Knight & Hale Ultimate Hunting Team member and Pro-staffer Keith Wahlig of Villa Ridge, MO., has been turkey calling professionally for more than 30 years. Keith has won and placed in over 100 calling contests across the country, including World friction, U.S. Open, and the Grand Nationals. Keith is an accomplished natural voice gobbling champion, with wins including the Grand Nationals and U.S. Open gobbling champion. Besides taking trophy toms all across the country, he is also an avid bowhunter, taking game from whitetail deer in the Midwest to Black bear in Canada. Keith is a much requested seminar speaker, an active JAKES volunteer, a founding officer of the St. Louis Longbeards, and a recipient of the NWTF President’s award. Keith has made appearances on Knight and Hale’s Ultimate Hunting television show and Summit’s High Places.
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Keith Wahlig
Product Manager
Knight & Hale Game Calls
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Nickname
“Chief”
Years On Knight & Hale Pro Staff
29
Favorite Knight & Hale Product
Fighting Purr (Retired Product) Demolition Pro Pack (Current Product)
Accomplishments
Missouri State Open Champion, Illinois State Open Champion, Iowa State Open Champion, 2001 US Open Gobbling Champion, Midwest Friction Champion, 2003 Mid America owl Hooting Champion, Various NWTF Open Championships
Ask A Pro
What is your favorite species to hunt?
Turkey
What is your most memorable hunting trip?
My Canada Bear Hunt
What are your hobbies when you are not hunting?
Fishing and Civil War Collecting
When did you first start hunting?
Age of 8
What is your weapon of choice?
Bow
What are your must have in your backpack while on a hunting trip?
Water, snacks and a good flashlight
What is the one animal that you have not hunted that you would like to harvest?
Bull Elk!!!