I doubt you've ever met anybody who's shot more ducks and geese than Ralph Kohler. He doesnt use any calls, and if he gets a wild hair and wants to call in ducks or geese, he uses his voicebox. He's an amazing man. If you haven't read his book "Born to Hunt" yet, please do, you owe it to yourself.
And Destry...I'm sure you don't like it much when someone comes along and downplays yours or anybody elses use of a nice expensive or vintage shotgun while duck hunting, I mean there's plenty of H&R topper models, Marlin & Mossberg bolt action shotguns that are perfectly suited to the task, doesnt mean a guy can't enjoy using a well made, good sounding call that makes his or her hunt all that more enjoyable. I've read your stuff where you mention using hand carved cork or wood decoys, to most that seems pretty goofy, especially to guys who shoot loads of ducks over cheap plastic decoys painted black :-) To each their own.
And by the way..the DR-85 is a good call and it does work...when its dry. With that said, anybody who's ever spent anytime at all with a DR-85 knows that eventually, the insert will come out and drown itself in the water below...and you'll never notice it until you go to grab your call, give it some air and realize that all you have is a useless oversized straw.
Dustin
Last edited by LeFusil; 04/12/11 02:38 PM.
