LMC HANGMEN

Dave Ladomer, 19, has resided in Grosse Ile , Michigan his whole life. Grosse Ile, an island at the mouth of Lake Erie, allows Dave access to some of the best hunting and fishing areas in Michigan . The Grosse Ile area holds large amounts of birds giving him the opportunity to hunt fields, marshes, and big water. His father, Dave Sr., introduced him to waterfowling at an early age. After hunting and guiding in the Southeastern Michigan area, for over 42 years, Dave's father has passed down the experience he has gained. His Father started Dave calling and bought him his first short reed goose call. This opened Dave's eyes to the art of calling. Today his love for calling has brought him to the stage. Dave focuses a lot of his time and energy on the upcoming contest season, in which he hopes to bring home wins with Lynch Mob Calls.

Dave's love for the outdoors doesn't end there; he also is an avid fisherman, ranging from freshwater to saltwater. Also, target shooting is a big part of his off season hobbies, he shoots in skeet and trap leagues, but also enjoys sporting clays, and 5 stand.

Brandon grew up hunting and fishing in central and southwest Iowa. His family began taking him hunting as early as 4 years old. After harvesting >his first squirrel at the age of 6, he was hooked. Brandon spent most of his teenage years chasing deer and turkey every chance he had. Brandon began waterfowl hunting after meeting fellow Lynch Mob/ Avery pro-staffer Curt McNabb. He has been avidly involved since, spending most of his free time scouting with his wife Jami and his two sons Jeran and Aden. When he is not busy chasing geese Brandon likes to fish with family and friends as well as play softball in city leagues. Brandon's goal is to get as many children and first time waterfowlers in the field hunting as possible.

Don Wilhelm was born and raised in Southeast Michigan. Growing up along the shorelines of the "great lakes", the outdoors was all he had ever known. His outdoor addiction began with his father and fishing aboard their boat. Shortly there after he began bowhunting at the age of 12. He was hooked after he harvested his first whitetail buck (10 pt) with a bow.

His father gave up hunting when he was young, so Don depended on his friends to show him the way. That's how Don became infected with the disease of waterfowling. Now what was once just a hobby is consuming his life. I still bowhunt and fish, but nothing makes Don’s heart pound like a flock of canadas committed and coming in the rig.

Don’s love for waterfowling and the desire to infecct others with the disease has driven him to own/operate a guide service (Honker Hanger's). Theystrive to be the best and because of that there is no off season! They are constantly looking for new ground, working on equipment and their calling. Honker Hanger’s only use the best equipment and that is why they choose to use Lynch Mob Calls. THEY ARE THE BEST! The proof lies at their customers feet day after day after day!

Don is thankful for the love and support that he gets from my family and is proud to be a part of the LYNCH MOB TEAM and thankful to be friends with "The Man" George Lynch. 

Jeremy King grew up in SW Iowa chasing ducks, geese, deer, turkeys, and coyotes.  He has been waterfowl hunting for over 25 years and hunts a variety of states including North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Missouri At age 5 he was spending time in marsh with both his parents watching waterfowl commit to the decoys.  He immediately developed a passion for calling waterfowl.  By age 12 he was blowing a short reed goose call and various duck calls in the blind. 

Jeremy has a degree in Conservation Management from Upper Iowa University.  Now Jeremy works for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as a Conservation Officer/Game Warden where he gets to help protect through enforcement of waterfowl laws.  In addition he puts on numerous waterfowl classes for kids and adults numbering close to 1,500 people annually.  For the last 10 years Jeremy has actively been involved in banding Canada geese and wood ducks.  He also owned and operated his own waterfowl guiding service between college graduation and fulltime employment called Webbed-Foot Outfitters.

In addition Jeremy writes for the Iowa Sportsman Magazine.  This is an Iowa based magazine that has a monthly reading audience of about 54,000 people.  He contributes articles on ducks, geese, deer, turkey, along with the warden journal section.  Also Jeremy fishes on a professional bass fishing team and tours the state fishing a couple of bass circuits.  You can follow how Jeremy and his fishing partner Thomas Allen does either by reading it in the Iowa Sportsman magazine, or checking out their website.

