March 2, 2020

Mossy Oak ProStaff Dominates 2020 NWTF Grand National Calling Championships

GNCC Senior Division winners 2020

The best turkey callers in the world recently gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center for the 2020 NWTF Grand National Calling Championships (GNCC).

The 2020 NWTF GNCC was a part of the 44th Annual NWTF Convention & Sport Show, one of the biggest consumer shows in the country where conservation and hunting’s most devoted come together to support the NWTF’s mission to “Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt.” Mossy Oak is proud to be the official convention sponsor and the official camouflage of the NWTF.

The NWTF GNCC consists of several different calling categories and divisions. Mossy Oak would like to congratulate the following members of their ProStaff for their award-winning finishes.

GNCC Owl Championship
Winner: Scott Ellis, Mulberry, FL - 241.5
2nd Runner up: Shane Simpson, White Bear Lake, MN - 237, 234.5 (1st call off), 235 (2nd call off)

GNCC Team Air & Friction Challenge
Winner: Terrence Williamson & Hunter Wallis - 563.5
1st Runner up: Team of Dave Owens-562

GNCC Friction Championship
Winner: Matt Van Cise, Brookeville, PA - 462.5
3rd Runner up: Pat Strawser, Millersburg, PA - 457.5

GNCC Senior Division Championship
Winner: Matt Van Cise, Brookeville, PA - 757.5
1st Runner up: Dave Owens, Cedartown, GA - 746
2nd Runner up: Jesse Martin, Mount Sterling, KY - 742.5
3rd Runner up: JR Lanham, Bunker, MO - 733.5

As a proud sponsor of the 2020 NWTF Youth Grand National Turkey Calling Championships, Mossy Oak would also like to congratulate all participants in the GNCC Poult Division, Junior Division, and Intermediate Division Championships.

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