Beginner Calling

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Postby blu hed » Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:57 pm

Benny, Buck Gardner has a great call named Double NastyII. It is made of polycarbonate and cost only $20 or less. You can hear it on his web site at http://www.buckgardner.com. He also has several others that you can hear. It is a great call to start on and keep.
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Postby GulfCoast » Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:58 pm

Get the CD by Keith Allen at http://www.pureduck.com. It is the best instruction out there, period. Any of these calls are inexpensive, very high quality and would suit him very well: http://www.waterfowlreview.com/articles ... k_call.htm
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Postby crow » Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:00 pm

Just get him "Mastering the Multi-Roboduck Setup" tape and forget the call! Why go to all that trouble of having to listen to him practice, when it can be insta-matic? By the way, I just got me a microwave fireplace! Now I can make love all night long in front of the fireplace...in 5 minutes! :wink:

I'd get him a Haydell's DR85...got the duck built in!

There are a dozen websites that have basic duck calls (Rich-n-tone has one that is not bad) domonstartions, and they are free. Give him "The Deceiver" and take him out where he can hear lots of ducks...like right now.
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Postby mudsucker » Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:52 pm

Electronic caller with,say, 100watts o power and no need to waste his breath!!!!HEHEHEHEHEHE :lol: :wink:
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Postby mallardchaser » Fri Feb 20, 2004 7:43 pm

Might as well learn him on a good wood single reed. I like echo's timber call. I have some friends with the Greg Hood timber calls that sound really good. The old Buck Gardner video tape is a pretty good learning tool.
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Postby Greenhead22 » Fri Feb 20, 2004 7:46 pm

RNT Short Barrel.........does get old though having to pull feathers out of your mouth after blowing it each time....... :lol:
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Postby HuskerDuck » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:08 pm

hey hey hey!!!!!

Don't forget the Primos Original Wench!!!

great call
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Postby Greenhead22 » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:24 pm

HuskerDuck wrote:hey hey hey!!!!!

Don't forget the Primos Original Wench!!!

great call


Yeah, don't forget to throw it in the trash after hitting the worst 5 note you'll ever hear come out of a duck call. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I know there are people that love them to death..........but I've never heard one that sounded anything close to a duck.
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Postby champcaller » Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:09 am

Hey go to Wal Mart and get him a Buck Gardner Double Nasty 2. Then after he does ok with that step him up to a RNT hunter. Get him RNT instuctional video as well.... and let em' pour in :D
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Postby sondance » Sat Feb 21, 2004 9:36 am

Shane Roten put out a call called the Vortex. It's a poly call you can get around $20. It is not pretty, all black. There is no tape with this call but it is EASY to blow. Very little air needed. I am by no means an expert caller and used one last year with good successs. Get him one of those calling CD's for his computer nad let him drive his folks crazy practicing.
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Postby wuchang » Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:25 am

Ben

You have heard me call and you know I know what I'm talking about

email me--I have some instructional stuff that may be helpful

also Gulf Coast gave you ( and any one else that is serious about learning to call better) some good leads with the Carlson method--

once you get past the 'technical verbage' and look at the systematic method itself--it provides a good base for teaching yourself how to call and how to look for a call that will give you the best performance and it beats 'make it sound like this boy'
especially if your Uncle is better at riggin jerk strings than calling :lol:

Most of the call makers today make good calls but you will find that some suit your style better

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Postby ScottS » Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:05 pm

I agree with Mark on the Keith Allen CD. It is very well done and covers the basics step by step.

Check out Rick Perry's Winglock Calls. I have a maple barrell with poly insert double reed and it is an awesome sounding call. It's just under $40 and you get a beautifully engraved dark maple call that is VERY EASY to blow. http://winglockcalls.com/

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Postby Meeka » Sat Feb 21, 2004 2:06 pm

Bluehead, you better watch what you say around here . . . cause I am pissed!!! The Double Nasty II is NOT just for beginners. I had a chance to blow one that Buck Gardner gave to someone I took hunting and It sounded real good so I ordered one. It is my favorite now. It sounds like that $40.00 call by echo, maybe a timber call, I forget the name of it but I have used it for 2 years. Maybe I saw where GH22 mentioned it once. Oh well.

I guess I would say the Double Nasty II does not sound plastic; it sounds ducky to me and it has a GREAT NAME!

Uhmmm, maybe that says something about my callin, I dunno. Maybe I am kinda basic. I can't handle a call with about 18 different sounds. 2 ducks is about all I can make.
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Postby gadwall2 » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:40 am

"tikka-tikka, dugga-dugga" to quote ole Buck.
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Postby GulfCoast » Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:30 am

If you knew how much a cat hates to hear a duck call in the house, that will give you all the practice incentive in the world. I have the Buck Gardner video that is "free to good home" if someone wants it.
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