Wood ducks are an entirely different game. Go hunt a big reservoir with a refuge where the birds leave to go to fields to feed and come back to rest/loaf/roost. You'll learn how to call real quick.

I am offended by this thread as I am actually tone deaf.

My oldest son appears to have a problem with it, but when I record him and play it back, he can hear it then. I didn't know if he was just not paying attention (he is 8 years old), or if it could really happen. Listen to a good caller on a recording, Kent Cullum has some videos that are the best, then do the same in practice with yourself.

I do want to learn, but when you hunt with state champion duck callers who have 20-30 years experience on you, there really isn't much of a point!

Sure there is! I'm working with a guy in the group now who wants to guide on his own. We cook some duck, have a couple cold beers, and practice. Learning to blow a call will provide plenty of conversation and laughs along the way.

I have a really hard time hearing my call when I blow it. If I record it, no problem. I think the problem is similar to hearing your own voice through a microphone, it sounds different. It doesn't help me that I can hear it on a recording, because I can't adjust "live" while calling. For that reason, and the fact that I don't want to blow out my ears in my truck, I no longer practice calling, and I basically don't call. If I lived in the country and could practice out back, I would, but I don't.

Should the people that can't shoot leave their guns at home too?