RNT MVP Duck Call: Tested Tough

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I was teaching fifth grade, and my wife was heavy with our soon-to-be-born son. We had no money, but my bride is a rockstar. It was probably the 10th time in the last two months I’d asked the Sportsman’s Warehouse employee to let me blow the call. He sighed, then huffed, and reluctantly pulled out his keys, not counting on a sale.

My wife, while I was in the restroom, bought that call. At the time, the MVP was around $130, and it was money we didn’t have. Two weeks later, at the Colorado State Duck Calling Competition, John David Stanley III beat me out to go on to the World Championship Duck Calling Contest in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

One week after my runner-up performance, I shot a five-duck limit, controlling the snowy sky filled with greenheads with my MVP. That’s what I love about this duck call. While RNT brands it as a competition-style call due to its ringing top-end volume and total overall performance, the wider bore, which provides looser handling, can be choked down to reduce the call’s volume.

Competition calling is wildly different than calling in the field. In competition, obnoxiously loud hail calls and bottom-end throaty quacks are necessary. In the woods, I want to mimic the sound of ducks. The versatility of the RNT MVP lets me do this.

Lots of Use

Today, I own several RNT MVP duck calls; however, the OG is still a Bauserman go-to. Two years back, I bequeathed the heirloom to my son.

I’ve read and watched YouTube videos that note issues with the MVP’s reed sticking in colder weather and an insert fit that’s too tight. I totally disagree. If you keep your call clean and replace the cork when it needs to be replaced, you’re good to go. If anything, I’ve found the insert-to-barrel connection loosens over time. For this reason, I always use a double-loop lanyard attachment. This call will operate in Mother Nature’s most hellish moods.

A single-reed call, which, along with the cork, allows for reed customization, the MVP will dominate on the stage and in the field. I love the call’s versatility. On calm days, I can lower my volume and rely more on single low-end quacks and feed chatter to finish ducks. On days when the wind rips, I can let the call loose and demand the attention of passerby ducks. The MVP is a one-stop do-it-all duck call. It’s excellent for areas where you’re running traffic and when you’re on the X.

Concerning durability, my first RNT MVP is nearly 18 years old. Though we’ve changed inserts and reeds a few times, it still produces excellent top-end hail calls and low-end quacks. The call isn’t broken or chipped. If you’re looking for a workhorse waterfowl call that fools ducks, RNT’s MVP should be attached to your lanyard.

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