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ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT<br />
The Call<br />
of an<br />
Artisan<br />
Camille Anding<br />
“Come over and critique<br />
this duck call I just made.”<br />
That was a friend request to Josh Raggio<br />
that set Josh on an unchartered journey.<br />
He recalls that visit - something about the sawdust, the smell of<br />
wood in that workshop that caused Josh to think, “I gotta try this.<br />
I can make a duck call.” And he did!<br />
Perhaps it was his love of the woods and being a “wing hunter”<br />
that helped initiate Josh’s creative juices, but it didn’t take long at his<br />
new hobby for word to spread. His intentions were to make duck<br />
calls for some family members and a few friends, but the quality of<br />
his “musical instruments” closely mimicking duck language soon<br />
attracted strangers wanting to order.<br />
The orders increased to the point that Josh’s hobby turned into<br />
a part-time job. The work wasn’t easy – it was time consuming with<br />
long hours on his feet accompanied with extra back pain.<br />
MISSISSIPPI Woods&Water 55
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