Jeremy is married and has a 16 month old son, who is already blowing his own duck and goose calls, granted he still has some improving to do .  He also has a chocolate lab named Autumn that loves waterfowl hunting more than her owner if that is possible.

Brad, born in 1981, was raised in central Wisconsin. His father got him into hunting well before he was of legal age. At 12 Brad began hunting all types of game but it wasn't until 15 that he started chasing ducks in the marshes and rivers. This is how he enjoyed hunting most of his waterfowl years, more recently field hunting geese has become his main focus. He enjoys traveling around and meeting others that are as passionate about the outdoors as he is and exchanging knowledge along the way. He feels very fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel to many areas in the Central and Mississippi flyways and Canada.

Brad's passion for calling lead him in a search for the "perfect" call, which eventually brought him to the Lynch Mob line of calls and where he discovered how well the calls fit him and how phenomenal they sounded. He also enjoys the fact that there is a call for every situation, from the high crack and awesome range of the Reaper to the deep goosey sounds of the Wood Slipknot.

During the off season he enjoys softball, bowfishing, water sports, and most importantly spending more time with his very understading wife Jodi.

Ed grew up in the Southern Minnesota/Northern Iowa area, and this is where his first love for water fowling began. When Ed was 9 years old he was fortunate enough to go on his first water fowl hunt with a friend of the family. That first hunt was all it took, and now the stage was set for a lifetime of chasing birds. One of Ed’s early memories of water fowling was experiencing his first Migration day while hunting the South Walnut in Minnesota.

Ed then found employment that allowed him to enjoy his favorite pastime and hunt nearly everyday of the season on the sloughs of southern Minnesota. In 1996 Ed moved to Lake Mills Iowa where he found some guys that shared his same obsession. If Ed is not hunting he is thinking about hunting, and scouting, scouting, scouting. Ed’s motto is “give it 100%, because that is what it takes”. Ed’s favorite thing to do is pile up honkers, and George Lynch provides the tools.

Ed has one son, Wyatt, who is 12 years of age. Wyatt has been by his side in the field since he was 5 years old. Ed passed on the tradition of water fowling the day Wyatt shot his first goose at the age of 9. Ed enjoys watching kids enjoy the outdoors, and proves it by dedicating his time to Ducks Unlimited and helps put on one of Iowa’s largest Green Wing events.

From an early age Ridge has gone hunting with his father until he was old enough to carry a gun himself. Tom, Ridge’s father, introduced him to the outdoors and hunting when he took Ridge bow hunting with him at four. At eight Ridge shot his first duck, and in the same fall his first deer, since then Ridge has grown has an outdoorsman and person by being a responsible, and ethical hunter. There are many aspects that keep Ridge interested in hunting but the most prominent one is being able to completely absorb nature’s beauty through the outdoors and the field sports, whether it be ducks lighting into decoys or gobbling spring turkeys. Ridge was first introduced to hunting in the river bottoms surrounding Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. This area is very rich in game including Whitetail Deer, Turkey, Upland Birds, and Waterfowl. He primarily hunts Waterfowl and Deer around Squaw Creek but has hunted in other parts of the country too. As well as being a proud part of team Lynch Mob he is also on the Avery Youth Field Staff. Hang’em Low!!

Matt has always been in the outdoors, whether it is fishing, camping or hunting. He started out as a fisherman at an early age, but soon got very intrested in hunting. He first began hunting small game, like squirrels and rabbits, but soon developed an intrest in wingshooting, which led him in the direction of waterfowl. Shortly after, he shot his first greenhead and has had the "disease" ever since.

