Motion Decoys in your Spread | Duck Hunting Forum
Dec 16, 2008 · The Higdon decoy company produces the most common flapper available on the market, and there's been many other brands that are available. When used properly, wing flappers can really help finish geese in the landing zone. After purchasing a wing flapper, you may have to make some minor adjustments to the decoy.
How to Paint Black Duck Decoys | Duck Hunting Forum
Dec 17, 2008 · Start with burnt umber with a touch of ultramarine blue and use light coats. Each coat of paint will darken the decoy. Next, paint the head with a mixture of white and raw sienna and a touch of burnt umber to make a dusky color. Next, mix some burnt umber and black and use this color to make the tiny feather marks on the head.
homemade decoy weights | Duck Hunting Forum
Jan 30, 2012 · homemade decoy weights. please post pictures of how you make decoy weights. Melt lead and pour it into a mold. I have a custom J shape mold that i use but some guys use wire and muffin pans. I know some guys use dixie cups and concrete or bricks with holes it them. these are a little bigger around than mini-muffin pan weights but not as big ...
Decoy Weights - Duck Hunting Forum
Oct 15, 2013 · I used thick bailing wire and made my own ring by twisting the wire, thus creating a loop. Stick the twisted end into the mix. Let the mix set up, then cut or tear the cup away. Boom, cheap cement decoy weights! Cups: $5-$15 (depending in how many and what brand you buy) Mortar/Cement/Ready mix: $5-$18 per bag.
How to paint old decoys like divers (Step by Step)
Feb 1, 2015 · Make the black touch the red. On the tail, use care to be accurate. Again, using a picture of a red head as your guide, it should finish like this: 5. Now to paint the bill and eyes. The bill you should use the "Pool Blue" color bottle of paint and it will take many coats to get a solid, pretty color on the bill.
Repairing old foam & hard plastic decoys. | Duck Hunting Forum
Jul 25, 2011 · 1) Fix the plastic heads (preferably so that I can screw a long eye bolt through the decoy body (where I would attach the line) 2) Patch bullet holes in the foam and some in the hard plastic heads. 3) Secure keel weights where they look like they are trying to seperate from the body. 4) Repair/Sculpt tails. 5) Maybe add something to strengthen ...
How to Paint Scaup "Bluebill" Decoys | Duck Hunting Forum
Dec 17, 2008 · First, seal the decoy with a flat clear sealer - I use Krylon 1311. Give it a couple of heavy coats so it sinks in to the wood or cork. After it dries, give it a light sanding, I think steel wool works best. From there, give the entire bird 2 or 3 coats of white mixed with gesso - …
Best agitator decoy? - Duck Hunting Forum
Oct 6, 2023 · But my favorite decoy for motion and creating motion of the water is the Duck creek decoys flash back 2. has a rotating head an looks like a duck bobbing their head under to feed. and come back up. Hunted a few times last year with nothing but the flash back decoy and 5-6 other mallards with great success.
Sx3 - best choke out to 40 - Duck Hunting Forum
Jun 23, 2020 · The chokes that I have done a bit of patterning with in my SX3 are Briley IC, LM, MOD, IM, Goose; Trulock mid range and long range; Muller Decoy and Passing. The factory IC seems to work great for 7.5 or 8 shot when dove hunting. With waterfowl loads, I get pretty poor patterns from the factory chokes.
Duck Decoy Forum
Mar 8, 2005 · 1K. Jan 16, 2023. by gitzit. 1 1 of 170 170. Share tips and ask questions on all types of duck decoys. Including working, classics, collectable, and carving decoys.