As an avid waterfowl hunter for over 30 years, I have seen many new commercially made decoys over the years.  These new “Flocked” Mallard decoys made by Aero Outdoors, Inc. are truly groundbreaking.  With simple, solid bodies, good paint schemes, and flocking on heads and tails of the drakes, these decoys are the most realistic I have ever seen.  I decoyed wary late season mallards away from larger spreads while hunting in managed hunting areas, and also in heavily hunted marshes.  These decoys have solid bodies that float more like a duck than other brands with hollow bodies.  The flocking appears to be very durable, and with some care and minimal matinence they should last many seasons.  I used mine all last season, rinsed the decoys with a very light soapy solution and rinsed them with clear water, and they look like new.  The only downfall is they come with a carrying bag which is bulky and time consuming while setting and picking up spreads ( but to protect the looks of the decoys, it is almost a necessity ).  Another plus is the Keels can be filled with any weight you deem necessary, I used sand, but I have a friend that used birdshot for more weight and stability on big open water.
These decoys are expensive, but well worth the money if you want the most realistic set you can achieve.  And with care they should be up to the task for durability.

We tried the “Flocked” honker dekes last season with great success!! Hated to put out my old (but re-touched) floaters with ‘em. Even the head/body position is more realistic. There definately is a lot more care required during transport to protect the flocking things, but I feel the added action is worth it.

swifty55

welcome to the madness!!! there are things changing on here so just hang with us and keep posting.
i love duck hunting. we do it different in GA than yall do but then the ducks we get are ususally lost ducks from the big flocks in the midwest. or locals ducks. im not sure.

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Have yet to see them but I do use only fully flocked full body goose decoys when I am using full bodys and they have changed the game to be sure.I have heard about these new duck decoys and have yet to see them though I do have mallard full bodys with flocked heads and they are very nice

BigBird, we can usually tell the local puddle ducks from the migraters by the color of their feet. Real dirty, “dingy feet” ducks are the locals that spend a lot of time in the ponds in the surrounding area. The “bright feet” ducks usually come from up North, they don’t spend as much time just hangin’ out. Can’t tell the local geese from the Northern birds ‘till pluckin’ time. We have a LARGE number of Honkers that do not migrate. So with our milder temps, their hide is a lot thinner, even during the winter. These geese are much easier to knock down, a 2 3/4” 20 ga with straight steel in #4’s @ 40 yds works just fine. Later in the season, when the real Canadas come down, 3” 12’s (or bigger) with steel BB’s is a requirement, and 40 yds is pushin’ the limit.