Thanks for watching! Let me know how this video has helped you on your journey as a cutdown caller!
@adrianlouviere76503 жыл бұрын
This is without question, the best and most thorough instruction I have seen and heard in my 72 years on this earth. I have seen and heard a bunce. What a teacher. You are on target. Thanks so much.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome...and thanks very much for your kind words!
@paulcampbell82732 жыл бұрын
I am 4 minutes and 22 seconds into this video and it is without question the most entertaining Duck calling video on youtube. Instant subscribe. Well done.
@SurvivingDuckSeason2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed! Thanks!
@rickyhendricks111 ай бұрын
I was so invested in the bud story lol
@OhStepMechanic Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that's how he found his emblem! Oh wait... He's a smart ass lol Great content Joel!
@vtyler18 Жыл бұрын
I just started attempting to learn a cutdown a couple weeks ago and while I haven’t mastered it yet I have figured out some things with it but the biggest thing is the improvement of my air control. I’ve been decent blowing a regular ole single reed but since I started trying to learn the cutdown I go back to the single reed and I’ve noticed a massive improvement in my air control
@seansimpson7052 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best cut down instructional I have come across. Really appreciate it Joel!
@SurvivingDuckSeason2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sean!
@walkertate Жыл бұрын
This is very very well done and does NOT need to go without appreciation Thankyou sir
@chevyon37s Жыл бұрын
I recently just picked up the mondo 2B and it’s about the only call I can run well and make sound good throughout the whole range.
@C_Tutt Жыл бұрын
I have two, an original and a custom and they are by far the best mondo calls I have
@maxclodfelter8755 Жыл бұрын
Logitech g503 weight kit case with your logo in it😂 I reckonized that case immediately
@SurvivingDuckSeason Жыл бұрын
😳
@josiahmaine34243 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this together! I've been looking for an instructional video for cut downs and haven't found much. Last year I had someone cut down my grandpa's old P.S. Olt so I could use it in the field. Just starting to get the hang of it.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Great. That will be a treasure for you! Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@neelrandall48033 жыл бұрын
Learning a cutdown myself thanks for the help keep them coming
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
That’s great! Glad to help 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
@McRJ93 Жыл бұрын
On may 4th these starwars/cutdown videos are too appropriate 😂
@SurvivingDuckSeason Жыл бұрын
Right, you are. May the fourth be with you!
@mikesbees62513 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos. Can't wait for this fall. And my 2 boys are learning so much. They both got their 1st ducks last year. Your videos do help.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! Good to hear your boys love duck hunting too. Glad I can have a part in teaching them 👍🏻
@sasquatch38003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, I bought one last year. I was have tempted to give it away because I didn't know how to properly use one. When I bought one everyone said they are hard to use! Again thanks for the video. Time to practice!!
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! You can do it!!! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
@paulwelhouse41613 жыл бұрын
Excellent content, I will use this video to improve my proficiency with the call. Good easy to follow instructions. I will also be checking out the reading ducks video.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Great!! Thanks for watching
@joshua99ta2 жыл бұрын
So I picked up a mondo last year while in Mack’s and got plum discouraged with it and took it off my lanyard and stopped playing with it. I watched this video 2 days ago and just picked the call back up 30 minutes ago and I have made some MAJOR improvements with it already. I can actually make sound like a duck now. I’m no expert on calling with j-frames either but I’m getting decent after a year or so of playing.
@FYMM69 Жыл бұрын
As Wendall Carlson once told me, “Practice With Purpose”
@honkerh8r5642 жыл бұрын
I blow a cutdown and a regular duck call the same except for air presentation. A regular duck call is with a large mouth cavity (reference words like "quit"), but a cutdown is a small mouth cavity (reference words like toot). Air presentation to a cut down is more like a flute goose call. Once you give it pressurized air, you don't have to blow that hard. Most people try to blow a cut down like a regular call, but they try to blow the end out of it until they're about to pass out.
@SurvivingDuckSeason2 жыл бұрын
Yep... that’s right on!
@mikeries8549 Жыл бұрын
I found that cook cook is the right air presentation for me to use a cutdown. Throat hurts for a month.
