Our Story

My Name is Tristan Cochran and I’m the founder and sole employee of Teacy Nail Calls. I’ve been making nail calls for about three years now and love being a small part of helping people hunt turkeys.

I’m 23 and recently graduated with a business degree from Valdosta State. Both of my parents are educators, my dad is coming up in his 30th year and my mom left being a high school science teacher to homeschool my brother and me when we were diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome. My brother and I both started showing signs of Tourette’s Syndrome when we were around 7 or 8 years old. Having Tourette’s Syndrome has challenged my brother and me, but it’s something I’m very glad to have as it made me who I am and showed me that you can’t use things as an excuse because someone always has it worse than you.

My dad started taking me deer hunting with some close family friends when I was around 9 years old and that’s when I started to develop my love for hunting. Those same friends have let us hunt year after year with them and we’ve made some great memories together whether deer, duck, turkey, or dove hunting. I can think back to all the good times we’ve had sitting in their living room talking or them helping me shoot my first turkey.

One of my favorite parts of turkey hunting is getting to hear multiple gobblers gobbling back and forth during the hunt, as there are very few sounds in the woods that can get me as excited as hearing a distant gobble. This is why when I started making nail calls. I knew it was something I was very passionate about because I don’t get to hunt very often but by making nail calls I get to help other people do what I love, which is a very rewarding feeling.

Thanks for checking out Teacy Nail Calls and I hope you enjoyed getting to know a little about me!

A boy wearing a blue cap and orange hoodie holds a knife while skinning a large animal, likely a deer, outdoors on a farm with open fields and a golf cart in the background.
Group of people outdoors, some in camouflage clothing, standing and kneeling on grass in front of greenery, under a blue sky.
A young boy is kneeling on the grass, holding the antlers of a deer he has hunted. The deer is lying on the ground. The boy is wearing a bright orange hoodie with a patterned leggings, and a blue cap that says 'COSTA'. In the background, an adult man dressed in camouflage pants and jacket is walking in a grassy field with small pine trees.
A large group of people, including children and adults, with some in camouflage clothing and others in casual wear, gathered outdoors on a grassy area next to a tree and a building. There are two dogs with the group, one sitting and one standing. The sky is partly cloudy with some blue visible.
Two people, a man and a boy, smiling for a selfie. They are wearing camouflage hats and clothing, suggesting outdoor or hunting activity, and there is a large black umbrella or canopy behind them.
A young man in camouflage clothing and a beige cap kneeling next to a deceased deer with large antlers at the Chickasawhatchee Wildlife Management Area in Georgia. There is a sign indicating the area and website at the background, with trees and grassy ground around.
Group of six men outdoors standing around a recently hunted deer with antlers, a young man kneeling in front holding the deer's antlers, on a grassy area near an RV and trees.
A man in camouflage clothing kneeling outdoors on grass, holding a turkey, with tall trees and a blue sky in the background.
A young boy and an adult man taking a silly selfie inside a wooden structure, both making funny faces.
A woman with red hair standing outdoors with two boys, all dressed in hunting gear with orange vests, and a golf cart in the background.
Two boys in camo clothing holding a bird, standing near haystacks in a field with trees in the background.
Two people dressed in camouflage gear inside a rustic hunting blind with wood and metal siding, sitting on benches and preparing for hunting.
A rainbow trout in a net filled with water.
A man wearing an orange vest and a beige cap with a deer logo, kneeling on the ground outdoors, holding the antlers of a large buck with brown fur and prominent antlers. The scene is set in a natural environment with dry grasses and trees under a clear blue sky.
Six men standing behind a table with soap samples at an indoor trade show booth with green curtains and a black backdrop that says 'TC Each U.C.'
A green container filled with numerous fresh crappie fish, showing their black speckled patterns and dark eyes.
A young boy wearing sunglasses, a gray hoodie, and shorts, sitting in a small boat fishing in a swampy area with cypress trees.
Two people walking through a pine forest with pinecones on the ground and a car visible in the distance.