My name is Aaron Wingert. Born, raised and currently residing in northeast Kansas, I am fortunate to have spent a good amount of my time in the outdoors hunting. For much of my life my love of the outdoors has paralleled my woodworking hobby. In 2008, the two came crashing together when, unsatisfied with the workmanship of even the most expensive calls available on the retail market, I started making turkey calls. Since then I have hundreds of calls in collections, on lanyards and in and turkey vests throughout most parts of the United States.
Call making is something that I do in my spare time. Each call I make is custom made for the person that ordered it…I do not have calls in stock and ready to ship. If you need a new call this week, I’m not your guy. I firmy believe that in order for a call to be truly custom, the buyer must be part of the process. They must provide input on how the call will look and sound, and I hope that involvement makes my customers truly feel like they have a hand in the process. I work hard to get my customers their calls in a reasonable amount of time, and communicate closely with each customer during the process of creating their call. One of the most enjoyable parts of call making for me is getting to know the people that own my calls. Nothing is more rewarding than being a small part of their time afield.
I am a proud husband and father to twin two year old boys who are my pride and joy, not to mention a load of work and enjoyment. I work as the Chief Building Codes Inspector of a local municipaity, and have been an inspector since 2000. I went to college in southeast Kansas at Pittsburg State University and hold a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management. I truly enjoy hunting turkey and waterfowl, and occasionally manage to sneak a pheasant hunt in. I am an avid fly fisherman, but I often tell people that Kansas is purgatory for trout fishermen, so my flyfishing endeavors are severly limited to occasional trips to Colorado or southern Missouri.
I have learned much of what I know about callmaking from trial and error. Every day in the shop is a learning experience and I hope that never changes, as I strive to continually get better at what I do. I have also learned an incredible amount from my peers in the custom callmaking community, and I try to help other callmakers in the same way. I have the honor and privilege of serving as a moderator on the THO Game Calls custom callmaking internet forum and have enjoyed forging friendships with countless callmakers across the country. I pride myself in producing a unique call, not a copy of someone else’s call. No two calls that I produce are exactly alike….No duplicator machine, no pre-fabricated parts, no computerized machine doing the work.
My validation as a callmaker does not come from getting calls in calling contests or other competitions. I have no interest in ribbons or trophies. I don’t have pro-staff. I don’t advertise or do sponsorships. I’m too small for that stuff. The fact that much of my business comes from customer referrals, and the praise of someone that is thrilled with what I made for them is the highest form of validation for me.
Thank you for visiting my site. Please feel free to contact me at wingertswoodworks@hotmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in having a call made.
Aaron Wingert
