How to paint old decoys like divers (Step by Step) - Duck Hunting Forum I've taken so much from this forum I thought it was time to finally contribute First and foremost, this is a step by step thread on how to give old decoys new life, but even more importantly than that, how to have more successful duck hunts I've used these decoys I've hand painted for a couple
Rehabing Old Duck Decoys - Duck Hunting Forum I spent some time today wire brushing, cleaning, and coating 3 dozen decoys After reading a variety of threads in the decoy forum, I decided to use truck bed liner as a base coat All the threads indicated it would bind to the plastic really well, and provide a good paintable base While
Making Foam Decoys - Getting Started | Duck Hunting Forum I am looking at buying molds for making my own foam decoys I want to start building a foam decoy spread and steadily replace my plastic decoys with them as I get groups of them completed The goal is to have an all foam spread within two years I have a few questions on making foam decoys
How to Paint Black Duck Decoys - Duck Hunting Forum This month, I thought we would do an easy duck decoy A black duck is a good first decoy, very little fancy techniques, a few basic colors, and you have a nice working decoy that will bring in the birds Mars Black Titanium White Ultramarine Blue Yellow Ochre Raw Sienna First off, if you are painting an already painted deek, refer to my previous article about painting decoys as to how to
All Black Decoys? - Duck Hunting Forum Agree with mudpack, their animals Every year black ducks decoy fine for me on the river, with the same less than stellar decoys used for years, and all being mallard decoys
Molding my own Decoys - Duck Hunting Forum Hey Guys getting ready to make some of my own decoys and have a few questions what i have is a diver body mold and a head molded after a herters 72, a brandt mold and head molded after a herters, and a canvasback head mold, what i plan on doing is using a eps expandable beads being this is
Wire all my decoys to marine battery | Duck Hunting Forum I have been trying the best way to hard wire all my motion decoys I know they have the decoy boss but the cheapest one is 349 cabelas I know I can do it myself but need instructions can someone please help With our pulsator and spinners we have 8 to 10 motion decoys Any help will be
DIY Foam filling decoys - Duck Hunting Forum I was thinking about filling some decoys with foam I was wondering if anyone has done this and how it worked out? Also, what is the best way to do this, and the products used in the process? Thanks!!
Clear coating decoys - Duck Hunting Forum Clear coating the decoys I have found helps prevent the paint from chipping or flaking off as easily but it does just mask the real problem that there wasn't good paint adhesion to the plastic decoy in the first place
Homemade Vortex - Duck Hunting Forum This would make a 4 decoy vortex I made mine an 8 decoy machine by welding more 1"square stock to the underside of the conduit just before the bend upwards occurred and then make another conduit extension arm that went out and up from there I powered the whole thing with a lawnmower battery from walmart and it ran for 6 hours and never died