Favorite duck call and why

[Coacher]

Anyone else ever had trouble with rnt service? I had a bad experience a couple of years ago and have kinda swore off of them. I do have a couple of FDWC calls that I really like now.

[bk_tradguy88]

We started hunting a few years ago now. Our first season we did nothing more than decoy and play the wind. Then started calling some the next season. I still call sparingly. I don't call at all to ducks that are going to decoy. If they look like they aren't, then I use the call sparingly. Sometimes less is more. The first season we hunted I will put more success on keeping away from the call and playing the decoy game. I still don't like mojo ducks. The few times I tried they flared every time. Took them down and the ducks came right in.
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[austin.28]

I like Field Proven, they are very good and cheap! Another choice is Yentzen.

[DTH]

We started hunting a few years ago now. Our first season we did nothing more than decoy and play the wind. Then started calling some the next season. I still call sparingly. I don't call at all to ducks that are going to decoy. If they look like they aren't, then I use the call sparingly. Sometimes less is more. The first season we hunted I will put more success on keeping away from the call and playing the decoy game. I still don't like mojo ducks. The few times I tried they flared every time. Took them down and the ducks came right in.
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Good to know, How many decoys did you start out with?

[CSF45]

Reading birds and knowing when to call is the key. I've used them all in over a decade of guiding waterfowl hunts. I always go back to the sureshot 650. It's cheap, not fancy, but sounds real, and it's helped my customers literally 10k plus birds since 2004.

Bingo. As others have said, don't pick up a call unless you are really good. Get good practicing your tone and cadences in your truck on the way to places alone. It's all about reading the birds and knowing when and when not to call. Most people I hear on public land call too much and sound comical. I use a RNT daisy cutter.

[rebelbow]

sureshot Yentzen. easy to blow works great on mallards and gadwalls
had it going on 25 yrs

[basschump]

Whoever said a duck call was the greatest conservation tool ever created hit the nail on the head.

Getting decoys in the right place and covering up is key.

When I was really obsessed with duck hunting- I had a whistle, haysels blue wing teal, and a gadwall call on my lanyard.

Using pintail and wigeon calls on a whistle is effective on everything in the central flyway.


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[bk_tradguy88]

Good to know, How many decoys did you start out with?

We started with a dozen flambeau storm front mallards, and killed a lot of ducks over those $30 decoys. Now we have a lot larger nicer spread, and a lot more variety in it. You can definitely get it done with the small scale setup though. Find where the ducks want to be, and just learn the ropes a little at a time. It's really rewarding to get that first group cupped up in the decoys. Our first opener was 4 mallards cupped right in the center of where we wanted them to land when we placed our decoys. Was hooked from that moment on.
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[ChickenWilly]

Yeah I've seen more birds flare before they ever got close enough to see the decoys to guys calling on public land. It cracks me up to hear the dudes trying their best to do some competition style calling at birds when they can't even do a halfway decent quack ! I watched a dude the other afternoon while scouting whaling on a call at a flock of water turkey's and it was comical to say the least to listen to him. Like said above get down a whistle and use that if anything until you have your calling down. And then just use that sparingly as needed. If birds want to be where you are they don't care one bit about hearing a call at all

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[1shot]

This series really helped me out when learning how to call. Also the rnt dvd.

https://youtu.be/-EHst6999GI

[DTH]

thanks guys, lots of good info

[Eagle19]

It's not about what duck call you use. I think a lot of people say not to use a duck call because they can't call very well(no offense to you guys). You need to find a duck call that suits your breathing. Call at birds that are 100 yards out(just a cadence or two) anything closer than that do a feed call in a whistle(but not very much). And that's just on open water. Small ponds the decoys should do the work for you. A lot of people with calls make a lot of unnatural sounds I've noticed too. I.e. Championship calling and people just plain sucking. Watch some instructional videos, and listen to a lot of videos of ducks feeding. You'll really start to notice chuckle feed calls don't really sound like them eating. It takes a lot of practice! I started making my own calls to fit my own needs.

[Redlegwar]

Silence and still movement with a good spread!


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[150class]

Gunna bump this oldie up.

Been taking advantage of the Avian-X decoy sale at academy and loaded up.
I by no means plan on calling the remainder of this season but want to snag a few calls to practice.

Primarily hunting east and SE of Houston so any advice on what calls to have and what videos to watch and practice is appreciate

[talltexasshoote]

Whistle- about the only one that works once every person that knows how to blow a high ball has done so over the thousand or so miles the ducks have flown.

This. If you want to take your whistle to the next level learn the mallard drake grunt with it. It is deadly on puddle ducks in the central flyway. I have had big groups circle for long periods and one drake grunt had them putting wing tips together and diving into the spread. It has resulted in more feet up dances than any other call I use. It is deadly in dry fields as well. I have even called in call shy lesser Canada geese with it.