OT Last duck post
Ilmarinen, May I suggest this short course with a champion caller so that you can more effectively communicate with certain thread visitors...
The Basics: Calls Every Duck Hunter Must Master
Listen and learn
There are eight calls every serious duck hunter should have in his or her repertoire. Learn these, and you will be able to bring ducks closer in nearly every hunting situation. Click the icons to hear champion caller Greg Brinkley, maker of Drake Brake Duck Calls in Marion, AR, demonstrate each call sound.
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Also, don't miss my edits here:
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Cheers and Happy Hunting! Rob
edit: yup, another Top Ten list: I think #1 is pretty common in these parts... -g
Rod Haydel's 10 Tips for Better Calling:
1. As long as the ducks are coming in, forget calling.
2. When the ducks start an erratic wing beat, hit them with a comeback call immediately to bring them back on line.
3. If they look as if they may drift off-line, use single quacks and feed calls to bring them back online.
4. Try calling at birds as they circle when they quarter into the wind. This will make it easier for them to set up for a landing zone into the wind. (Anticipate their swing).
5. Remember your whistle and mix these sounds in with your mallard call. Youngsters can blow these with ease and feel partly responsible for bringing the ducks in! The mallard drake sound should not be discounted either, especially on windless days!
6. Always start high and come down the scale smoothly with no "start-up note."
7. If possible use a call that applies to the species you're trying to call. Speak their language (eg. blue-wing teal, use a blue-wing call).
8. When team calling, one person should be the leader while the others just fill in. Don't compete against yourselves.
9. Realize that not all ducks are callable and that even real ducks do not call in all the ducks all the time.
10. Be different! If what you are doing isn't working…CHANGE. Don't get stuck in a rut!
Don't wait for next season, put these pointers into practice today and be ready for next season.
The Other Top Ten list:
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