Then, in the late 1980s, the short-reed goose call made its debut. Since then, it’s become the go-to choice for goose hunters, namely because it’s easier to blow than a flute and quite versatile. The ...

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In fact, one style of goose call is called just that -- a flute. Like any instrument, calls take practice to learn to play (or blow) them well. But there are no music sheets to follow.

He's a three-time World Goose Calling champion. The contest, held each year in November on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, attracts the best of the best competition callers from across North America.

``A goose makes many different noises,'' he said. ``A pleading call, a greeting call, cluck, double cluck, a moan. You choose which sound to use depending on how the geese are acting.

It was the 2010 Wisconsin duck and goose calling championships, he was 16 years old, used a borrowed call and hadn't really practiced a routine. "I didn't know what I was doing," said Wendtland.

JT Johnson (right) 15, wins first place in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships Jr. World Goose Calling Championship at Easton High School on Nov. 9.