Posted: 11/9/2010 2:03:48 AM EDT
| I've been hunting ducks casually with my dad for the last fifteen years or so, but just started getting seriously into it this season. Picked up a couple new calls and started practicing with them. I'm pretty comfortable with the calls, except for one issue I'm encountering. Every time I try to blow a feeder call or a chuckle, the call seems to squeak. I've tried a number of different calls, single- and double-reed, and I get the same result. From the CDs and videos I've seen on calling, I never hear this. I've tried blowing harder or softer, different mouth positions, etc. Any suggestions? |
| To be honest with you, when I do a feed gaddle or feed call, I hardly blow into the call. I try to mimick the "T" sound as fast as I can through the call and the amount of air that generates is enough to make the call work. It is much easier for me to make this call through a single reed because it is much raspier, but a double reed will make a lower sound. Try making the sound without trying to blow into the call at the same time; you could be blowing too much air into the call not allowing the reed or reeds to vibrate off each other slow enough. Hope this makes sense, and good luck! |