Chick Major - Dixie Mallard Duck Call
Updated August 19, 2026
| Lot number | 122 |
| Estimate | 150.00 - 300.00 USD |
| Auction | 2026 Wildfowl Call Auction Event |
| Date | August 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | American Sporting Auctions |
| Location | Cookeville, Tennessee |
Darce "Chick" Manning Major (1894-1974) Stuttgart, AR 5.25" long Single reed - Made for George Shaw sticker on barrel An icon of modern duck calling, Major began producing calls for friends and hunters in the region. All from a shop out of his neighbors garage. The operation became a family affair with Major having won the World Duck Calling Championship in 1945, and his step daughter Pat Peacock, taking the same titles in 1955 & 1956, with a Champion of Champions win in 1960. A true accomplishment for the times considering the sport largely belonged to men. Dixie Mallard duck calls would co on to earn the family over 200 calling titles including 20 world titles. AR 503 Condition: Good and original with spots of varnish drip and some spots of varnish loss and imperfection on the insert Provenance: Picone Family Collection
