I agree with Carpmaster with his philosophy on calls about not too expensive and not too cheap.. just the middle of the road. Although, one call i think every hunter should have in his arsenal is the Duck Commander Ol' Raspy. This call is dirt cheap ($12), but it seriously never locks up on me, and it is so raspy its easy to blow even for people who werent born with a duck call in their mouth. Im pretty young, about 17, but i promise my dad taught me to blow a duck call the right way, and ive tried alot of calls and i always bring that one with me as does my dad, its just a classic. Also, i know its kinda nasty but the only way to tell if you are gonna like a call is to blow it yourself, so the next time you go to basspro or cabelas, go ahead and try em all to find the one you like, cuz seriously no one can explain how a duck call blowsaccurately in words.