Messing with the local ducks

[snagged in outlet 3]

51 minutes ago, wily said:

I’ve got a cool pirogue style boat that was originally sold by duck commander...Welded aluminum...it’s cool

was made way before the show

i think it was just a regional sporting goods store before the show

20million in operating revenue sounds killer...but if retailer and haven’t subtracted cost of goods sold...probably didn’t amount to much

 

Can you post some pictures of it?

[wily]

It’s pretty cool...benches are low...have to sit Indian style almost. 

 

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, wily said:

 

i like Phil and his message

I especially like the part about how you can be a drunken wife beater, child abandoner, who breaks every wildlife law in the books, ect........Then when the walls cave in and you're potentially facing life in prison you say "Ok I accept Jesus now" and it all goes away and everyone loves and trusts you again.

That is so heartwarming. 🙄

They are (were) entertaining 

[wily]

Most people don’t know the backstory...I know I don’t...nor do I care to know it.  It’s like a nascar race to me...redneck noise

But what I do know is that he is on national tv...well the history channel...giving credit to god for his success and that takes balls.

His kids have respect for him...he definitely left his family with a better lot in life than they would have been in without him...seems like he achieved success to me.

 

 

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, wily said:

Most people don’t know the backstory...I know I don’t...nor do I care to know it.  It’s like a nascar race to me...redneck noise

But what I do know is that he is on national tv...well the history channel...giving credit to god for his success and that takes balls.

His kids have respect for him...he definitely left his family with a better lot in life than they would have been in without him...seems like he achieved success to me.

 

 

I've pretty much heard/read everything he has said publicly, but I've never heard him credit God for his success....Only for his salvation.  

It's sad (to me) that others, so much more deserving, aren't given the same. 

The Lord is mysterious AF !

[Deadstream]

 I have a Duck Commander call, works fine. It is signed by Godwin, say's.... give me a sammich.   Met him and family at a church fund raiser.   I like the show because it drives city folks crazy.

[Devan S.]

9 hours ago, wily said:

Most people don’t know the backstory...I know I don’t...nor do I care to know it.  It’s like a nascar race to me...redneck noise

But what I do know is that he is on national tv...well the history channel...giving credit to god for his success and that takes balls.

His kids have respect for him...he definitely left his family with a better lot in life than they would have been in without him...seems like he achieved success to me.

 

 

You know what you see on TV.......I would say nobody outside that family knows the "real" story and your right it doesn't really matter. They were nothing more than entertainers. Their show was funny but take most rednecks and give them a decent budget and you get a lot of the same content. They got famous because they marketed themselves and a narrative on a national TV network. Whether that narrative is real or not is another story entirely but ultimately in show biz $$$ talks so they did what they had to do to sell themselves.

Most people would say that is a good thing until they have it. The money to some degree may be okay but they literally cannot walk into a store without being hounded by the wanna be rednecks to get an autograph or take a picture....doesn't sound fun to me. Their kids probably can't go to a party and drink a beer in college without showing up all over the tabloids......doesn't sound fun to me.  The probably have people show up at all hours of the day/night at their house looking to meet them....once again doesn't sound fun to me. That may be why the show  ended.....the money was good but the fame never came close to outweighing the fortune. 

Success is in the eye of the beholder. Don't get me wrong I watched the show...been to their store...heck I'm one of the idiots that bought a call and doesn't duck hunt thanks to my wife. I wouldn't even think about trading places with them and certainly don't think they did anything more impressive than the crew on MTV did in the early 2000's whose only goal was to be idiots on TV to make a buck. 

[Johnsfolly]

34 minutes ago, Devan S. said:

I wouldn't even think about trading places with them and certainly don't think they did anything more impressive than the crew on MTV did in the early 2000's whose only goal was to be idiots on TV to make a buck.

Much of what they have done was behind the scenes and after the show. They are very active with several ministries and foundations. Unlike the MTV idiots that are still idiots, this family gives back to the community and help to make other's lives better.

[Devan S.]

15 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Much of what they have done was behind the scenes and after the show. They are very active with several ministries and foundations. Unlike the MTV idiots that are still idiots, this family gives back to the community and help to make other's lives better.

I read my post back and reading it now it seemed harsh. I was purely talking about their TV fame. They certainly have done good things with it. MOST entertainers do good in the community behind the scenes.Yes the idiots from the MTV show do good in their communities. I may not agree with some of the causes they align with but that is their community not mine. Just like there's people out there that would argue their ministry/religious cause isn't good. 

I'm not against the guys at all I just see them as entertainers/marketers nothing more...nothing less.  That was their day job. They aren't world class duck call makers(I think we have already established that by the lack of pre-duck dynasty calls). They are a marketing company/TV personalities. They created the narrative shown on TV....right, wrong, or indifferent. Once you see it as entertainment only,  then it really doesn't matter what Phil did or didn't do in his past.

 

 

[Flysmallie]

The boat is cool. Can I have it?