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Contestants Purr, Cluck and Yelp in Nashville
Springfield, Missouri- Considered one of the most prestigious calling contests in the country, the 2009 U.S Open Turkey Calling Contest finals and championship took place recently at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store at the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.
J.R. Lanham of Bunker, Missouri took first place honors which netted him an automatic entry to the finals of the 2010 National Wild Turkey Federation Grand Nationals, a $500 Rocky®/Mossy Oak® clothing package and $5,000 in cash.
To reach the finals, preliminary contestants were selected at the U.S. Open Turkey Calling qualifying rounds which were held at the Bass Pro Shop store locations in Prattville and Spanish Fort, AL, Nashville and Sevierville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Clarksville, IN and St. Louis and Springfield, MO. First place winners from those qualifiers received paid travel and hotel accommodations to attend the U.S. Open Preliminary in Nashville.
Second place went to Mitchell Johnson, Purlear, North Carolina which paid $2,500 in cash, a $250 Mossy Oak® clothing package and a $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card.
Mark Prudhomme of Georgetown, South Carolina took third which paid $1,500 in cash, a $150 Mossy Oak® clothing package, and a $400 Bass Pro Shops gift card.
Sponsors of the 2009 U.S. Open Turkey Calling Contest include Mossy Oak®, Rocky®, Quaker Boy Game Calls and Bass Pro Shops®.
For more information regarding Bass Pro Shops events, products and services or to locate a store near you, visit www.basspro.com.
Contestants Purr, Cluck and Yelp in Nashville
Springfield, Missouri- Considered one of the most prestigious calling contests in the country, the 2009 U.S Open Turkey Calling Contest finals and championship took place recently at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store at the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.
J.R. Lanham of Bunker, Missouri took first place honors which netted him an automatic entry to the finals of the 2010 National Wild Turkey Federation Grand Nationals, a $500 Rocky®/Mossy Oak® clothing package and $5,000 in cash.
To reach the finals, preliminary contestants were selected at the U.S. Open Turkey Calling qualifying rounds which were held at the Bass Pro Shop store locations in Prattville and Spanish Fort, AL, Nashville and Sevierville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Clarksville, IN and St. Louis and Springfield, MO. First place winners from those qualifiers received paid travel and hotel accommodations to attend the U.S. Open Preliminary in Nashville.
Second place went to Mitchell Johnson, Purlear, North Carolina which paid $2,500 in cash, a $250 Mossy Oak® clothing package and a $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card.
Mark Prudhomme of Georgetown, South Carolina took third which paid $1,500 in cash, a $150 Mossy Oak® clothing package, and a $400 Bass Pro Shops gift card.
Sponsors of the 2009 U.S. Open Turkey Calling Contest include Mossy Oak®, Rocky®, Quaker Boy Game Calls and Bass Pro Shops®.
For more information regarding Bass Pro Shops events, products and services or to locate a store near you, visit www.basspro.com.