waterfowl management areas of Lower Michigan. This was long before the resident goose flocks of today,were established in many areas. I acquired my first female lab back in early 1975,and basically had my own bloodline of dogs for close to 25yrs. I was always willing to put the time and effort into training my dogs year round,and it always paid off in the long run with dogs that produced in the field. I just figured that I was doing a great disservice to the dog,If I didn't do my part to get the dog ready to hunt. Dogs have always been a big part of my life as a waterfowler,and I have always enjoyed training and getting them ready,as much as the hunt itself. Over the past 30yrs. ,I have learned some of things that help to be successful in the field. Attention to detail,and being willing to adapt and change to weather and other hunting conditions,were some of the major keys to success for me. Due to the advancement of products available to the duck and goose hunters of today,hunting is still a learning experience on every hunt for me. One of the most important things in waterfowling today,is keeping the youth involved. They are the guardians for the youth of tomorrow and this wonderful way of life that we all love to do. As much as anything,I really enjoy watching a young ones face after their first hunt,and rarely is it their last one. My son Bowen has been hunting with me since age 5, he is now 23. Rarely did he ever miss a hunt,many times coming home every weekend from college during the season. My passion and obsession for waterfowl,has also become his. His older sister Jana also went along on many hunts,and my two youngest girls have had fun on some early dove hunts. . I have been fortunate to have duck and goose hunted 3 of the 4 flyways,and been to prairies of Canada many times. Even today,I enjoy the hunts with my son Bowen,and brother Paul more than any. I am excited to be a part of the Drake Waterfowl Field Expert program. Drake designs and produces top of the line products for the extreme hardcore waterfowler, that flat out perform in the field. Products that are truly designed by waterfowl hunters. I am also very fortunate to Pro Staff for some first class companies in the waterfowl industry, such as Dave Smith Decoys, Heartland Calls-Leg Iron Lanyards, and Wildlife Outdoors. I would like to thank Bobby Windham, Tate Woods, and Kelley Powers for bringing me aboard with Drake Waterfowl Systems a company that truly is on the cutting edge of waterfowl technology and products. |
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