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Thank you, sir! I see myself spending a lot of money here!
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Just curious as to what preferences are on duck and goose calls. need to expand my selection.
And on a side note why are duck/goose calls so dern expensive? A good turkey or predator call can be had for $30 or less. Waterfowl calls seem to range from $125 upward. Don't get it.
O The whole idea that you have to spend $125+ each for a good duck or goose call is a myth. Sure, a turned acrylic call will ring and range more than a polycarbonate call, but you can call in ducks and geese all day with a molded polycarb call and not be into 25% of the money on one up front. My favorite polycarbonate duck calls are the Buck Gardner Double Nasty and the Zink Power Hen II. They will both give you all the performance you'll need or even want without putting the squeeze on your pocketbook. Another good one to have on your lanyard as your backup is the Haydel DR-85. It's about as cheaply made as anything you'll find, but there is a reason they can be hard to find during duck season and why so many hunters use them. They flat out work. If you absolutely want a high-dollar turned acrylic call, go with the RNT Timbre or Short Barrel calls.
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No, I difinately don't want a high dollar duck call. It just makes no sense. Saw a whole bunch, under glass, yesterday. But I bought a Primos NAG for $17. It was the first reasonably priced call I've found. Have never seen a Haydel for sale anywhere, but I'll buy the first I see cuz so many guys have mentioned them.
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Outcast, The reason high-dollar calls cost so much is due to how they're made and the labor involved. Turned acrylic calls simply cost more to make than do polycarb calls, which are essentially injection molded. Their prices haven't gone up very much at all compared to 10 years ago, when I first looked at an acrylic call. They were $125 then. I've used them both, and like certain models of both types of calls. I resisted ever buying one of the Haydel DR-85 calls until about 2 years ago, and I gotta admit, I really like having it around. It's easy to blow and I've never had the reeds stick on me, which is an inherent problem with nearly every Arkansas-style duck call you'll find. The DR-85 won't usually be on display under glass, either. They will be hanging on display racks in plastic packaging and red labelling with all the other $20 calls in the store. In fact, this is what the call itself looks like: Haydel's DR-85 Deceiver Duck Call
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WINGLOCK! Great duck and goose calls. All the calls are hand made and can be tuned to your preference. Lots of rasp for me!
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I use a Big Guys Best that I have tinkered with. Also an Olt woodie call and a deep raspy old olt wooden call that I have yet to find another that sounds like it but wish I could. It works wonders in the timbers and beaver ponds.
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My favorite duck call is a RNT Daisy Cutter. My favorite poly call is a Buck Garner Tall Timber II.
Favorite goose call is probably a Saunders Traffic or a Winglock.
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The old style Olt D2 with the keyhole endpiece and fatter cork is my favorite. I have tuned many for friends over the years. New cost was about $8-10. They beat anything I have ever used and I have many.
They are no longer made and if I had to go out and buy something else it would be that cheap Haydel's DR-85. I have one and have blown several.
In the timber, as for a duck call being just a supplement, I disagree. Without a good sounding call, many mallards will just pass you by. My only supplement is a shotgun and we generally light the ducks just cause it is so much fun it see them come thru the trees. Brimfish
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Used nothing but a Olt DR-115 since about 1979. I bought a few NIB extras off of flea-bay, so I will never be without one.
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