good call for a rookie
 

Just wondering what you guy's thought would be a good call for ducks (mallard) and geese for a new hunter that would also be fairly easy to learn to use. I have one duck call that I bought a few years ago for ducks and I think it's pretty good but it seems kinda quiet compared to the call the guy I have been hunting with uses. I don't have a whole lot of money because I just lost my job due to cutbacks so it would have to be a budget minded call. Thanks for the help.

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As a beginner to duck calling, I really don't think you need a call that "fits" you quite yet... after you've practiced and got the basic quack and feeding chuckle down, thats when I believe you should start searching for a call that is comfortable for you.

This being said, I'd get cheap double reed call. The DC-200 is the first call I got. After I got past the basics, I looked around for a high-end single reed call. I love that tone that wood calls produce, so I shopped around and ended up goin for the RNT Single Reed Cocobolo.

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try a primos pfat lady call cheap and sounds good easy to blow

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Just my opinion here. I could not stand blowing a cheep double reed. Go ahead and get an RNT original and get the cd on beginner calling. I promise you that you will learn a lot quicker and enjoy the sound better. Be patient and learn one thing at a time. It will work for you. If you go chep you will lose interest. Again, just my opinion.

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I learned on a Double Nasty 2 by Buck Gardner - it is a GREAT cheap call and is easy to learn to use!

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Look at these calls. Have a buddy that pro staffs for RNT and has these call and they all sound great. The goose call you can get for 20 bucks. I think Cabelas sells them all.

http://quackheadcalls.com/index2.html

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Agree, very good call for beginner!

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ditto on the double nasty also a primos timber wench. i am a beginer and have both i chuckle better on the double nasty but think i like the sound of the primos a lil better

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The 2 guys I hunted with today both were using the D-Nasty 2s... but for 27.99.. I'll stick with my Duck Commanders.

I was lucky enought ot find 3 Duck Commanders on Ebay all for 30.00 I got the Cut Down,The Mule, and Duck Picker.
Great calls

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tim grounds.. Sweet meet.. u wont be sorry if u get his call.. u can get the wood for 49 bucks an it sounds amazing

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I'd go with a double reed. The Wench or any Haydel's.

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this was my first year huntin for ducks and learnin to blow a duck call. The easiest call i found was the quackhead rainmaker its a double reed call i also have a double j and the pipe its their timber call. all these calls are fairly easy to blow and kept me more interested than a haydells deceiver which doesnt sound very ducky to me. Another call to try is the zinks power hen poly version its around 30 bucks and super easy to blow i taught my girlfriend with it nand she loves it. once you master one of these go buy a better quality call. I just bought a bois d arc RNT Timbre and its one sweet call. hope this helps just my 2cents

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I would also say go big and get an acrylic call, instead of spending twenty or thirty bucks a pop trying to find a good cheap call. Once you get an acrylic you wont have to buy another call for years. My 2 cents, get a Foiles, I have a dead meat mallard double reed and love it

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another great beginner call to consider is the buck gardner baby buck spit tech. Its a wood poly call and its a small call but itll get low but it will do a ringing hail call and its a double reed. You can take it fill it with water and pour it out and it blows like normal thats a plus cause your gonna spit a lot when you start lol. the best part is i paid 35 bucks for it at bass pro great call for the money.

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hydel's dr-85 duck call.