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:: Elite Team (gold text) :: Field Experts
Alberta
Markco Plummer

Alabama
David Gaston
Ron Pharr
William Dennis

Alaska
None currently

Arkansas
Charles Snapp ~Elite~
Tyler Merritt

Arizona
Randy Veit

California
Tommy Haase
Bill Mays
Kyle Neeser
Ken White
Michael E. McVey

Colorado
Todd Helton ~Elite~
Rodney Rexwinkle
Chris Williams

Connecticut
None currently

Delaware
Jerry Kryspin, Jr.
Keith McGowan ~Elite~
Kevin Popo ~Elite~

Florida
None currently

Georgia
Shawn Dulohery
Marty Fischer ~Elite~
Mike Pierce ~Elite~
Neely Raper

Hawaii
None currently

Idaho
None currently

Iowa
Bernie Boyle ~Elite~
Casey Buck
Barnie Calef ~Elite~
Kurt Lemke


Illinois
Hunter Grounds ~Elite~
Tim Grounds ~Elite~
Greg McCauley
Scott Konieczki
Kyle Rinella
Ryan Graves
Dave Pfeiffer
Andrew Buff
Lauren L. Thomas
Wade Walling

Indiana
Derek Craig
Erroll Cheney
Mark Moreland

Kansas
Jason Matheney

Kentucky
Nick Cottrell
David Hale ~Elite~
Harold Knight ~Elite~
Randy LaNeve
Richie McKnight ~Elite~

Louisiana
Chris Anders
Eli Haydel ~Elite~
Kelly Haydel ~Elite~
Rod Haydel ~Elite~
J. Burton Angelle, III
Lester Langley

Maine
None currently

Maryland
Josh Neuwiller ~Elite~
Roy E. Maines Jr.
Sean Mann ~Elite~

Michigan
Todd Alofs
Dave Baker
Steve Cheston
Rusty Heron
Craig McDonald ~Elite~

Minnesota
Randy Bartz ~Elite~
Craig Rosenau
Kevin Riskevich
Charles Seitzer
Adam Scheel

Mississippi
John Garrett
Glen "Buddy" Mann
Tim Gray

Missouri
Chris Boettcher
Jeff Brown
Mark Haas

Montana
None currently

Nebraska
Nick Brichacek

Nevada
None currently

New Hampshire
None currently

New Jersey
William Winkel Jr.

New Mexico
None currently

New York
Dwight E. Flanders Jr

North Carolina
Luke Hickman

North Dakota
Chris Hustad

Ohio
None currently

Oklahoma
Josh Medlin
Richard Davis
Ryan Rider

Ontario
Blair Whyte
David Roy

Oregon
David Miller
Mario Friendy
Michael Culver

Pennsylvania
Jason Topper

PEI
Glen Gillespie

Quebec
John Cristinziani
Brian Bergeron

Rhode Island
None currently

South Carolina
Buck Coggins
Allen Flippo

South Dakota
Brian Anderson
Steve Bierle

Tennessee
Jason Arnold
Matt Barnett
Barry Burkhead
Clay Conner
David Edgar
Slayton Gearin
J. Paul Jackson ~Elite~
Mike McLemore ~Elite~
Jeff Martin
Jason Patterson
Rob Sommerville ~Elite~

Texas
Steve Derouen
Brian J. Donovan
Len Vaughn
Gary Williams Jr.
Ward McGee

Utah
None currently

Vermont
None currently

Virginia
Richard Nunnally

Washington
Bill Saunders ~Elite~
Chad Eidson
Abel A. Cortina

West Virginia
Dave Hackathorn

Wisconsin
Bill Morgan
Lorie Walker

Wyoming
None currently

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Neely Raper


My wife, April, and I have two beautiful, duck calling, children: Sam 7, and Holly 4.

I have a great passion for everything outdoors. However, waterfowling is my obsession. I began duck hunting when I was twelve years old. I began by hunting the rivers of central Tennessee. My family moved to SE Georgia when I was fifteen. I really "cut my teeth" hunting the old plantation rice fields of the Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area.

As a teenager I joined Ducks Unlimited as a Greenwing. The morals and values of good stewardship taught by my father and built upon by DU towards the outdoors helped to strengthen the foundation my parents worked hard to develop. My involvement with waterfowling and DU during the "awkward" teenage years helped to create my own identity. I owe a lot to those that took the time to spend with me as a kid and I am devoted whole-heartedly to giving back.

As a leader for one of the largest DU chapters in the state of Georgia, I am primarily focused on the kids. They are our future and every opportunity we get we need to do something that has a positive impact on their future.

During the hunting season I guide for Jay Wright's Shurashot Guide Service of Eastern St. Francis County, Arkansas. I am also a proud member of the Buck Gardner Calls team as a field staffer. The Spring finds me chasing turkeys around the woods of NW Georgia. I am honored to be a member of the Drake Waterfowl team. I have spent many hours in the field exposed to the harshest elements and the products Drake Waterfowl produces are the only thing I have found that time after time stands up against all we face.

May God bless and remember to take a kid hunting.



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