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I'm new to calling, and trying to find resources to practice. Looking for good practice videos that'll help me develop a bit of the "language". I can make good to decent sounds, but am needing a good "quack along" video to practice against. I've not found a good YouTube video that'll help me practice.

Most of the videos I've seen are the same type.....usually about 4 minutes worth of a dude explaining hail calls, quacks, and cackles.

Any suggestions?
 
City park. Nothing beats the real thing.

In all honesty, as long as you can make the "sound", the best teacher is a hen mallard.
That's my 2 pennies anyways.

The pond right there by the Live at the Garden stage usually holds good numbers mallards. I designed the fire protection on that stage and it was pretty awesome being able to watch those ducks communicate to each other while I was working.

I've really never seen a great dvd explaining the language that you're talking about. I'm sure there are plenty of good ones out there though!
 
Redhead shooter, everyone's not as fortunate as you were that gets to hunt with a world-class caller. Time and knowing what to do and when to do it is foremost. And practice doesn't hurt any.
 
tickweed":oc592e91 said:
Redhead shooter, everyone's not as fortunate as you were that gets to hunt with a world-class caller. Time and knowing what to do and when to do it is foremost. And practice doesn't hurt any.
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He was just giving good info...
 
tickweed":3k0rl25c said:
Redhead shooter, everyone's not as fortunate as you were that gets to hunt with a world-class caller. Time and knowing what to do and when to do it is foremost. And practice doesn't hurt any.
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It definitely helps. Especially when he's such a humble guy...... :moon: :moon:

In all honesty, the only calling I hear from your end has a foul (not fowl) stench that follows!

But on a serious note, I should be available next weekend for those calling lessons you asked for.
 
TreyB":3uu6obhv said:
tickweed":3uu6obhv said:
Redhead shooter, everyone's not as fortunate as you were that gets to hunt with a world-class caller. Time and knowing what to do and when to do it is foremost. And practice doesn't hurt any.
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He was just giving good info...
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He was talking about himself, just messing around. lol
 
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Here's my thing....hanging out at a park doesn't afford me the ability to practice duck calling. Our ducks here are cracker-fed, so the crowd's not right.

I drive 20 miles to work, each way, and have a lot of time to honk on a call. It takes me 30 minutes to drive back and forth, so the ability to chuckle along with, or highball note-for-note with a practice video would be awesome. Not sure if there even was such a thing.

Like I said, I can make decent ducky sounds....but I want to learn a better cadence and sound progression that'll not sound like a "tucka tucka tucka tucka QUACK tucka tucka tucka" on repeat.
 
I know guys that are blow snobs. They don't think anyone is allowed to call in a blind but them because no one else is as good as them.

I'm no expert but you either call or sound like a kazoo player on crack. I feel like I do a good feed cackle so that's what I do. I can high ball but in my decade of hunting ducks I have never witnessed a highball turn birds around. Even by the self proclaimed experts.
 
Well, I'll say that I've progressed quite nicely from the kazoo sounds that got me a douchey note zip tied to my truck door back in January. Now I'm trying to develop into a more solid ability.
 
Pic IN the Casa":dad5r8j4 said:
I have never witnessed a highball turn birds around. Even by the self proclaimed experts.
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I can blow a duck call but not very good.
I am lucky to have people I hunt with that are alot better at it than I am.
I just try to keep my head down and shut up and let them do it till they call the shot.

Anyway,
I do have one friend that grew up on Reelfoot lake and I have seen him, on multiple occasions, turn birds that I would have thought NO way they could even hear, much less react to a call.
It is really a thing of beauty to watch.
Very impressive.
He has been duck hunting over 40 years and when he is in someone else's blind you just about have to beg him to call and he dang sure will never pull it out unless he is asked to.
I, and my son, have learned alot from him.
 
Pick up one of Buck Gardners beginner CD's. If I can find my old copy you can have it...
 
Bucks a great instructor, I have also used the Primos dvd. On your way to and from work is a great way to practice and get better. Work on controlling your air, which you can do into the back of the call if your ears are ringing, and work on your cadence. Once you get your quacks down, you can build off of that and work on greeting calls ect. Once you get proficient than you can worry about when to and when not to call.
 
Look on You tube, a lot of the older calling videos by Buck and others are on there. Some are better than others. Don't overlook the simple whistle for a call either. Once the ducks get call shy, you can coax them in with one guy on a regular call that is calling quietly, and 2 or 3 calling with a drake whistle. That's is something we hit on the last weekend of season last year. We had birds working right up til dark
 
TNGunsmoke":wwumiegv said:
Look on You tube, a lot of the older calling videos by Buck and others are on there. Some are better than others. Don't overlook the simple whistle for a call either. Once the ducks get call shy, you can coax them in with one guy on a regular call that is calling quietly, and 2 or 3 calling with a drake whistle. That's is something we hit on the last weekend of season last year. We had birds working right up til dark
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Thanks for the pointer. I'm going to get a whistle & a goose call or two, and should be pretty well set. Currently blowing on a Yentzen, and it's sounding better and better.
 
YouTube helped me a lot. I still watch them today. Check out different videos from different guys you never know when you'll pick up something. I also keep my calls in my truck during the off season and blow on them while driving to and from work. Definitely get a goose call, most times you'll be in a blind with guys who can blow a duck call fairly well but not a goose call. I made it a point 2 years ago to put hours of practice time in on the goose call.


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I take it Duck hunting is like Turkey and no electronic calls allowed and that's because of tradition ?
 
There are so many resources out their on YouTube and others. When I️ started I️ had a duck commander VHS and the Buck Gardner video which are both good. I️ would just find some basic instructional and then ask for some help from an experienced caller. If he knows what he is doing he might be able to pinpoint what your doing wrong quickly. Usually beginners are just using the wrong air..


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YouTube Kent Cullum he's one of the best in my book. I got lucky enough to get to learn straight from the man. I've placed in the tn state meat calling comps. He got me to where I am today. Thanks to him.
 
Calling is about number 4 on the keys to killing ducks, 1)Being where the ducks want to be 2)Realistic decoy spread with at least a little movement 3)concealment then calling. If you can use a mallard drake call and quack you will still kill 90% of the birds you would as a world class caller. A greeting or comeback call is pretty rare for ducks, I only use them if ducks are circling wider or leaving. I try and stick to a mallard drake and feeding chuckles with an occasional quack. Another call you will hear quite frequently is a fast series of low quacks kindve like a squirrel cutting a hickory nut.
 

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