autumn wings decoy
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Doug Bowman
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I have a spread of them and love them.
You have to weigh the keel on them and protect the paint by bagging them in good slotted bags.
You have to weigh the keel on them and protect the paint by bagging them in good slotted bags.
Bill Clark
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I buy and use their unpainted heads on my black cork decoys. They are superior to hollow plastic heads and reasonably priced. If you have limited time and are making a rig they save a lot of time.
Mike Repp
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I have 2 of the drinking hen decoys very nice, one I hunt the other I gave to my grandson to add to his spread. (he's 3 so it'll be a while). I like them,obviously they are machine made but very good quality. If I am not mistaken they are hand painted. No paint issues whatsoever.
I used their heads for the front deck decoy boards:
For $8 each painted, I was very, very happy! So far have held up fine, though the boat is stored out of the weather.
For $8 each painted, I was very, very happy! So far have held up fine, though the boat is stored out of the weather.
Chris,
I've been gone for awhile (school and orchard work), and checking back posts i came upon yours.
Autumn Wing decoys are being sold by a Minnesota Co., but are made in China, of a pattern made by a MN carver.
The original Autumn Wing decoys were made of urothane and were literally bullet proof! They were produced in both ring bill and bluebill species. They may have produced others in urethane, but these were the most commonly found species.
I was fortunate to pick up almost three dozen ringbills and bluebills, that were custom repainted by MN artist, Don Souderland, and are absolutely a work of art.
At $8.00 a pop, painted, you can build a great rig of decoys using their heads. I wish they were bigger.
Take care, and good luck with them!
Art