These "jets from the north" are favorites of diver hunters in every
flyway. Large speedy flocks of bills over the duck decoys make lasting
memories. Big water and large duck decoy spreads are the norm when
hunting these late migrants. 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.
Bluebill 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