As young children growing up across America, no one could have predicted their unlikely career paths. They came from the Mississippi lowlands and forests, the hills of Kentucky, Erie County in New York, and North Carolina. They had humble beginnings working in barbershops, restaurants, farming, gunsmithing, and woodworking. They were taught to love the land and appreciate the cycle of life through hunting. While the American wild turkey would be largely absent from the backyards and farms of their youth, they built multi-million dollar game-call businesses rooted in making turkey calls with which to yelp and gobble.
Wild turkeys had been driven nearly to extinction by the 1920s. But thanks to hunters, landowners, conservation organizations, researchers, and state game agencies who were driving restoration efforts by the 1950s, the proliferation of wild turkeys is now a sensational success story. Soon, millions of wild turkeys returned across the country, and over two million hunters began seeking the hunting products needed to serve turkey at their tables.
A few enterprising individuals born in a ten-year span from 1942 to 1952 were uniquely positioned at the right time in history. Using cutting-edge materials of construction, technologies, production methods, and marketing tools, they went from cobbling together crude turkey calls on kitchen tables, garage floors, and basements to supplying nationwide retailers. They built iconic outdoor brands: KNIGHT & HALE, PRIMOS®, and QUAKER BOY®.
In Yelp & Gobble, Inc., you will discover the insider's story of how Harold Knight, David Hale, Will Primos, Jimmy Primos, and Dick & Bev Kirby (continued by their son, Chris) built their game call production companies, enabled by inventors like Mike Battey and technology adopters like Anthony Foster. This is the story of the American dream brought to life.
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Brent Rogers received a bachelor's degree in biology from William Penn College and has spent his 30-year career in food research & development. Simultaneously, he has exercised his keen interest in conservation and history as a nonprofit volunteer. Foremost among them has been the National Wild Turkey Federation. He has served the organization in elected or designated positions at the local, state, and national levels. He is on the Hall of Fame committee for the Grand National Callmaking Competition and provides educational seminars. Fusing his professional and personal pursuits led to Rogers researching the history of wild turkeys and turkey hunting culture in North America. As a freelance outdoor writer, his articles have appeared in various magazines; he co-authored his first book with George Denka in 2023: the Turkey Call and Literature Collector's Guide. Growing up on a farm and keeping a small flock of domestic bronze turkeys led to Rogers' fascination with the species; that appreciation was deepened through discovering the American wild turkey upon its local restoration. Born to a hunting tradition, he also practices active stewardship of natural resources through conservation work. He curates thousands of wild turkey items: calls, books, magazines, catalogs, audio and video material, clothing, and art. Rogers believes that theknowledge and stories of generations of hunters and biologists enhance the hunting experience and deepen our appreciation for the wild turkey. Built upon a foundation of faith and family, Rogers has resided in rural Iowa his entire life. He has been married to his wife, Renee, for 26 years. The couple has raised two children: a son, Cyrus, and a daughter, Hannah. In his leisure time, he enjoys food preservation, family, reading, and traveling coast to coast in pursuit of the wild turkey and related collectibles.
