Jimbo Ramsay
Partner, Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
Number of days you hunt a season: Hopefully 30
Where do you hunt? Cornerstone
Club name: Four Forks Hunting Club
What kind of gun do you use? Beretta A400 and Beretta A300
Favorite duck call? I’m a big RNT guy. I used RNT Short Barrels for years and have converted to J. Stephens Weirdos now.
Preferred wader: camo or solids? Sitka Waders, the solid “Earth” color usually.
What’s your go-to duck hunting story?
One of my favorites is from back in the 1990s when Bismuth shells were introduced. My grandfather bought a box of 10 shells at Mack’s, and they were pretty pricey at the time. He said they were supposed to be as good as lead, and he wanted us to try them out as an “experiment.” He reiterated how expensive they were as he handed each of us three shells. It was opening day and we were all kids, so there was a lot of excitement. Shooting time rolls around, 20 teal swoop through the hole at Mach 2; nine Bismuth shells were fired, zero feathers were touched. Dad looked at PawPaw and said, “Daddy, that was an experiment gone wrong.”
What got you into duck hunting?
It’s always been a family affair. My grandfather Louis Ramsay, my dad Rick, and my cousins Ben and Drew Blankenship always hunted together as a family. I was 5 when Dad took me for the first time. Some of my fondest memories are with family in the woods. We hunted with my grandfather until his passing in 2004. He was the basis for all of us getting into the sport. I remember Dad pushing Ben and me in a boat to the hole when I was little. That role has reversed and now Dad gets to take the ride.
What stage of the hunter are you?
Limiting Out (Still enjoy shooting a lot, but now the number of birds or animals taken becomes important as well. The hunt is only considered “good” if we shoot a limit.)
Favorite meal after a hunt?
Is a White Russian considered a meal?
What is your most unusual “must have” in the duck blind?
I’ve acquired quite the collection of motion decoys. Shakers, squirters, the much-hated Mr. Flappy have become a part of the process.
Why do you duck hunt?
I enjoy taking people that have never seen ducks in the trees. I love that it’s a family and friends endeavor. I’m not known as a quiet person, so the ability to talk, tell stories and laugh makes it fun. I also enjoy the calling aspect. Working ducks and watching them react to a call is very satisfying.
Which Arkansas executive calls ducks the best?
My dad taught me how to work ducks. He’s very good at it. John Stephens is the best I’ve hunted with. I’ve tried to copy his chatter. John Akin and Cole Swede are both very good callers.
What’s your favorite memory of hunting with your children?
My favorite memory with my 14-year-old Barron has to be the youth season when he was 10. It was during the first split, it was just the two of us on the property and he shot three drakes and a hen with a single-shot .410 on his own for the first time.
