Monday, August 19, 2013

  Longest duck call: Mark Hillery breaks Guinness world record

DANVILLE, IL, USA -- Hunter Mark Hillery and his son, Damen Hillery, unveiled a 4-foot 8-inch (56 inches) wooden duck call at Central Illiana Outdoor Expo at the David S. Palmer Arena; their giant duck call blows away the current Guinness world record of 36 inches and sets the new world record for the Longest duck call, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ .

  Photo: Mark Hillery and his son Damen hold their 56" duck call which blows away the Guinness World Record's record for the longest duck call. Photo: Rick Danzl ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the longest duck call measured 91.44 cm (36 in) and was made by Billy Hays (USA) in Milan, Tennessee, USA, and was measured in October 2006.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest game of duck, duck, goose; it involved 2,135 participants at an event organised by the Logan-Rogersville School District at Logan-Rogersville High School in Rogersville, Missouri, USA.

  Hillery said their giant duck call -— unlike the large duck call made by their more famous counterparts on the hit reality TV show "Duck Dynasty" — actually works by blowing into it and is a replica of the wooden calls he and his son make in their shop north of Danville, The News-Gazette reported.

  "It sounds like a giant duck," said Mark Hillery. "It has a lot deeper sound because it's coming through such a long barrel. It sounds really good. You can definitely tell it's a duck."

  Hand-turned on a lathe, just like their regular calls, the giant duck call is made from poplar wood, which is tight-grained and not very heavy, Hillery said. But the call still takes two guys to hold it.

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