Duck call advice

RNT has a CD set that I think is really good.

How much do you want to spend on a call? I love single reed

Flexible on the budget but was thinking under $50.

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Try to sound like ducks....not other callers. Get a double reed and go out to a pond/lake where there are ducks. Listen to them and try to imitate their sounds. Do that, and you'll be better than 90% of the dudes blowing machine gun sounds through $150 calls. Haydels DR85 is a great call to start with

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Follow this mans advice^. Those high dollar calls are nice and fun to play with, but not necessary to kill ducks.

Not trying to sound like the new age duck commander crowd, but give their calls a shot. I've been blowing the same one for 20 years. They are easy to blow and sound very raspy like a real mallard.

Dr85 is the best bang for your buck
RNT Daisy cutter is such a good raspy call for finishing birds.
The BEST Call tofinish shy ducks is a whistle.

Be cognizant of the ducks you're calling to greys will come to mallard calls but prefer "grunty" quacks.

Sometimes, the best call is no call.

I learned to call by practicing in the truck when I was driving. No one else could hear and be annoyed and I never had to remind myself to practice. Just picked them up every time I got in the truck. I listened to a lot of videos on YouTube and learned some from that. It takes time and practice. I'm no where near the best caller and I still practice a good bit before the season. I always let the older hunters call if I'm hunting with someone and I pick up what they're doing because they're usually better.