Decoys

When you hold this striking 16" gunning decoy in your hands you are transported back 50 or 75 years to the era of hand crafted wooden duck decoys. Yet it you think this beauty is going to cost you performance on the marsh you are wrong! We chiseled out the material from the bottom to keep the weight down to about 1.75 lbs each. The resulting concave bottom has proven to ride solid in fair winds or high seas. The standard wood keel is notched to accept a lead strap should the decoy owner desire...

These beauties add a touch of elegance to a decoy spread. Beautiful in flight, sitting on a branch, or swimming wood ducks are a welcome addition to a hunters bag. They look for secluded back waters and prefer wooded covers such as river bottoms and small ponds. Found all across North America but most numerous in the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways. Our "woodies" are close to life size and look as terrific on the mantel as they do in the water.

Blacks make an effective confidence decoy, as it seems other species of ducks appreciate their wariness as much as hunters do. Seeing as how blacks are "cousins" to mallards, we based our basswood shapes on our 4 mallard poses (standard, resting, sleeper, drinking, dabbler). The dimensions we use are a magnum sized 16" X 7" with weights of approximately 1.75 lbs each. Our signature hand applied oils over a linseed oil base coat result in a realistic feather finish that even wary Mr. Black will...