Just for fun lets expand upon the fullbody duck thread

[Clayton]

Lets expand upon the poll to include the various body positions. You can select more than one decoy.

[GooseFlocker]

I'm suggesting an active Wood Duck which is not an option on the poll... the feeder would be a good idea too! I've also expressed an intrest in a Pintail feeder.

[Clayton]

I left off wood duck active because it was not one mentioned it in the other discussions about wood duck full bodies. It appeared most wanted a rester type for logs/banks.

[Lybeck]

Wigeons wigeons wigeons both feeder and resters poses I shoot more wigeons than any other duck and they come in the thousands upon thousands of them! they would sell very well!!!!!!

[Wayne Radcliffe]

I would love to see a Pintail feeder.

[Duckslayercam]

Wigeons, Wigeons...both poses. :)

[Curt Wilson]

Pintail resters would be awesome out here. Every refuge or water hole is covered with pintails resting in the midday hours.

[Josh Noble]

Curt right again. I know in your neck of the woods a rester Pintail would be the TICKET!!! The same goes around here.
Rester pintail #1
Rester Wigeon #2

[Paul Cupka]

I just think Wayne is the man for keepin' it real with the PS avatar.

This weekend you can get a picture with me and use it for your new one hero.

[duckboy1]

rester and feeder pintails! then wigeon then spoonies

[Wingman]

FEEDER Full Body Wigeon and I will tell you exactly why. They ARE Grazers and as a result they are head down feeding. If they are head up they getting ready to fly. in a full body hunting situation "Active"(e.g. rester in this case) Wigeon would not look natural in any numbers unless you had 10 to 1 meaning 10 head down for every 1 head up..... Anyone else have examples? back up for why they want to see a decoy?

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1560/wigeonfeedingxn1.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9660/feedingwigeon1lf1.jpg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9884/feedingwigeon2ib7.jpg




Cheers,

Adam

[QuackerWacker]

I'm with ya Wingman there is no way you need a wigeon doing anything but feeding At least not in these parts. I voted pintail rester, wigeon feeder. I would even like to suggest that the wigeon be a shell deke so you could haul enough of them, Wouldn't want to pack 100 full body wigeon on a salt marsh.

[compass]

I can't emphasize enough the value of the pintail rester for visibility. Much better than a feeder, especially during the day. I love using the Eberharts (although crude), and would love replacing them with GHG even more. Sandbars, checks, or even rafted up in the middle of a field they look like the 'closed zone' on a refuge. I only wish I had as good a photo as Wingman's to illustrate. Feeders will be important as well, but resters will provide the visibility. Wigeon feeders would be great also. I voted the same as QW above.

[randy m]

adam, those are fantastic pics of the feeding wigeon. i'm inspired to paint some of my harcore feeder mallard hens into wigeon......today's project.

[Wingman]

adam, those are fantastic pics of the feeding wigeon. i'm inspired to paint some of my harcore feeder mallard hens into wigeon......today's project.


Randy.. Glad to help :D Please post up the end result!!! I have ZERO artistic ability but love to see what others are able to do. The FB Gadwall and your FB Wigeon repaints always come to mind.

Cheers,

Adam

[duckin82]

i would like to see some wood duck resters and wigeon resters, those would be the ticket at the spot i hunt

[randy m]

after a quick 1 hour paint job i'd have to say wigeon feeders. here is where i am at. need to let the whole thing dry to do some dry brushing on the back. then a coat of 1311 aan dbag into it's individual bag. pics are from start to finish. also gotta change out the orange bungy for a grey one. and dry brush the head some more.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/nm-bound/wigeonfeeder001.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/nm-bound/wigeonfeeder002.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/nm-bound/wigeonfeeder003.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/nm-bound/wigeonfeeder004.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/nm-bound/wigeonfeeder005.jpg

[A Grant]

Good call on using the HC decoy. I hate repainting a GHG with a perfectly good paint job already. Is that brown slightly redish? What color is it? I am heading to Walmart right now to try to pick some up.

[randy m]

it was very red......it's red oxide primer. not too red no mo tho.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/nm-bound/wigeonfeeder.jpg

[Wingman]

You are my idol!!!! Those look So F'n good!!!! I'll take 3 dozen please :D!!!!!

[Stephen Pitt]

Full Body Wigeons