He enjoys all aspects of waterfowling including, working with dogs, setting up the decoys and most importantly the calling, but he especially likes the anticipation of waiting on the next flock. Living in Kansas, Matt has had the opprotunity to hunt many species of wildlife along with the chance to hunt around many great people. He has also had the chance to hunt alot of neat places in Kansas, but doesnt mind chasing the birds through other flyways either. His favorite way to hunt those giant resident canadas, is corn fields and loafing ponds, but also loves chasing those late season greenheads through cattail ponds and shallow water sloughs. When he isnt practicing calling or scouting for next years honey hole, Matt is also an avid trap and skeet shooter, which keeps him going when waterfowl season is closed. Matt is proud to be a part of Lynch Mob Calls and cant wait to see what the future has in store.

Jake Szych grew up in Temperance Michigan, waterfowl hunting the southwest Lake Erie zone. His dad started his obsession at the age of 5 he went along on almost every hunt. Jake went to Monroe community college for welding and spent a lot of his spare time chasing ducks and geese. Jake currently still Lives in Temperance, MI where he is a Tool And Die Maker. When it’s not hunting season Jake is getting stuff ready and scouting spots out. Jake would like to say he is very proud to be part of  lynch mob calls it is like a second family to me.  Also a very special thanks to my dad for everything I would not be where I am without him.

My name is James Smythe. I am 26 years old and have been hunting waterfowl for the past twenty years. I began going with either my grandfather, or my father and his long time duck hunting friend Mr B. when I was 5 or 6. I would watch every move they made from decoy placement to calling and shooting. From that first season on, I was addicted to the sport of waterfowling! Over the years, as I got older, I was allowed to do more to help them out. I began helping them put decoys out and calling. When I finally got my first gun, a 20 gauge, I felt like I was one of them. Doing everything including bringing home the ducks. My first duck was a pintail that I shot while sharing a blind with my father. I called it in by myself and shot it. That was a long time ago but I will never forget that morning as long as I live.

Since then, I have taken duck hunting to a new level. I hunt strictly over cork and wooden blocks with spreads of no less than 75. I take everything related to waterfowl hunting very seriously. From decoy placement, to blind reeding, to my calling, everything has to be perfect. I live for life in the marsh with good friends, my black lab Clair, and looking skyward for the next incoming birds. 

I spend every waking moment of each waterfowl season in the marsh. I hunt hard and when Im not hunting, Im scouting for the next good spot where the birds are. I have guided here in South Carolina for private clubs and plantations. I also guide for call in clients. I absolutely live to duck and goose hunt! In the off season I help my local D.U. and Delta Waterfowl chapters, serving as a committee member for both. I also spend the off season chasing turkeys in the swamps, deer in the woods, and doves in the corn and sunflower fields around the state, and I love to slip in a quail hunt and a snipe hunt when I can. Long and short of it, I love to hunt anything thats in season, but when waterfowling is an option I drop everything to chase ducks and geese.

I am fortunate enough to be employed at a private old South plantation so I spend every day in the woods. Life is great when my office is a 500 acer tract of land that I manage year round for wildlife and waterfowl. I have also recently gotten an old duck club reinstated at one of my lifelong hunting buddies plantation. Our fathers and their friends have grown too old to do the work so we have taken over the tasks at hand and we are getting the ball rolling for a the upcoming season. I look forward to spending many seasons to come, God willing, with Clair and my buddies watching the sunrise over the marsh or rice fields, working ducks and geese into the blocks, and on the good days knowing we were able to Hang Em Low!

Brandon lives in eastern Kansas with an understanding wife (very) and a great pair of boys, ages 5 and 8.  Brandon grew up hunting ducks and quail.  Some of his best memories are of carrying a bb gun and being with his grandfather, father, brother, and cousins while on quail and duck hunts.  It was not until a little later in life that he discovered the obsession of goose hunting.  But when he did, he couldn’t get enough of it.  Brandon’s two favorite things about the sport are working birds and the fact he can enjoy the hunt with his kids.  You can find Brandon in a field or on the river most every weekend and usually once or twice a week during the season.  Brandon is honored to be a part of Lynch Mob Calls Inc.

I was born and raised in Lake county Indiana.  I am 26 years old and married to my beautiful wife Natalie for 2 years now.  I am an electrician and a proud member of Electricians L.U. 697.  I was first introduced to deer hunting at the age of 11, but it wasn't until the age of 14 when I went on my first duck hunt.  I have been hooked on waterfowling ever since. 

