Mike Dukart's first job out of the US Marines Corp was as a driver
of VIP's for the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Due to the
sporadic nature of his duties, Mike was offered ample time to hang
out with the geese at Rochester's Silver Lake, a popular stopping
ground for thousands of migrating Canada geese.
An avid hunter, Mike paid close attention to how the honkers communicated.
One day, on a whim, he bought a goose call and tried it out on
the geese. Thousands of goose heads popped up at alert. Disappointed,
Mike tried other calls with similar results.
Undeterred, Mike was forced to modify what he felt was the best
available call in order to give full tonal range so he could truly “communicate” with
the geese. He took his “new” call hunting and soon found himself
guiding goose hunters for a living. Invariably, hunters wanted
to buy the special call and he would have to make another.
Finally, Mike decided to make his own calls, which proved to perform
even better. Demand for the calls soon went beyond his clients,
making it difficult for Mike to share his valuable know-how. So,
he recorded his teachings and sent them along with each call.
Today, the Illusion Wildlife Communication System still includes
an educated CD-ROM featuring Mike and his line of “total tone” calls
expanded beyond waterfowl to include deer and turkey.
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