@mikeries85492 жыл бұрын
I had an expert help.me with cutdowns. He learned to cut calls at lower vallier campground from old timers that cut olts using files on cinder blocks. He said to run a cutdown by "Cook Cook cook Cook cook....hard. Cook sounds cuts notes hard on both ends. You can really push the call and hit it hard immediately...way less spit. Try it That's your bark. To feed call do "tuh tuh tuh tuh...hard and randomly. He acted it out I a parking lot and I made lots of call videos so he could coach remotely. According to my friend I've mastered a d2 olt cutdown.
@Mr0001jack3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joel - great video and that was an awesome intro, Mr Producer Sir !! You got me fired up - season’s coming ! God bless😊‼️
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother glad you enjoyed!! I’m so ready for the HOT to be over and Duck Season to be here!
@HangingMossMedia3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love it that guys are passionate about calling ducks enough to start practicing 5 months in advance!
@705Ibanez3 жыл бұрын
Been using single reed J-frames for years ... and my brand new Rolling Thunder 45 Cutdown is on route now. I'll be back for this vid when it arrives!
@forestsolt9012 жыл бұрын
Just picked one up and it blows well. Never used a cutdown but I feel like it was relatively easy to transfer my knowledge over to it. Like joel said its different but it's the same.
@705Ibanez2 жыл бұрын
@@forestsolt901 Same experience here ... The hail calls def take alot more air on this call though
@gavinhill5835 Жыл бұрын
This video was super helpful thank you
@SurvivingDuckSeason Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@woodduck6353 жыл бұрын
Joelbiwan Kenobi!!! 😂🤣👍👍👍 I've been hunting since the late 80's but I never knew what a cutdown call even was, much less how to call with one. Thanks for the info! And may the force be with you!!!
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
LOL. Like I said... kinda like a secret society! ... may the force be with us all!
@kraigkaatz68583 жыл бұрын
Really nice... good info. I always look forward to you videos Joel.. God Bless
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kraig!
@Drblood67213 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this tutorial for a long time so thank you. Practiced all the way home from work. I got the Mondo 2b because I liked the subtle sound difference and can't wait to break it out this season! Thanks for the great work Joel! (I thought that cedar box was a great story until I saw the SDS logo and hologram- were all the rest of those items in it?)
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the tutorial, sorry you didn't care for the Star Wars/Jedi metaphorical scene.
@Drblood67213 жыл бұрын
@@SurvivingDuckSeason Oh no don't get me wrong, big star wars guy! I was just curious about the story of the bus like Chris McCandless. It was an unexpected story telling turn but that's what keep us coming back
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
@@Drblood6721 right on. Yeah, the bus story was true. The box was actually from my grandfather’s home. Those were his items. He was born in 1900 and passed away in 1985.
@benjaminatcher25323 жыл бұрын
This is the first style of call I could make sound “good” it is very much like blowing an instrument. High pressure/low air
@garyadams28222 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Will give it a shot👍
@aimkhan833 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Joel. As always very useful.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed!
@bigholli84498 ай бұрын
Bruh that story had me roped in
@mikeries85492 жыл бұрын
My d2 olt can be blown like a cutdown or you can sweet talk too by getting low. Practice until you can squeal at the end of notes then you are there in the zone..
@chrisconnell762 жыл бұрын
Great Instructions. Thank you
@peteralex46423 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Joel, very thorough, descriptive and understandable, which RnT Mondo Model are you running? Time to begin the new journey.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
I use the regular mondo and the mondo short barrel
@kyg7977 Жыл бұрын
Best advice thank you so much
@moosemilk89562 жыл бұрын
Great now I gotta buy one
@coldfridayduckcamp24573 жыл бұрын
Great instructional video! Thank you. Love your videos and appreciate the work you put into them.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
@MidValleyMercenaries2 жыл бұрын
Great video Joel
@SurvivingDuckSeason2 жыл бұрын
Thanks T
@danjensen1565 Жыл бұрын
What budget cutdown call would you recommend?
