"The pleading or begging hail call is used to get the attention of ducks flying 75 to 200 yards above you," says champion caller Greg Brinkley. And keep in mind that the lonesome hen is somewhat low and throaty." 7. If the quacks are too close together it scares the ducks. "Your lonesome call should be spaced out, and quick, with several seconds between. Learn to quack correctly and the rest will come from that," says Jim Olt. "You can derive your lonesome hen call from your basic quack. Some callers have used it to pull birds sitting on the water for long distances. The call is nothing more than widely spaced, irregular, nasal, drawn-out Quaaaaink quacks. The lonesome hen is an often overlooked call that can be very effective, especially when ducks are call-shy.
Usually she'll give them only one comeback call." Olt adds, "Just remember that a comeback call is fast and hard, with about 5 to 7 notes. "Also, I have found live hens only call to others after they have flown over the pond or passed their location. It's more urgent sounding and faster, like Kanckanc, Kanc, Kanc, Kanc," says Haydel. "The comeback call is used when ducks don't respond to your greeting or you want an immediate response, such as in timber. I try to sound as natural as I can." If you decide to try your hail call, start with a long, strong, Aaaaaaink.Aaaaaink., aaaaink, aaainkaink and taper off as it progresses.īut remember to use the hail call sparingly, and as Haydel says, "If the ducks are coming in, forget calling." 5.
"I have yet to hear a real hen call in this manner. "I'm not much on 30 note hail calls," he says. Hails are the loudest of the lot." Rod Haydel agrees. However, nobody should use it unless they know how and when. "But when you do use it, blow high, hard, and loud. "Don't use a highball within 100 yards of the ducks," says Jim Olt of P.S. The hail or highball call is an overused call in the minds of the pros.
"Callers should learn to use it to add variety, but it sounds better to the caller than it does to the ducks." Haydel adds, "Most mallards I hear feed calling in the typical 'kitty, kitty, kitty' fashion are flying, while ducks feeding are more broken up and erratic sounding, like 'da-dit da-dit dit dit, da-dit dit.'" 4. "I don't feed call a lot," says three-time World Champion caller and call maker Mike McLemore. Feed callįor a basic feeding call, say "tikkitukkatikka," into the call raising and lowering the volume slightly. Rod Haydel should know he's part of Louisiana duck calling royalty-the Haydel family of Haydel's Game Calls.
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It's a series of 5 to 7 notes in descending order at a steady even rhythm, Kanc, Kanc, Kanc, Kanc, Kanc," says Rod Haydel. "I use the greeting call when I first see ducks at a distance.
Stick to the basics and end your quacks, and everything else is second." The Heidelbauers should know Frank Heidelbauer designed and began making their popular calls in 1952. People use 'qua qua qua' when there needs to be a clean, crisp, 'quaCK' instead. "One of the first things my grandfather taught me was to end my quacks. Todd Heidelbauer also stresses the importance of learning to end the quack. Basic quackĪs easy as it sounds, some callers never master a basic quack, and then wonder why the ducks don't come into their spread. Learn these, and you will be able to bring ducks closer in nearly every hunting situation.Ĭlick the icons to hear champion caller Greg Brinkley, maker of Drake Brake Duck Calls in Marion, Arkansas, demonstrate each call sound. There are eight calls every serious duck hunter should have in his or her repertoire.
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