Last summer I went with a good friend to meet George and got a chance to see how the calls were made.  I was treated like family and really enjoyed talking to George and getting to blow a few of his calls.  I purchased a Goose Noose and it became my call of choice.  We have a large population of wintering giant Canadas that just give up when they hear these calls.

For me hunting season never ends.  I am such a waterfowl junkie that I spend the entire off season planting food plots for anything from deer, doves pheasant, and of course waterfowl.  Every year we plant and flood between 10 to 20 acres in small moist soil plots, and the results are incredible.  I am also an active committee member for Ducks Unlimited.  I am also very proud to represent Lynch Mob as a member of their pro staff.  

I really take pride in being successful so I put countless miles on my truck scouting.  Every field is different and it is important to know where the birds will be when you decide to hunt a field.  Scouting also lets you know how to set up your decoys and where to hide the blinds the best.  To be successful day in and day out you have to put in the time.  Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk, and you won't Hit 'Em Hard if you cant Hang 'Em Low!!! 

Ryan grew up in Central Iowa.  His dad and brother were the ones responsible for introducing him to the addiction of chasing waterfowl.  He started hunting at the age of 5 tagging along with his dad and brother hunting Central and Southern Iowa. He killed his first duck at the age of 7 and has been hooked ever since.  He has hunted in over 10 states including Canada.  His season typically starts in Central Iowa and ends in Northern Missouri.  However, when the opportunity arises he can never pass up a trip to North Dakota or Canada. If Ryan is not chasing waterfowl he can be found in the stand chasing whitetail deer,  after spring gobblers, or chasing snow geese through the central flyway.

At the age of 9 he was introduced to a short reed goose call and has worked to become a competitor on the stage. He enjoys traveling to shows to compete and share knowledge with fellow water fowlers.  Ryan attended Northwest Missouri State University where he obtained a degree in Business Administration.  When not in class or working he could be found at the local Marshes or a nearby cornfield working waterfowl.    

My name is Chris Johnson. I live in north central Iowa in the small town of Kanawha with my wife Shannon and my 5 yr old daughter Whytnie. I have multiple hobbies but the one that top’s the list is my insane passion for hunting waterfowl. I hunt with a tight nit group of guys who share my same obsession, and we rarely miss a opportunity to either sit in a duck boat or in a lay out blind. Once in a while I get the chance to travel to hunt, I have hunted from Missouri to the marshes and crop land of Iowa and to Saskatchewan.

As I grew older and could keep up better we moved on to pushing home maid pumpkin seed duck boats through the marshes of north central Iowa and hunting over larger spread’s of decoys and field hunting the local Canadian geese.

My grandfather was not much of a caller so he decided I needed to be. He bought me my first goose call at age 7 witch was a big river long honker! And my first duck call was Haydel single reed. Pretty sure my grandfather and I were the only members of the family who thought the calls were a good idea, but I have been calling from then on so I still think they were a good buy.

At age 15 my grandfather/ partner in crime passed away and left me to pursue my passion for the outdoors on my own, although his passing was a bump in the road it didn’t slow me down, I was proud to pursue game with all the skill’s he had taught me.

Currently my #1 is waterfowl any waterfowl that is, any kind of duck or any kind of goose it doesn’t matter. and a close 2nd would have to be hunting coon with my hound’s. As of now I have turned 2 English coon hound’s into dual night champion/show champions and I have started on my third, a black and tan hound by the name of Tango. I enjoy hunting in competition coon hunts and showing in dog shows in my spare time during the summer months along with camping and canoeing with my family and friends. Not saying I am a dog trainer or nothing but I have had great success with both my Black Lab Sid and my coon hounds.

My daughter Whytnie loves the outdoors and I jump at any opportunity to involve her and any other young people in it. She has been coon hunting, duck and goose hunting, fishing, and trapping with me since she was old enough to realize what it was all about. I don’t see that changing any time soon.