Personalities

Ronnie Philips

A second-grader from Marysville, KS, Ronnie was introduced to Upland Bird and Deer hunting by his Grandfather, David Curtis Carter. Ronnie learned about the outdoors from him -- a man who made a name for himself as a Multi-year Bird Dog Trial Champion in South Carolina and Owner of Carter’s Shooting Preserve. Several years later, Ronnie’s passion for chasing Ringnecks and Bobwhites shifted to Greenheads after his first afternoon in a pit blind and a sky filled with a “black cloud” outside of Mound City, MO. After 20 years in country radio working as an on-air personality, Ronnie decided to parlay that experience into his passion for the outdoors with the creation of Heartland Waterfowl. Ronnie and his wife, Rachael, were married in August of 2011. Rachael gave birth to their daughter and first child, Reagan, in August 2013.