I’ve gotten to know John at J.Stephens/RNT Calls over the past couple of years, and this dude is the real deal. I’m VERY excited to announce a partnership between Red Clay Soul and J.Stephens/RNT Calls. Big things coming…
At the heart of RNT’s story is John Stephens, a man who embodies everything good about Southern heritage and authenticity in the field. A three-time World Duck Calling Champion and a world-class craftsman, Stephens carries the torch lit by Butch Richenback and keeps it burning bright. Under his leadership, RNT hasn’t chased trends or hollow hype — it’s doubled down on quality, on sound, and on honoring the Delta’s soul. Stephens builds calls the way great men build legacies: slowly, deliberately, with respect for what came before. In a world full of shortcuts, that kind of patience and pride is rare — and that’s exactly why RNT Calls still stands at the top of the duck-calling world.
We’re going to get deep into their history, more about John, and education on waterfowling/duck calling, but for now, I want to focus on their merch. Bottom line: it’s incredible. It’s the kind of stuff you want to wear, even if you are only a fan of duck hunting…examples:
To celebrate the partnership, John and I are doing a giveaway, where one lucky Red Clay Soul reader stocks up:
To Enter:
- Leave a comment below and let us know your favorite duck to shoot
- Tag three friends in the Red Clay Soul giveaway Instagram post (LINK HERE)
- Follow RNT Calls on Instagram
- Follow J.Stephens on Instagram
- Follow Red Clay Soul on Instagram
You must complete all five to be considered. We’ll run this giveaway through Sunday evening (November 9th), and announce the winners on Monday around lunchtime.
Good Luck!
Thanks to RNT Calls for providing the goods for the giveaway.
Mallard
Mallards in the face
Gotta go pintails here, love a chocolate top
Woodies!!!
Wood ducks have to be my favorite. Most unique and good looking!
Heading to Mossy Pond lodge in a few!
Wood ducks – one of the coolest looking birds IMO
Love the classic mallard!! Nothing beats it!!
Always go back to the GA wood duck.
Always a NC Wood duck!
I love a nice pintail. Fun to watch decoy, even more fun to shoot.
I think Wood ducks are my favorite but I have always wanted to get a mature pintail!
Gadwalls as they are what we see the most of where we hunt.
Wood ducks!
Wood Duck!
Wood duck! Best mounts and best to eat imo.
Love shooting in the timber. Green heads or woodies.
Prettiest and funnest duck to shoot would be the wood duck, all day!
One of my favorites is the American Wigeon!
Mallards all day
I have to agree with the others comments on here, I love shooting Wood Ducks on the backwaters in Texas.
Love it! Let’s go
Love it!
Shooting at mallards is always the best but love watching pintails work, they always seem the most graceful.
Woodies in timber.
While mallards are my favorite to shoot I love the watch pintails work.
Black ducks for the win!!
We love to shoot some beautiful wood ducks down here in south louisiana!
Green heads in Arky.
BTW, if y’all get the chance to visit the RNT store in Stuttgart, AR do so. Really cool antique duck calls display and you can enjoy a pint or two at the Flying Duck. Chene has a store next door as well.
Blue Wing teal, look beautiful in the sky and on the wall!
The best ducks to shoot are gadwall
Wood duck.
Canvasbacks on the Susquehanna flats or black ducks on a the eastern shore… hard to chose when MD has such a variety of not only ducks but a variety of ways to hunt.
Wood duck or classic Greenhead!
New stuff looks great. Green Wing Teal buzzing over the top of the blind at first light can’t be beat!
Pintails
Wood ducks hands down the most fun birds to hunt, nothing can humble you faster, no bird more beautiful , nothing beats the leaves changing in mid October and woodies scream down the creek
My favorite would have to be the mallard.
Mallards in George’s woods
Hard to beat woodies coming in through the woods here in SC.
American Wigeon
mallard or as Ramsey Russell would say “The next one”
Whichever I can get in my sights!
Mallard is the best. Wood duck is the funnest to kill with there speed.
Definitely greenheads
mallard,
Decoying Mallards
I’ll shoot em all, but it’s hard to beat watching a green head put those orange feet down!
Pintails or woodies.
Wood Duck
I’m a sucker for watching mallards work but there is something about a south GA river woody.
Woodies all day!!
Mallards in the woods
NGL my favorite duck to shoot would have to be a Ringneck. Some of my best and most memorable hunts have been on a ringneck shoot.
Wood ducks are fun they are gorgeous and a challenge to shoot
Gotta be a mallard or a black duck!
Bluewing Teal
Woodies hauling through the trees!
Hard to beat Wood Ducks!
I hope your vendors appreciate you. So far, every Christmas present I’ve purchased this year, I’ve discovered on your website. The latest are the Waggoneer T-Shirts. Well, one was for me – but keep up the good work!!
Canvasbacks
Mallard
Black ducks 🦆
Mallard
Mallard Drake is by far the best to duck to target in the flooded woods of Arkansas!
Mallard
Wood duck
Divers on Saginaw Bay
Drake pintail
Hybrid Coots
Hybrid coots
Wood duck
Wood ducks are my favorite to take
It’s hard to pick just one but man the excitement level goes up when those big green head mallards start dropping in!
Wood ducks