Painting decoys

[Matt]

So since I got bit by the waterfowl bug, I went looking for a bunch of dekes on the cheap and decided to paint them. The duck dekes were given to me, and I paid pennies on the dollar for a whole mess of goose dekes, fields and floaters. I painted up 14 mallard dekes and about 9 goose floaters, I still have about 10-15 full-body field geese to paint. I am pretty happy with the mallards (I added white on the butt of the hen after the pic was taken) but I am thinking the backs of the geese are a bit too brown. Anyways, here is the results.

And my spread opening day.

 

[Matt]

Sorry about the cell phone pics. Hey Jesse, you ever get those dekes painted up???? I think this is like the 20th time I have asked you!!!!

 

[Curran]

Looks good. You'll be able to kill some birds with 'em

 

[jagermeister]

Looking pretty good man!

 

[Matt]

Sorry about the cell phone pics. Hey Jesse, you ever get those dekes painted up???? I think this is like the 20th time I have asked you!!!!

In case you missed it buddy....

 

[Matt]

I finished up my field goose dekes last Friday before going out Sat. I found a brown I liked better for the backs.

 

[Jackalope]

Hey.. Those look familiar.. Cept painted and not in a bag.

 

[swantucky]

Were they in a bag or a sack??

Those geese look great Matt!!

 

[Matt]

Thanks Joe, couldn't of done it wifout ya! And Tucky, can't remember my definitions, but I think it would be considered a bag! Thanks for the decoy weights too, those got put to use this past weekend!

 

[swantucky]

They work allright?? First attempt at them.

 

[Geezer]

Uhm miss'n some decoys wtf :smiley_bond:

 

[Jackalope]

Uhm miss'n some decoys wtf :smiley_bond:

Dey was old anyway. Prolly gots termites.

 

[Geezer]

Dey was old anyway. Prolly gots termites.

No dey weren't ya fuggan cracker - this wuz like new in da original box's and had home made anchors - fuggan hillybill express fuggars - :smiley:smiley_bond::smiley_badmood::smiley_badmood::smiley_chuck::smiley_chuck::smiley__asswhip:::smiley_boxing::smiley_cowboy::smiley_cowboy:::smiley_devil::smil:smiley_cigar:

gon'n ta regulate der azz when i ketched up TOO uhm

 

[Matt]

They work allright?? First attempt at them.

They worked great! You could probably make them lighter if you wanted to, but these ones will work great for the bigger goose floaters if I am out on a windier day on open water.