Matt Carey is the guy calling in the blind who makes you decide to quietly tuck your lanyard back under your jacket. His duck calling is good. It's make-you-feel-embarrassed-about-your-quack good.

But Matt Carey is also the guy who wants every kid, man and woman to be as self-assured about their own calling as he is when they're working ducks. And so he teaches them.

"I just want people to feel confident," Matt says on this episode of The Slayer Hunting Podcast. "And then I want people to be able to kill ducks."

Easier said than done. New hunters often struggle to learn the basics of calling. And we've all been in the blind with someone who clearly, um, missed a few crucial lessons. But Matt has helped dozens of waterfowlers improve their calling. Now, he's the lead instructor for Slayer's Call the Wild how-to series, doling out the kind of guidance that he thinks is missing from YouTube tutorials.

It turns out, you can put a price tag on confident calling. It's $16.99.

In this episode of The Slayer Hunting Podcast, Slayer's Tommy Sessions talks with Matt Carey about his outdoor lifestyle photography, his passion for duck calling and how every hunter can become a better caller.

Connect with this episode's guest, hunter and outdoor lifestyle photographer Matt Carey:

- Instagram
- Facebook
- Matt Carey Photography website
- Previous podcast episode with Matt

Slayer calls mentioned in this episode:

- The Ranger, Double Reed — open bore design
- Drake Slayer, Single Reed
- Drake Slayer, Double Reed
- Suzie Slayer — bocote wood

Duck calling and hunting tips:

- Call the Wild: Learn to call with Matt Carey
- Pre-season waterfowl checklist
- Pre-season decoy prep
- A hunter's guide to waterfowl guns and ammo
- 5 tips for success hunting on public land

What was the best duck calling tip you ever got? Leave a comment or drop us a line at podcast@SlayerCalls.com to share.

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Episode 12: Call more ducks, kill more ducks