closed reed calls are easiest to start with, you can get more types of sounds with an open reed but they take more practice as well. If you wear a camo net over your face to hide your face you will find you can call with a closed reed call, but i can't with an open reed without more movement than i want.

If you start with a closed reed by the time you get pretty good with it you will have learned the basics of a open reed as well. E calls work as well, you are simply limmited to whats programed on the call, which may or may not be what you need at that moment. blue