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HAYDEL'S CALLS
In 1958, Eli Haydel moved to north Louisiana and after serving in the Air Force, made his home in Bossier City. As Eli got older, he continued to love hunting -- and calling. Back in 1975, Eli Haydel began to enter calling contests and became a champion caller. He was frustrated, though, because when his duck or goose call got wet, the wood swelled and the call wouldn't perform. Eli decided to eliminate this problem by making a call from nonporous material. With his garage as his test lab, Eli soon developed his new idea.
Today, Haydel's Calls has come full circle to offer hand-crafted Brazilian rosewood double-reed duck calls. While the call may look similar to cocobolo wood, it does seem to be raspier and have more "duck." Retail price is $75.
The Custom Signed Series II is the second call in a limited edition series of duck calls that is tuned and signed by Rod Haydel. The Birdseye maple blowing barrel compliments the black acrylic exhaust barrel that houses the double-reed components.
This series is again limited to 100 calls and retails for $200.
Haydel DR-85
If you're looking for a starter set, the Double Reed Mallard with instructional CD features the company's top-selling mallard call, the DR-85, along with its T-01C instructional CD. Retail price is $24.95.
Haydel's 25th Anniversary Call is a double-reed with variable tone hole to change pitches to sound like two different ducks. Available for just one year, the call's retail price is $29.95.
The Ultimate Duck Call Kit features Haydel's DR-85 mallard call, a waterfowl identification booklet, and as a complimentary call, the MP-90 whistle together with a two-call lanyard. An instructional DVD covers use of these two calls to seduce mallards, pintails, widgeon and teal. Additional instruction is given for other species of ducks as well as all species of geese. Retail price is $39.95.
Returning to the Haydel lineup is a specklebelly goose version of its Cocacrylic Series. A modified blowing barrel makes it easier to break into the two-note yodels faster. It produces shrill, raucous sounds of the blue and snow goose for a retail price of $60. Check out the Web site at Hardels.com
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