How To Make A Wood Duck Decoy
If you are planning to make a duck decoy for yourself, download the pattern. the pattern is a pdf file, and it actually contains 3 separate patterns. it has my original decoy duck pattern that i made in 2007 (letter size page), an updated version of that pattern (letter size page), and the updated version scaled to the actual size of the decoy. Plenty of wood ducks are jump shot or taken on float trips, but for me these pursuits pale in comparison to the thrill of shooting them over blocks. it can be a challenging endeavor, as wood ducks are notoriously wary and shy to commit. yet wood ducks do decoy, despite popular suggestions to the contrary.. Making custom duck decoys can be accomplished in two ways: carving them out of wood or casting them out of a mold. the latter will allow you to produce decoys much more quickly. you will begin with a duck decoy that you want to re-create, then make a two-part mold of it, out of which you can create as many copies as you want..
I like to place a dozen woodie decoys upwind of the blind, with a spinning-wing decoy or small jerk rig in between. motion is critical, both for visibility’s sake and because decoys amidst slack water scream fraudulence to wood ducks. as a final touch, i position wood duck decoys closer to cover than i do mallards.. These clips are from my dvd "carving duck decoys for the beginner" over the past 20 years i've taught hundreds of students to carve decorative decoys, and this video incorporates all my teaching. Homemade duck decoys can be painted to attract different varieties of ducks. float the decoy in a tub and add weight to the keel until the bird looks like it ought to in the water..
