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Niagara Native Ernie Calandrelli Inducted into NWTF Hall of Fame for Turkey Calls

4/27/2025, 5:00:00 PM

If you love turkey calls and everything they represent—from crisp spring gobbles to the craft of coaxing a long-beard inside shotgun range—Niagara County native Ernie “Big Ern” Calandrelli just gave our community a fresh reason to celebrate. The Quaker Boy legend has been inducted into the 2025 National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Grand National Calling Championships (GNCC) Hall of Fame, cementing six decades of mentoring, innovation, and championship-level turkey calls on the sport’s highest