They are not really that bad to learn, they do take a lot of practice to get consistant clucks and yelps. There are a lot ogoid videos on youtube. Learning to control the air volume and flow is the hard part. I am still learning to run mine, I practice daily wife and neighbors think im crazy.

If you practice daily and feel like you are still learning, then that meets my definition of "hard."

I've been in the same place you describe of practice every day with a trumpet. Now I get my cane call out the week before the season and run it a few times and I'm ready. Maybe that's partly because I practiced a lot with a trumpet before ever getting a cane call.

Pm too ya

Got a special package today, my Lester call came in. This call has a special meaning to it. I ordered the call after talking with Bill, a couple of weeks later he said it was on the way. The package arrived and it was the wrong call plus an extra one, I reached out to him and sent them back. He had gotten 2 labels mixed up. He sent me an email saying that mine had been resent and that there was a special surprise in the package. That surprise was that the serial # on the call was #5000. On a hand written letterhead he thanked me for returning his calls and said that he had been saving #5000 in a drawer for a special call, and my act of honesty deserved that number. To say I was blown away is an understatement. This call will always hold a special place in my vest.
Bill is a true gentleman and a true asset to call makers.

Good people appreciate honesty.
Your doing the right thing was rewarded in a truly special way that he probably felt would mean something to you.

Congrats! Hope you kill a good one with it.