To New Waterfowl Hunters

[JohnP]

hey Scott, sounds like you had a nice hunt this am. were you on beaver. and if so, sounds like you had a bunch of birds down! still hardly anything here on the rock, even today. was it just not cold enough the last few days, or is the rock just not that appealing to attract any number of birds?

Not much on bull shoals either Jeff. Managed to scratch out a couple but probably only seen 20 or so all morning, hunted till11:30.

[JigNpiggiN]

_{I heard something the other day i really liked. Chuckles and clucks gets you more ducks! When learning to call, ignore the youtube video's of competition calling. The hail calls and rolling feeders will not do much good in the field. Phil Robertson once said "I Ain't ever heard a duck sound like that!"}

[Feathers and Fins]

The most effective call you can learn is a lone suzy quack. I use it 90% of the time and it will finish birds ducks. Geese you really need to learn to talk like a goose, I have probably 30 diffrent sounds I can make over the three species. The hail call is so over used it is hilarious yet sad at the same time. I have hunted with several Compition callers and they can get a duck to come in to save their lives yet I have seen 12 year olds only knowing how to quack finish off birds all morning long.

[moodyfour]

My addition goes along with # of decoys. You don't need a bunch of spinning wing decoys... Most of the time they hurt more than they help...

[JohnP]

Soft suzie quacks and a drake whistle usually is all that's needed. Been finding out tho that the gadwall quack on the ol duck call is working pretty good aswell. About the same as the hen quack without the raspiness. Will admit tho that I'll blow a hail or two to distant birds to see how they respond usually just has em kick it into high gear away but occasionally you get one to pull and then its game on back to the softer calling.