What duck/goose calls do you use?

[lewdogg21]

Ok guys here's a fun topic.

I have a haydels variable tone mallard with the keyhole on the end of the bell.  They run about $15 and hold up fairly well.  My dad who destroys everything (lol sorry dad) goes thru roughly one a season between losing them, stepping on them, etc.  They don't all sound the same outta the box so if you buy one try it first.  They do pretty well with the reed not sticking untill you've basically worn them out.  

I also have one of those wingsetter whistles that I use for sprig, teal and widgeon.  Some days on the Sprague River in Oregon you can hit high flocks of migrating widgeon with the whistle and they just drop out of the sky.  

For specks I have some haydel's speck call.  The problem with these is at least half of em are crap from the factory, you need to find one that works good or try to tune it yourself.  With those singles and pairs and triples I like to alternate the tone to sound like 2 specks  calling.  When it works its like candy from a baby.  

What do you use and how do you like it?  I'm always open to trying new calls.   :grin:

[dukkillr]

i use an echo wood call i got several years ago in stuttgart and a STM "woods call" that i got a couple of years ago.  I hunt with Sam Heoper who makes STM calls.  I'd be happy to pass on his phone number to anyone who's interested.

i use an old Tim Grounds flute call for canadas... my snow/speck call is an old piece of crap, i don't know where it came from

[Specklebelly]

I am a haydel guy myself.  It is all that I have used since high school.

I only use the mallard and Canada calls.  I have thought about getting a teal and speck call but have never got around to it.

Where I go the Specks come in no problem to the Canada calls/decoys.  Nothing like seeing those big orange feet coming in to the spread. :eek:  :shock:

I like single reed calls and try to stay away from the doubles.  They tend to freeze on me.  I must slobber in them to much.  :-D

[fffffg]

i like a deep toned call.  the call from a bigger mature goose works the best for me, loners will be looking for there leader, as will small grouops of geese tryhing to get back with the main group.. dave.

[fffffg]

oh and dont call to much, they can mark your position from an earlier call and will fly within an incredible closenesss to your position.. dont call when they are aproaching let them look,,if they see no geese where the call is comming from they will defintly be suspisous..and youl be drawing there incredible good eyes to your position.. if you have decoys and they start circleing use the feeding  call, this relaxes them and makes them hungry or something. good luck dave..

[chaser]

Im partial to the sound of the single reed myself, although you cant beat the price and ease of use you get with the haydel and primos.

I like Buck's single reedcalls (Gardner) im on his video  out for 04

And i like Rick Dunn's single reed wood (echo) whom I've also hunted with and unlike many competition callers he is one of the best "hunting" callers ive ever seen as far as volume and timing.

I have seen 100 different brands of calls used by many differnt hunters, and all of them have sounded great at times to me, but the good hard to blow single reed calls always sound the most realistic to me, if they just didnt stick so easy.

[lewdogg21]

If you like the haydel's calls check out their TC-02 (timber cutter)
It's got a lower volume than the variable tone and sounds reallllllllllly nice.  My dad picked one up and then one for me since I couldn't find one around town. It takes quite a bit less air to blow than the VT and sounds very good.

Oh I'm so eagerly awaiting my trip back to Klamath in a few weeks.

[OD_Crew]

I just got a new call, Tim grounds hen talk.  sounds really good, i also have 2 primos, I'm only in my second season of waterfowl hunting, but have been practicing alot.  Tim Grounds call sounds so much better than the Primos.