If it's mine, then yes it is. It's my dad's old Starcraft. Thank you :) if it's brightly colored that's ok, but shiny=bad. Ducks have white, but they don't shine

Big D those are amazing. I wish I had the patience to do that kind of work

I entered this pair in a working decoy competition - they were the first birds out of the tank (ie the worst birds there)

How? Did they not float right? Mine's real low in the water. It's not a bad thing, I guess, since it's a diver, but I had to add more white.

They floated well. They were just ugly, in the eyes of the stupid, blind, uninformed judges.

Dallas,

If I could paint decoys that looked like that I'd actually be a decoy carver. I've had good luck shaping and making a good form but my painting is strictly hunting style meaning very basic and plain.


Destry

I agree. The paint doesn't look like that of a working decoy.

My working birds are cork-bodied, and have a lot less detail

"Working Decoys" for contests are a lot different than working decoys for the water. I don't know what the exact qualifications. But I believe they pretty much just have to be keeled and weighted as part of the judging is how they ride. I think they can be painted as detailed as the artist is able to do it.


DLH

You have a Crowell on one side and a white milk jug on the other. Both have been known to attract the birds.

Eh. If they do attract birds, I think a spread of even plastic decoys would look better than that :rotf: but what do I know? I'm not a duck