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10-31-2007, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Looking for First Duck Call
Im just getting into hunting waterfowl, I went out last night I hit one duck but didnt hit him with enough to bring him down, then after the shots started nothing came in, Im looking to buy my first duck call, I dont have a whole lot of money to spend right now (i can spend 20-30 tops), so what one should I buy?
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10-31-2007, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Calgary
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the three boxes of shells you can buy with that will be a lot more fun than blowing on a duck call.
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10-31-2007, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Spruce Grove, AB
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Primos duck calls are in your price range. But buying a dozen duck decoys will probably work better than having a call. A goose call is well worth buying. I get a way better response from geese versus ducks any day.
Ed S.
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10-31-2007, 09:02 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lethbridge
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Dont buy duck decoys buy goose decoys. Buy a half dozen or dozen goose decoys (Shells on long stakes work awsome even in the water the geese dont know the difference). I say this because ducks will commit to geese but geese wont commit to ducks so with the geese you will have the best of both worlds.
As for a call I really like my Primo's wench but I like my RNT Quackhead J-Frame better. Its louder and raspier than my wench. I like having them both though just incase one isnt what the ducks want I can switch. Ducks will also come to goose calls I have found this year even better than duck calls. When the ducks come by I cluck very fast and they swoop right in.
For a goose call I really love my RNT Quackhead Goozilla. Its a very easy call to blow requiring very little air and I learned very fast on it.
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10-31-2007, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Grande Prairie
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Maybe it's just luck, but I generally get a good response from both ducks and geese. Can't even count how many flocks of 50 or more I called into 10 yards in the past 2 days, but enough to bag a limit or two anyways
I could suggest any of the cheap double-reed calls (especially the Primos Wench and Haydels DR85)
Not sure how serious you are planning to get with your duck calling, but calling ducks is an art and the best tool is a single-reed Arkansas (J-frame) call. You'll need a decent call as well as an instructional CD, or DVD, to get started. RNT's Quackhead works very, very well.
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10-31-2007, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Grande Prairie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by winged1
the three boxes of shells you can buy with that will be a lot more fun than blowing on a duck call.
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I wish SRD sold tags for skybusters
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11-01-2007, 12:48 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Haventmost of the geese migrated already? I wouldmuch ratherbe hunting geese, than ducks anyways.
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11-08-2007, 10:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Duck Call
Primos are one of the best bangs for your dollar. For your first duck call, buy a double-reed. You'll pick up proper calling techniques with a dr call, then when your competent enough a few years down the road, move into a single reed call (the difference between a dr and sr call being that the sr can hammer out more volume). The main difference in price from a $20 duck call and a $200 call, is that the majority of top dollar calls today are turned from acrylic, whereas the cheaper calls are made from molded injection. And while the acrylic calls do tend to punch out a more throaty duck sound, the mi calls on the market today (especially Primos) sound great, and they basically have the same guts (reed and air tunnel design). The "Original Wench" from Primos is where I'd invest my money for now.
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11-09-2007, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Cabela's had the RNT Quack Stacker on sale at $19.99 a while back. I picked one up as an add on to my order and it is a heck of a call for the price.
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11-14-2007, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Migration
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Originally Posted by riffer
Haventmost of the geese migrated already? I wouldmuch ratherbe hunting geese, than ducks anyways.
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Bcause of the warm weather the migration has just started , there are millions of birds in the peace river area yet , we need a snow storm with a high north cold wind to get them moving , hell l.ve seen sea gulls still here and they usually head for the west coast a month ago.
next month will be good.
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11-14-2007, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Calling ducks in Alberta is a real hit and miss. I've guided for the last 6 years and I get some Americans who can really blow a good call. But most ducks don't respond. I have found the best is a pintail or widgeon whistle. If you must have duck call also look at the Knight & Hale. Their kit offers both a single and double reed and a video.
The best bet for success on ducks is of course to be where they want to go. Some encouragement includes both duck and goose decoys and use a mechanical duck. I have also found that most hunters think ducks are somewhat stupid and don't use the same care and attention to their blinds like they would if hunting geese.
What you will find between acrylic and plastic calls is that plastic will not hold their tune and tone over time where as acrylic will. You should start with a cheap call and learn to blow it well. Expensive acrylic calls come in all sorts. Some blow soft some hard, etc. Don't spend your money on an expensive one until you understand your style of blowing. Best bets for any acylic are Foilles, Tim Grounds, Zink and I use one called the Fast Talker by Chris Holtz. I have many different ones and some custom done for me but I always return to the Fast Talker because it is easy to blow and it has the lowest tone of any of the calls I own.
However I do know one fellow who uses a Knight & Hale Magnum Clucker and his calling outdoes most everyone I know.
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