Bright, Colorful Calls?

[rsimms]

I am always fascinated by this... waterfowl hunters spend hundreds of dollars, sometimes thousands of dollars, to buy or create the absolute best camouflage known to man. Clothing, waders, hats, caps, guns, boats and blinds are designed to hopefully become totally invisible to ducks. But, it seems these days the duck calls many hunters choose are the absolute brightest, gaudiest, even florescent colors known to man. WTH?!?!?

 

[RUGER]

I have wondered about that myself many times.

 

[Hduke86]

I understand what you're saying and also how did they ever kill limits of ducks without the $100 fancy colored calls back in the day

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Mine are all black, clear, or muddled brown. I've often wondered the same thing. Also wonder why just about every call maker puts a shiny metal band on the bottom of the barrel of their calls.

 

[younggun308]

If the color of the call in the hand flares ducks, the chances of them coming in with a drab colored call were probably vanishingly rare to begin with.

 

[Hduke86]

If the color of the call in the hand flares ducks, the chances of them coming in with a drab colored call were probably vanishingly rare to begin with.

I wouldn't worry about the one in your hand but the numerous ones that people wear dangling around their neck as they're looking up at the ducks coming in

 

[scn]

I guess they think they look cool in their Utube grip and grins.

 

[poorhunter]

I was thinking maybe Luke Bryan sold those? Maybe just his fan club?

 

[Smashdn]

Don't think it matters. Seen them land into piles of drift and other trash floating in backwater. I dont own any bright calls but dont think it is critical. Just don't move.

 

[Dodge Man]

I have only black, brown or wood calls. I don't like the bright color ones.

 

[tickweed]

well, bands are shiny.

 

[West_Tn]

All my calls are just black, but I gotta figure if they are in close enough to be flaring off a duck call they are close enough lol.

 

[GUNNERX2]

Personally, I shy away from gaudy calls. Not necessarily from the standpoint of flaring birds but I just prefer darker tones in acrylic and obviously in wood. To me, there is nothing better to have on your lanyard than a well crafted, good sounding wood call.

 

[Tweeter]

I don't have any bright calls, I also don't understand the bright lanyards either. Some people make fun but we paint our face too.

 

[GUNNERX2]

Some people make fun but we paint our face too.

Well, they should.

 

[Tweeter]

Well, they should.

Ya know, I paint up when I deer and turkey hunt also. May be silly but I do it.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Yeah bright calls are dumb almost as dumb as mirrors on your eyes in the blind.. "I don't flare em I keep my head down.." well it looks like you're also a liar or just don't realize it...

 

[Smashdn]

Ya know, I paint up when I deer and turkey hunt also. May be silly but I do it.

I wear an orange vest and hat when I deer hunt. Face paint with that on seems counterintuitive.

 

[Tweeter]

I wear an orange vest and hat when I deer hunt. Face paint with that on seems counterintuitive.

Deer see different colors than we do, but they can see your face glowing from the natural oils in your skin

 

[Displaced_Vol]

I just replicate whatever I'm seeing on instagram in terms of this years hot color for my calls. I feel like the face paint contrasts nice with my white yeti and makes for better pics with my dead mergansers.

I have mostly wooden calls, my acrylics are black. But seriously if the bright duck call flares a duck, that duck probably should have been dead already.