Since Mallards are the most popular decoy and are used extensively in
every flyway and hunting scenario, we offer the most size options and
poses of any of our species. Variety adds realism that can prove deadly
to decoy shy birds. Nothing conveys alarm more effectively than a spread
of decoys all at the alert pose and pointed into the wind as if to take
flight. Each of these decoy heads is hand carved from a very light
kiln-dried basswood. Linseed oil is applied as a preservative followed
by oil paints hand brushed with color blending and feather effects. The
linseed oil draws the paint deep into the wood fibers enhancing
durability and resulting in a realistic "feather sheen". The result is
both beautiful and functional.
Mallard heads are offered in many poses and come in 3 sizes:
Magnum (Herters 72) based on 16-18" body length, Mid-sized based on
14"-16" body length and Lifesize (Herters 63) based on 12"-14" body
length. When in doubt, we suggest you buy one head and try it on your
body to see if you like the proportions.
Attaching the heads are easy, we include instructions with each purchase. We like to attach our heads with a 1/4" X 20 T-nut.
The machine thread matches factory eye bolts as supplied by decoy
companies such as Herters and Restle. (T-nut not included)
Our threaded inserts make it easy to attached these replacement decoy
heads to various decoy bodies. Outside is course thread, inside is a
1/4-20" thread to
accept a standard 1/4" eye bolt. Please click here to purchase threaded inserts.
Video & photos coming soon
- Using
Threaded inserts
- Attaching
heads to Herters decoys
Video & photos coming soon