Mondo 101 Cutdown Duck Calling Basics

Learn the proper methods of operating a cut down style duck call with World Duck Calling Champion Jim Ronquest. #itswhatwedo #thisiswhy #sickforit #builtforthewild #getoutdoors

[@alexandercluster3003]

Blow it like a short reed goose call. That’s what got me running it right.

[@chrismcneil5543]

I think peoples main struggle with a cutdown is they’re looking for the pleasing sound & attenuation of other calls like the Duck Commander double reeds. This is not what its about. This is about the loud intense rasp that ducks like, not humans. This is a different call about making a racket that works on ducks. Throwout the idea pf the hail call tone dropping through tons of notes. This call is more monotone, just enough to make some attenuation.

[@woalmann6288]

Yes Sir, that was my struggle forever with it. I started to listen and pay attention more to actual live ducks, and it hit me. Not a single one sounded like the tones I was trying to or even sounded the exact same.

[@catch1390]

What were those calls that Jim was using? It looked and sounded like a Mondo LA and the Rockin R.

[@chrismcneil5543]

I’m pretty sure he was blowing a D.C. Mondo. I have that call.

[@mikeries8549]

I was told to use the cook Cook cook. I hated it because I was hut hut hutting like butch. Hot....same thing. Ok...now that "T" makes spit in the call. The "K" comes from the back ...no spit.

[@sethmcgregor5086]

Okay?

[@mikeries8549]

@@sethmcgregor5086 try it. Look at an old antique olt instruction booklet. Says "kak kak kak kak kak".

[@benjaminheinemann5595]

I say hawk tua now. Especially with the bouncing hen lol. No jk. I actually used to grunt a little too much into the call (sounded fine) for the most part until I tried to throw in the bouncing hen. Can't do it with that much vibration change and it kept cutting off. Well once I went with- 1- Completely cut out the grunting habit and went to H or 'Hw" sound. Gradually worked back in a slight G sound starting to sound like different ducks 2- Did that little change and wow. YUGE difference and learned alot.