You can run over with a truck,stuff is cheaper and damn near bullet proof
To me,somewhere between wood and acrylic as far as sound----but to be honest,i have ran them all speck wise---wood,acrylic,plastic,poly carb,delrin,all brass(which is not real special as one may think)---and there is not a whole hell of a lot of difference between
yes wood is more mellow(especially hedge),acrylic sharper,and so on---but there is not some global difference in sound
I see duck commander calls listed---I have never gotten one of their mallard calls to remotely sound worth a damn---
The only delrin call I've ever owned has two reeds. "White Lightning" by Rainman (greg derousse) . Them Bayou Bottoms guys all use them and they kill piles of ducks. Very loud call. (extremely loud)
Re: Wood duck calling
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 6:15 am
by Rick
John, it's been a long time since I've sat a deer stand on a wood duck slough and been entertained by all the sounds they come up with, but you seem to have nailed a few of them. All of your flight whistles, however, sound alarmed/fast to this long time casual listener's ear, not just the last ones. That said, I'd still go with what's winning the contests you're prepping for.
Re: Wood duck calling
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:05 am
by Darren
Have never really made an effort to call a woodduck; the only time we have them is during teal season and they eat up the spinners so much there's no calling needed.
Re: Wood duck calling
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:27 am
by aunt betty
What worked for me in the green timber was to make a lot of ripples with the jerk rig. If I were to target strictly wood ducks I'd use 8 wood duck decoys and two spreaders on a jerk line and keep it moving. That's what they're looking for when they whiz past at treetop level. (I think)
WMA (X) has a chit ton of wood ducks. Y and Z have quite a few as well.
Re: Wood duck calling
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:02 am
by Rick
What turns them for me is a single syllable but much more drawn out "sweeeeeeet" than your "ttuuu---wweeettt". Will, I'd think, carry a lot farther than most of their small talk.
Re: Wood duck calling
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:08 pm
by Ricky Spanish
Calling? They don't seem to be calling at all.
Re: Wood duck calling
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:10 pm
by Ricky Spanish
Rick wrote:What turns them for me is a single syllable but much more drawn out "sweeeeeeet" than your "ttuuu---wweeettt". Will, I'd think, carry a lot farther than most of their small talk.
My last trip I studied up on calling wood ducks and it's not so hard. Two-weet softly just once is enough. Was using duck commanders wood duck call it's pretty easy