Eric Strand

Owner/Operator Strand Outdoors

Pro-Staff Positions: Bill Saunders Calls, Dave Smith Decoys, Mossy Oak

Hunting Interests: Ducks, Geese,Turkey, Elk

5 Time Oregon State Duck Calling Champion

4 Time Oregon State Goose Calling Champion

Multimedia Exposure:   

" The Red Zone " - Bill Saunders Calls

" Not Another Canada Video " - DSD

" RNT-V Episode 1 " - RNT

" Fowl Mood " - RNT     

Eric's 37 Calling Competition Wins

2009 Cabela's Idaho Open Live Goose

2009 Tri-Cities Outdoors 2-Man Duck

2009 Tri-Cities Outdoors 2-Man Goose

2009 Tri-Cities Outdoors Open Goose

2009 Tri-Cities Outdoors Open Duck

2009 Oregon 2-Man Goose

2009 Oregon State Goose

2009 Hunt of a Lifetime 2-Man Duck

2008 Oregon 2-Man Duck

2008 Oregon 2-Man Goose

2008 Oregon State Goose

2008 Final Approach Open Goose

2008 Oregon State Duck

2008 Final Approach Open Duck

2008 Skagit Valley Open Goose

2008 Snake River 2-Man Goose

2008 Snake River Open Goose

2007 Final Approach Open 2-Man Goose

2007 Oregon State Duck

2007 Oregon State Goose

2007 Final Approach Open Duck

2007 Snake River Open Duck

2007 Snake River Open Meat Duck

2007 Snake River 2-Man Duck

2007 Snake River 2-Man Goose

2006 Oregon State Goose

2006 Final Approach 2-Man Duck

2005 Oregon State Duck

2005 Final Approach 2-Man Duck

2005 Best of The West Novice Goose

2004 Oregon State Duck

2004 Washington Waterfowl 2-Man Duck

2004 Oregon 2-Man Duck

2003 Oregon State Duck

2003 Idaho WCA 2-Man Duck

Eric is a devoted hunter who spends as much time as he can in the field year round. He grew up in Portland and was introduced to waterfowl hunting on Sauvie Island wildlife area when he was 15. It didn’t take long after harvesting his first duck, a mallard drake, that he became addicted to waterfowl hunting and calling ducks and geese. Eric spent season after season learning the ins and outs of public land hunting in OR and WA and he attributes these days of public land hunting to a lot of his current success. Shortly after his first waterfowl season he started turkey hunting with help of his dad and also close friend Hank Hanawalt. He learned to turkey hunt on the public lands around White River and the Blues mountain range in eastern Oregon .

After graduating from high school Eric moved to Monmouth, OR where he went to school at Western Oregon University and graduated with a degree in marketing. Living in the heart of the Willamette valley for 5 years gave Eric the ability to learn as much as he could about hunting all parts of the valley and gain access to many of the best hunting properties around. While attending school he worked for Dave Smith Decoys in Lebanon, OR and Big Guns Waterfowl Outfitters in eastern Washington . Since then Eric has been busy working for Ducks Unlimited as well as spending well over 100 days in the field between Oregon , Washington and Canada filming and guiding hunters for waterfowl.

Bryan Stone

Marketing Director - Dave Smith Decoys

Pro-Staff Positions: Bill Saunders Calls, Dave Smith Decoys

Hunting Interests: Ducks, Geese, Turkey, Elk, Deer

Multimedia Exposure:

" The Red Zone " - Bill Saunders Calls

" Not Another Canada Video " - DSD

  Final Approach TV - FA Brand

Bryan was born and raised in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and has spent the last 10 years devoting every fall and winter to chasing the abundant populations of ducks and geese, that the Pacific Flyway has to offer. He has traveled all over the Northwest from the Columbia Basin in E. Washington to the coastal bays of Northern California hunting everything from early season honkers to late season Aleutians . His years of experience and willingness to do the little things have helped Bryan become very successful in the field. Bryan as also developed a passion for the art of calling wildlife and practices year round as well as competes in calling contests throughout the northwest. This has opened the door for many opportunities in the hunting industry and feels it is a great way to stay sharp for the upcoming season. Along with waterfowl Bryan also enjoys archery hunting deer and elk, as well as calling up strutting gobblers in the spring.

When Bryan is not hunting he can be found working full time for Dave Smith Decoys where he applies his Bachelors Degree in Business from Western Oregon University to manage day to day production at the shop as well as Advertising and Marketing for the company. Working for DSD has given Bryan the opportunity to travel all over the country to trade shows and hunting expos talking to hundreds of die hard hunters as well as making some great friends along the way.