CODY CRAWFORD

Where I Live: Fayetteville, AR
Where I Grew Up: El Dorado, AR

My Family: My wife, Joni, and I have three children, Reed, Anna Grace and Drake.

My Profession: Owner, CR Crawford Construction

My Gun: Remington VersaMax and Browning Maxus Hunter

My Duck Call: An Echo Meat Hanger is my call of choice, and a Zink Call, which I like because it’s loud.

My Favorite Thing About Cypress Run: It’s perfectly located in the Mississippi Flyway so when conditions are normal, it’s the most consistent and most productive spot I’ve ever hunted. Of course, having an unbelievable lodge near the water where you can watch the ducks roost while standing around a fire is pretty cool, too.

Why I Love Duck Hunting: There is no other hunting that compares. You can hunt in the same hole with friends and family and actually enjoy that time together. It’s very social. And there’s nothing that comes close to describing the feeling on those occasional days when the sky turns black with ducks.

My First Duck Hunt: I was too young to remember, but it had to be with my Dad at Felsenthal, the family camp we own with the Menefees. I hunted with a 410 single shot. I remember once spending the night in the boat underneath a bag of decoys with Courtney Menefee next to me to stay warm so we could reserve our duck hole, which was on public hunting grounds.

My Favorite Duck Hunting Memory: When I was 10, I went hunting with my dad, Craig Smart and Dr. Steve Smart. My dad, who has hunted his whole life, had never killed a banded duck. A greenhead circled, and Dad let Dr. Smart shoot. It was the first duck he’d ever killed… and it was banded. I also remember three days at Felsenthal with James and Chris Hollensworth, John Felton and Matt Orr when mallards lit on us like mosquitoes. There were thousands with no calling and only six decoys, which they could’ve cared less about.

My Favorite Meal During Duck Season: A huge medium rare rib-eye

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