Duck Calling Tips & Strategies

The Single-Quack Series

Duck calling is an ongoing, trial-and-error process. It’s like a bass angler trying different lures to see which one the fish will hit. Similarly, duck hunters should try different calling approaches: passive or aggressive, loud or soft, high-pitched or mellow notes, etc. Some days ducks will respond best to one style of calling, and on other days, they will respond better to another approach. You have to experiment to see which style works best each day.
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Choosing a Duck Call
Here’s how to find the right call to match your style of hunting.
On Call
A little preventive maintenance and an understanding of how your duck call can be modified will go a long way toward ensuring optimum performance.

Rod Haydel's 10 Tips for Better Calling
Follow these tips from calling legend Rod Haydel to improve your next outing to the blind.
Duck Calling Instructions Only a Phone Call Away
Waterfowlers seeking to improve their calling skills would be wise to receive instruction from accomplished callers, not necessarily the guy next door.
Keep Your Call Warm and Dry
You do not have to be a world-champion caller to call a duck. And you can help yourself simply by taking care of your call.
7 Deadly Duck-Calling Mistakes
How to avoid mistakes and improve your calling this duck season.
Teamwork in Duck Calling
All things considered, two duck callers can be much more effective than one.
The Basics
There are eight calls every serious duck hunter should have in his or her repertoire. Learn these and you will be able to bring ducks closer in nearly every hunting situation.
Tune Up Your Duck Call
Routine maintenance and summer practice can be crucial to success when opening day arrives.
Calling Whistling Ducks
Rod Haydel shares tips for calling in whistling ducks.
The Feeding Chuckle (video included)
Trying different approaches can be the key to using this finishing call successfully.
10 Tips from Top Callers
Expert waterfowlers share their secrets for calling late-season ducks and geese.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Buck?
Call maker Eli Haydel has a quick solution for cleaning the gunk out of your duck call while afield.
Call in the Wood Ducks
Rod Haydel shares his secret tips for calling in wood ducks. This method involves hunting near a roost and then calling the birds in to you. Here's how it works...
Reading Ducks
Here's how the experts take visual cues to be more effective callers in the field.
Tuning a Duck Call
Small adjustments can make a big difference in a call's pitch and volume.

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