Floating Duck Decoy Test Part 3: Waterfowl Wednesday

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For our final floating duck decoy test, we put decoys from DOA, Avian X, Hard Core, Tanglefree, Higdon, Greenhead Gear, Dakota, and G&H behind a truck and drug them down a dirt/gravel road. Decoys get abused season after season by hitting each other, being dropped, and thrown in/out of a boat. Paint gets scratched, scuffed, and chipped. To test the durability of the paint job on our decoys, we put them through two miles of road abuse. Some did surprisingly well, while others were beat up badly!
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@bassslayer1186 8 лет назад

i truly believe you guys make the best duck hunting videos. period. test mojo vs lucky duck next.

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@blaynejackson8366 7 лет назад

mojo would win

@lukebelskamper7496 6 лет назад

Probably the best test of decoys IV ever seen great idea and to be honest a little surprised

@HuntFactory 6 лет назад

Thanks Luke!

@harrisonfarr3674 8 лет назад

These videos were great! They give good insight for when you are buying new decoys. As for the next series I feel that testing full body geese would a very good way to go!

@Lucasdickerman 8 лет назад

These videos are very helpful on what decoys to buy it would be really cool if we could see some vids of full body geese too thanks for the info.

@brettmadsen6418 8 лет назад

Would definitely watch full body goose decoy tests

@20gagshntr 8 лет назад

I would like to see similar tests done with full body goose decoys. Obviously not a 90 day water test but I like the drag test. Just like throwing them in the trailer after every hunt

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

Yeah water won't work, but set outside on ground for a length of time will. Is 90 days too long for geese?

@20gagshntr 8 лет назад

In a torture test I really don't think there is a "too long" depending how extreme you want to get. I know guides that keep their decoys out all season long

@ssoutdoors4424 8 лет назад

I'd like to see goose decoys Full body or floaters. Thanks for doing videos like this, they help out a bunch!!!

@ViskeyTV 8 лет назад

Nice review series! Full Body Goose decoys would be a good one for the next series.

@bradhatcher9261 8 лет назад

Would you say G &H stood up to the test better then the rest? And yes do more testing!

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

In the tests it was included in, it did well.

@mortenlilleb7602 8 лет назад

Fun! No doubt. LOL Some some minutes I really thought they would fly... ;-)

@ColoradoDuckHunter 8 лет назад

Great idea for the tests but Idk how consistent every test was for each type of decoy

@716outdoors3 8 лет назад

I think full body geese test would be interesting to see

@DrakeValleyOutdoors 8 лет назад

To me it looks like these are new decoys, not the same decoys that went through the first two tests (most importantly that first test). In my opinion a new decoy is going to fair a lot better in this test than a decoy that has been out in the elements. For instance, I have some GHG Pro Grade mallards. I don't bag them as they are all texas rigged. I just pick them up by a carabiner, throw a couple dozen in a sled and haul them out. I've only used them for 4-5 hunts this year and I'm already seeing paint chips and flaws especially on the drakes. The chips are very small, but they're still there. Not really something I'd expect from a higher end decoy. I'm thinking about Avian X the next time around.

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

These decoys were new. We started every test with a fresh decoy. We could have used the same decoy through the entire series of tests, but elected to start fresh each time.

@theidahooutdoorsman3464 8 лет назад

Drake Valley Outdoors Ive hunted over GHG, G&H, Dakota, and Avians, and i am now in the process of switching my whole spread over to avians. I highly recommend them for paint durability, natural postures, and overall durability of the decoy.

@DrakeValleyOutdoors 8 лет назад

The Idaho Outdoorsman Yeah, I think they have such a better look than other decoys. The softer body seems like it would be a real benefit as well. I have not used any yet, but I need to be buying some new teal for next season, so those will probably be the first getting converted over to Avians.

@g5thebuck758 5 лет назад

Drake Valley Outdoors the thing about this is that with the GHG you get better realism and kill more ducks so what if the paint chips a little

@DuckKiller1327 8 лет назад

goose field decoys! test which ones stay on the ground better in extreme winds, which ones shines the worst on a sunny day and a durability test. would be very interesting!

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

I like the idea of which ones stay on the ground!

@DuckKiller1327 8 лет назад

Definitely!

@micahrich8609 6 лет назад

Fullbody geese would be great! Thanks again for the video!

@lanie2287 8 лет назад

full body goose comparison would be sweet thanks

@peatbear1787 8 лет назад

Just an idea for your third test instead of dragging them on a dirt road put them in an industrial drier so we can see how bad the paint chips

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

We thought about that, but don't have access to an industrial drier.

@thomascastillo2636 8 лет назад

I would like to see how the different brands stand up to being shot or peppered when cold.

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

Foam filled or regular ones?

@thomascastillo2636 8 лет назад

Both honestly I shot up a hardcore this week (first decoy I've ever shot) and I didnt do much to it. watching this make me wonder how they respond to being shot after being frozen or exposed to the cold.

@joeihlenfeld6221 4 года назад

Can you test movement in little wind. Include flambeau gunning decoys

@MarkS204specC 8 лет назад

I would like to see field duck and/or goose decoys.

@mortenlilleb7602 8 лет назад

I use GHG myself, and have noticed that head and bill are the most exposed areas of wear, naturally. So - my wish for the producers of this decoys is that they offer theire original paint in paint-up sets for maintenance. All equipment used for hunting/sports needs maintenance :-)

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

Yes it does. Buy an airbrush and try to match the color yourself.

@BigHFM657 8 лет назад

Do floater geese next

@jjoutdoors801 8 лет назад

Thats all good nothing to worry about with that thy still could get the job done!!! Just decoys are really good expensive lol

@Hcald_1021 8 лет назад

Go full body's next of both duck and geese and geese floaters as well

@sg255010 8 лет назад

I would like to see a "Throw & Go" test on full body geese. Stack em high in the trailer, then set em up and tear back down throw and go style. Only thing is I know how that video will play out cause I live it haha. Good stuff and those avians are tough.

@HuntFactory 8 лет назад

Like the idea, just don't know about the number of times to do it and the amount of time it would take. You'd almost need one of each and just hunt with them the entire year. Then see what they look like at the end of the season.

@sg255010 8 лет назад

Yea, your right to many variables for that test. Maybe then what the other gent mentioned, a goose full body shootem up. See how they hold up to being peppered with 3.5 BB?