RE: decoys and calls
I was in the same position as you last year when i really got into waterfowling. but I ended up buying 2 dozen greenhead gear "hot buy" mallards for just under 50 buck and as far a a call gose for ducks i blow a Buck Gardner "double nasty 2" and and "illusion double reed call. For geese i saved up the money and bought a foiles migrators "strait meat honker" and absolutly love it. for goose decoys i got a dozen greenhead gear "hot buy" shells and 4 final approach full bodys, but my hunting buddies have another 3 dozen shells and 2 dozen full bodies. And trust me we killed alot of birds. And i cant wait for this fall to give them new dekes a try.