John Vaca
John Vaca began hunting at the age of 18, and was guiding professionally by the age of 21. Having run his own guide service for 17 years, John gained an intimate working knowledge of the sport of waterfowl hunting and calling. He decided that this was the way in which he wanted to spend his life, working in the field he loved most, Water fowling. John is also a successful bow hunter and big game hunter. (Elk, Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Black Bear)
John started contest goose calling in 1998 and continues to do so presently. With several wins to his credit, including the 2007/2008 DU Canada Goose Calling Championships, the Kansas Grand Slam Open, Rocky Mountain Team Championship, 2006 North Star Team Championship, 2007/2008 DU Canada Team Duck Calling Championships, and many other top 5 finishes on the professional calling circuit (2nd in the 2004 US Open).
John is a full-time employee for Final Approach/Bushnell where he is the National Trade Manager and National Pro Staff Manager, managing and scheduling over 100 staff members. John is a Pro Staff member for Realtree, Winchester Repeating Arms, Winchester Ammunition, Pattern Master Choke Systems, Final Approach, Rivers West Clothing, Bushnell Performance Optics, and several other nationally known companies.
John has conducted hunting seminars and promotions all over North America including Canada. He regularly conducts seminars at venues such as Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Sportsman's Warehouse, and speaks at the various National and International Hunting Events across the country. John spends countless hours participating in hunting clinics and programs geared towards kids and single parent families in the outdoors. John has also appeared in adn contributed to over 40 national magazines including Wildfowl, Outdoor Life, Waterfowl Hunter, Ducks Unlimited, and Sports Afield to name a few. Having been involved with making instructional tapes and video productions such as the Take Em video series, Realtree's Fallin' Skies 4, 5, 6, Babe Winkleman's Outdoor Adventures, Straight Talk Goose CD, and the Fowl Play video series by Buck Gardner Calls, John has becomve a household name to waterfowl hunters everywhere.
Email: jvaca [at] bushnell [dot] com
