Duck Commander is an American hunting and outdoor recreation company in West Monroe, Louisiana. The company was founded by Phil Robertson, a football quarterback at Louisiana Tech University, who developed and patented the company's namesake duck call the Duck Commander. He began his business in a dilapidated boat, where he spent 25 years making duck calls from Louisiana cedar trees.[1] Phil and Miss Kay's third son Willie Robertson is the company's chief executive officer. Willie and his wife Korie expanded the business into a multimillion-dollar enterprise.[2] Besides duck-hunting equipment, they also manufacture deer-hunting merchandise under the Buck Commander brand, fishing gear with their Fin Commander brand, and turkey-hunting merchandise under the Strut Commander brand.
The Robertson family and business are known through their media franchise that has encompassed numerous productions over the years. Including books, video games, toys, and television series such as the Duck Commander, Buck Commander, Fin Commander television shows on the Outdoor Channel and social media, the reality television series Duck Dynasty on A&E, and Duck Family Treasure by Fox Entertainment.[3] A theatrical film about Robertson family patriarch Phil and matriarch Kay was released in 2023, titled The Blind.[4] They also have podcasts: Duck Call Room, hosted by Si, Martin, and Godwin; Unashamed, hosted by Phil, Jase, and Alan; and WHOA That's Good Podcast, hosted by Sadie Robertson.
Duck Commander founder Phil Robertson died in May 2025.[5]
Products
Duck Commander
Duck calls
Their hallmark product is their duck calls, particularly those designed by Phil Robertson and Jase Robertson. Duck calls are wind instruments, and learning of their unique reeds and design is required for proper usage. Their most popular varieties are the namesake Duck Commander call, the Jase Robertson Pro Series, the Triple Threat (using a triple reed system), the Cut Down 2.0, and others like specialty calls including The Flash Mallard Hen Duck Call and Mallard Drake Reedless Duck Call.
Face Camo
Duck Commander Face Camo is a face paint product, it is used by hunters, athletes, and actors, due to it being smudge-proof.[6]
Duck calls
Media franchise
The Duck Commander media franchise has been produced by numerous media production and broadcasting companies, including Outdoor Channel, A&E (Hearst Communications/The Walt Disney Company), Tyndale House, ABS-CBN, Blaze Media, Thomas Nelson, Activision, and Fox Entertainment. Usually in the genres of outdoors, sports (hunting, fishing, and metal detecting), reality, and Christian media.
Filmography
Television
Film
Sports and sponsorships
Duck Commander 500
In 2014, Duck Commander was the title sponsor of the Duck Commander 500, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas which had been previously sponsored by Samsung, DirecTV, Radio Shack, the National Rifle Association of America, and others.[45] It was replaced by O'Reilly Auto Parts in 2017.[46]
Duck Commander Independence Bowl
Duck Commander purchased in 2014 the naming rights for college football's Independence Bowl, held each year in
Gallery
External links
References
- Ryan Owens, Jim Scholz. 'Redneck' Millionaires Built 'Duck Dynasty' in Duck Call Business ABC News, March 20, 2012, retrieved April 8, 2012^
- Family Funny Business March 21, 2012^
- The Week Ahead, Mar. 19–24 The New York Times, March 16, 2012, retrieved December 7, 2012^