@aaronsnatic24463 жыл бұрын
Very nice tutorial. I've been working on blowing a cut down style call since last Spring. Still not quite ready for using in the field, but will use this video to help me practice moving forward.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Right on 👍🏻
@lovetogun36112 жыл бұрын
Man! I was so into to bus and cedar box story, fascinated and completely intrigued....and then so dissapointed by the medallion 😑
@chrismcneil55433 жыл бұрын
Joel thank you so much for making this video, I’ve had the same issue in finding any information on it so I’ve been experimenting myself. I got a comment back from somebody from Rich N Tone once that helped me along the way. Like you he sugg. I trim the length a hair. Otherwise I was just copying you lol that’s why I bought the call in the first place, because of your videos. Have you found the reed sticking when using lower pressure? I get it especially on the feed call. It gets stuck distorts and makes a higher sort of raspy squeak unless I put a ton more air through it. So that makes the feed chuckle very hard unless I have a very full breath. Anyway after about two weeks it started sounding good, I’m going on about four months now.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, Chris. I haven’t had the call stick in the way you described. I do occasionally get a stick after I’ve been blowing for a long time and it gets too much condensation in it.
@chrismcneil55433 жыл бұрын
@@SurvivingDuckSeason That could just be it, I pick it up too many times randomly during the day and should probably dry it out. Thanks for the reply, great video and nice work, the play on Star Wars was priceless!
@jeremybreeden773 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the master class in calling Joel! I'm curious, is what you and I call the chop-chop call what others call the comeback call? I have several single and double reed calls but never owned a cut-down. That may change soon!
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Jeremy, there may be some who call it a come-back... but a comeback is an entirely different call, in my opinion. Honestly I've heard people call all sorts of things "a comeback call" lol. I have talked about the comeback call on some of my other videos. It is a long note pleading call- similar to a greeting call. A call that is used very sparingly. Thanks for watching!
@jeremybreeden773 жыл бұрын
@@SurvivingDuckSeason That's what I figured. I remember seeing your video on the comeback call, but I've seen other videos where it and the chop-chop seem blurred. The comeback is definitely more like a plea. It and the hail call are something I might try once a season and after they don't work I pretty much stick with your last in the video. Thank you for putting it great content. Hope to get the opportunity to hunt with you some day!!
@calebmanos80632 жыл бұрын
I’m 14 got one the other day and after a few days I got it down I don’t know if it should sound better or if I just found it very easy to master
@FYMM69 Жыл бұрын
You’ve mastered it already have you ??
@gradyweavil8357 Жыл бұрын
Are you trimming your reeds at all or are you running it like it is? My dc mondo sounds a lot deeper than yours
@kraigkaatz68583 жыл бұрын
Hey Joel, A thought I just had. Could you possibly explain the difference or what makes a cut down call in comparison to a regular or non- cut down call...
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
I've got that on a video that I'm releasing in the next week or two!
@crowman59363 жыл бұрын
Ditto.
@leroyjenkins88674 ай бұрын
I can do the short read, timber, MVP etc...but for me I cannot seem to get the the raspy sound from the mondo the way you do.
@abominable-rain-manspaghet455918 күн бұрын
Blow it like your trying to blow the insert out of it and it will start to make sense. It's a sharper harder breath of air
@dougfletcher55112 жыл бұрын
Use the calls Luke 🤣🤣
@brucepatterson81312 жыл бұрын
Are you trimming the reeds at all?
@jameslawson38512 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to practice calling without your call?
@garyadams28222 жыл бұрын
Take 3👍
@graydoncarruth50443 жыл бұрын
Man the cutdown is different and, yes, it's a different technique. But it's not THAT hard. I now have a Mondo alongside my Stinson and don't see how it is much different than blowing different J frames, let's say an Echo vs an RNT. Just a bit of an adjustment. Oh. And where is that Stinson review? Still stand by him to the end!
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure which Mondo you are comparing to a regular J-frame... possibly the LT model? The LT is lightened up significantly and is very easy to blow, but not nearly as loud as the other models. Now that I have been blowing a cutdown for years, I now tend to over-blow regular calls because they are so light. It only take a second for me to remember to blow differently.
@graydoncarruth50443 жыл бұрын
Yes it is an LT. I was just surprised it seemed to blow so much easier than the other cutdowns that I'm trying (with varied success thus far lol) to learn.
@micahamox70437 ай бұрын
How would you suggest is the best way to determine if your calling actually sounds good?
@rjhammonds74407 ай бұрын
does it call ducks in? then it’s good enough 😂😂
@mdslax01727 ай бұрын
Record yourself. If you have buddies that are good at calling ask them how you sound. Don’t worry if they tell you it’s not great thats what I did and they told me that all the time, until I finally got good I could see it on their faces lol they could no longer tell me I was bad. Even had them asking for tips on specific sounds. Don’t take it personally, take it critically and work on it.
