Soft Duck Calls

[Ramblin Rogue]

In your opinion what is the best sounding timber or meat call you can buy. I blow a Haydel Red leg and blow it well. The thing is, it is damn hard to get soft and keep a good tone with this call. I can make it beg and can make a mating call but that is not enough. When I give a come back or greeting call the Red leg echos too much in the woods unless i really work it soft. I want a double reed call that blows full but soft. The Red Leg is hell in the rice fields but too much for small timber pockets. Any suggestions would be appreciated, I have tried a bunch but can't find the sound I want.

[mallardchaser]

Wildfowler and Softcall can make their Hood calls sound great and really soft if they want to.

[mallardchaser]

Wildfowler and Softcall can make their Hood calls sound great and really soft if they want to.

[Ramblin Rogue]

what hood call are they using?

[mallardchaser]

Little Joel cocabola..and one of the timber acrylics..
I like the wood sound better..
Single reeds.

[Lazy Drake]

RR,

I have a big river duck buster that sounds good in timber. I also bought a Big Guy's Best double reed with bois d' arc upper and acrylic insert, if you talk to it right, it will work in the timber. Sometimes hard to control sound when you pinch it down too much. JMO


Lazy Drake

[Dutch Dog]

Big river game calls for sure sound wonderful in the woods (I have one)! Greg Hood makes a call specifically for timber. It is a double reed call....he has 2 versions...one has a couple of tuning holes and the other doesn't. I prefer the one without the holes myself.

[dukdawgn]

two words.....

Quack Whacker......

[Anatidae]

If you like the 'Red Legs' call, get a 'Cajun Squeal' (also by Haydel) and try it. I use one in areas where you don't want much volume.......it blows like the red legs or DR-85 without having to change the way you put the air on the reeds (or calling style)......just back-off on your air velocity and it works like your red legs.......only quieter. You won't be dissapointed.

You might also try tuning your call a little differently for softer work. Leave the reeds basically in the same position and shorten the vibrating length up by moving the wedge closer to the tip of the tone channel. 'Doesn't take much.

I would advise taking a felt-tip pen or a sharp object and 'marking' the original position of all the components so, if the tuning experiment doesn't work, you can put everthing back like it was before.

[SoftCall]

If I were going to buy one off of the rack, I'd get Hood's Nasty Boy or whatever it's called. It's a short barrel cut down farty sounding poly call. It's kind of high pitched out of the box but pull the reed up just a scoach and it'll baffle it down a bit so it doesn't echo so bad in the trees. Southern Game Calls work best for me personally.

[gator]

sgc "nasty boy" or lil joel" for me...check em out

[Goat Roper]

I also think you will like the 'Cajun Squeal' . Good sounding little call that seems just right for what you are looking for.

[SkippyJ]

http://www.kwackwacker.com/index1.htm

Just bought the Bocote in the middle, met Skip, helluva nice fella!!

Best call I've bought in years bar none!!!

I can get the timber "ring" when I need it, or can ease off and get soft when I have to.

You really should look into these calls

[Nitro Mag]

Haydels has a new timber call that sounds great.

[Model12]

Well, I can't resist the temptation... Speaking just about "timber" calls. I think I make a very good one. Double reed, acrylic injected maple burl tone board with a acrylic injected Koa barrel. Will get as soft as you can go. "Sorry for the plug guys" Also, our very own Miss Mallard, Jason Stanard, of Jackson makes a great call. I blow one myself often. You can check out Jasons site @ Missmallard.com or email me if your interested in one of mine.....