Acrylic or wood for your duck calls
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My very first call was a Buck Gardner Hammer Goose Call. I still own the call and it works great. I since have graduated to a short reed goose call by RnT, but still keep the old call around for the right occasion.
The debate continues what material is best when buying a goose call or duck call: acrylic vs. wood. My personal choice is wood for many reasons including look and feel, but each material type has its advantages and disadvantages. There is a reason that all of the world champion goose and duck callers use acrylic calls. First and foremost acrylic calls are loud - the birds can hear you from long distances. Second, they are really fast at changing tones and pitch. The champion callers sound like a whole flock of geese when done right. Last, importantly for people in cold weather states, the acrylic calls dont seem to freeze up.
I personally use wooden calls for other reasons. The wood calls have a much different look and feel. Getting older I enjoy the rustic look of the wood calls. I like wood calls for other performance related reasons as well. The wood calls can make much softer tones and much more raspy tones. When making a sound of a Canada Goose or Drake Mallard, I like the soft raspy tones the best.
The reality is both are great materials for calls. It really boils down to feel, so make sure to demo a few at the shop before going out in the field
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