The founding of the Duck Commander Company gave him a chance to do just that. His students claim he was an excellent teacher, but spending time in a classroom brought Robertson to the conclusion that his time and talents would be better spent in the woods. The Duck Commander says, 'Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks.'Īfter receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and a Master's in Education, he spent several years teaching. There he played first string quarterback ahead of Terry Bradshaw. With seven children in his family, money was scarce, and early on, hunting became an important part of his life.Īs a high-school athlete, Robertson was All-State in football, baseball and track, which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. Phil Robertson was born and raised in Vivian, Louisiana, a small town near Shreveport.

'The name was originally for the call,' says Robertson. Robertson received a patent for this call, and the Duck Commander Company was incorporated in 1973. When you get it going, send me a check for coming up with the idea, would you?''Īnd so, the first Duck Commander call was born. ‘You should sell that duck call, and I have a name for it. 'But I'll always remember one thing he told to me back then. 'That buddy of mine has since passed on,' Robertson says today. The two men each killed a bird, the first of several they would take that morning. The mallards circled several times before cupping their wings and falling from the sky. The birds were wary, but as Robertson blew that new call, the ducks were convinced to drop in for a visit. Robertson tested the new call while hunting with a friend, and much to his delight, it didn't take long to get the attention of some passing mallards. He says, 'It was a duck call made for duck killers, not world-champion-style duck callers.' Never satisfied with the duck calls on the market, he built his own call, one that would reproduce exactly the sound of a mallard duck. Louisiana hunter Phil Robertson had been experimenting with a new duck call.

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