@ChasingGreen3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff!
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother!
@apatriot1762 Жыл бұрын
I can’t find any answers for why my duck calls have a hole in them?
@DaddyDuck3653 жыл бұрын
Ok just when I think you have mastered the editing and nothing else to do....you come up with this........very brilliant you are my sensei......
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you Matt!
@ryanferizovic59352 жыл бұрын
So I'm looking at an RNT Mondo and there is a lot of options. I've noticed in a lot of your vids that you're blowing a shorter barrel version over your original DC mondo. I'm curious as to why? Also, would you recommend a certain shorter barrel for someone who is just beginning on a cutdown? My friend gifted me a Singleton Cutdown for Christmas and I am having a hard time getting it to sound even remotely good. This video has been a great starting point (so thank you) but is there anything I can be doing to practice effectively? Thanks for your vids and guidance from this green waterfowler
@SurvivingDuckSeason2 жыл бұрын
I just like the feel of the shorter call. I don’t find it easier to blow. It’s the same insert as the original. Singleton makes a good call too. It just takes a long time for many guys to get good on cut downs. It took me a year or so to get decent on mine.
@nickm89402 жыл бұрын
Is that "Medallion" a Logitech G502 weight case?
@SurvivingDuckSeason2 жыл бұрын
Awe c’mon!! Really?? 😂
@connorpenningsoutdoors3833 жыл бұрын
Do you know when the high and dry breathables will be back in stock? You sold me on them and now I’m just trying to find a pair to buy.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You should reach out to the company. But I think they were supposed to have inventory after the 4th. So maybe this week.
@MikeL-we7dy3 жыл бұрын
I get mine on Tuesday. 8 weeks from placing the order but worth the wait! Good luck
@mickygtimes52933 жыл бұрын
Hey bud, been listening to your videos for awhile now. Im a novice caller at best. Whats a good call to own for someone like me.
@wideopenmx8503 жыл бұрын
Check out the Echo XLT. Fantastic all around call. It’s a single reed J-frame.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
It depends on the type of sound you like, and how much time you’re willing to put into calling. You can certainly start easy and work your way through different calls. If you can be disciplined, then pick any call that you want to learn and go buy it and learn it! Echo makes some great calls, so does RNT, and many other brands. My next video will touch on this. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
@BeatRock2533 жыл бұрын
🎺🦆
@jasonrichey47633 жыл бұрын
Joel, what is the make and model of the call in this video?
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
It’s a D.C. Mondo S made by RNT.
@jasonrichey47633 жыл бұрын
@@SurvivingDuckSeason Thank you.
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome 👍🏻
@mikeries85493 жыл бұрын
Cook Cook Cook Cook Cook Took Took Took Took (random) Do what I say! ;)
@shawnhohenbery2070 Жыл бұрын
What mondo you calling in the video?
@SurvivingDuckSeason Жыл бұрын
The red is an original mondo and the green and orange is a mondo s (short)
@garymelow16593 жыл бұрын
What makes the cut down physically different from other calls? What's "cut down" in order to make it a more versatile call, and consequently, more difficult to blow?
@SurvivingDuckSeason3 жыл бұрын
The tone board is cut down. I have a video that’s going more in-depth about it. Probably in a week or so.
@mikeries85493 жыл бұрын
Oh there's more... my cutdown is custom. Why? I'm small. My guy cut the barrel and tone board down both on my olt d2 keyhole cutdown. It fits my little tiny hand. One of a kind. The man who cut it learned many years ago from old timers who cut the same calls with files on cinder blocks at Lower Vallier campground. Bayou Meto.
@mikeries8549 Жыл бұрын
The drawn out first note triggers ducks.
@codycason63732 жыл бұрын
Cut downs are not hard to blow. They’re just different. They are easier to get decent on than a J-Frame
@chevyon37s Жыл бұрын
Not hard at all, but people really seem to be scared of the mondos for some reason
@FYMM69 Жыл бұрын
How are these cut downs for sticking from spit ??
@mikeries8549 Жыл бұрын
Really? Do you touch your teeth with your tongue? Sorry Joel but that's completely the opposite of what I was taught by a callmaker who learned his trade at the lower Vallier camp ground at The Metro.
@HuntHardFishHard8 ай бұрын
Get a Haydels BC10, easiest cutdown ever, 18$ at academy