Jim Ia(1) Overall, a very well-molded solid-body decoy that is a perfect size for
the snows and blues. I was very surprised just how light weight they were in hand. Question, are the heads made of a different
type bead or have a mastic on them?? Seemed to be much heavier duty/durable than the bodies. (2) Only one
H-stake came close to matching up with the stake holes. The blue's stake was welded more like the letter "A"
...probably a simple fix with pliers but I haven't done that yet....wasn't sure how strong the weld was. (3)
I know I mentioned that any future quantity-purchase would probably be for the unpainted birds but man, your painter
must have had a bad day when he did the painted samples. Not even close to the quality of what is shown on your web-site. The
basic body color on the blue was good for a field-gunner but the back of the blue had a bunch of areas where the paint had
completely flaked off in the box. There was no white outline on the tertial feathers at all; nor light gray-blue "wing
patches". I know the bird is just a field-gunner and that no two blues look the same, but you might tell your painter
to go a little bit further when trying to show off your painted blues. All it did for me was confirm to buy unpainted
birds.
DJ DECOY RESPONSE WENT AS FOLLOWS To Jim
we apologize for they way things obvouolsy
got handling through the post office. if they H stake is not able to bend back we will send out another one. As for the paint
thank you. I believe the paint wasn't cured that is why it looked as it did.Alos we have 3 different style blues and we send
out the styles we have on the shelves. Not all of our blues have lips painted as not all the blues most people see in a
field shows thier "lips" we apoligize you didn't like our version of the painted decoys we tried to stay along
the line of the original style of painting from J & M decoy. If you are unhappy we will be more than happy to try and
work something out. Again we do thank you for all the feedback.
Pat in Deleware We have ordered over 10 dozen of your decoys in the past 3 years and WOW what a
difference your decoys make in our spreads. Things have never been so easy in being able to attract birds. Thank you and please
don't stop making decoys as we look foward to buying more from you in 2009.
Mike from IL I have got 4 dozen of your decoys and over the past 3 years bought 10 dozen heads. some glue on some
push on. The glue on ones I used for some floaters I had laying around and I actually accidently hit a couple in the water
with the boat and I thought time to put new heads on. Well, to my surprise, they were just fine and not even a scratch on
them. You really make a great product. I know where to get my decoys and heads from here on out.
Jim Bonwell DES MOINES,IA .....Dave..Following the success of this years season with the inclusion
of
your DJs in our spread, I will soon be placing another order with you and driving to
Neb to pick them up at the
house. I have sent you an email with a couple pics you
can use on your website if you wish.
Had a
great season (Iowa and Missouri) with the inclusion of the 5 dozen DJs in our spread. The birds (both adult leading edge
and late season juvies ) just dive-bombed into them! Although I had to sorta "baby" the dekes due to the softness
of the bodies, they were great for those days when trailers and 4-wheelers couldn't get into the fields. (and that was
alot this season). Sure loved how light weight they were. ( By the way, they fit perfect in the Avery 12-slot fullbody
duck bags.) Our spread usually numbered 900 to 1000+dekes; a mix of windsocks, Sillosocks, Avery and
Hardcore
fullbodies, RealGeese, and the DJs. If I could afford a complete changeover to DJs, I would
do it with no hesitation !!. Great product for the snow goose hunter. A real bonus was being able to buy unpainted
birds so one can custom paint the dekes. Good option. Hopefully I can scrape together the $ for another 5+doz in the
near future. Thanks again Dave.
A quality made-in-the-USA product! Jim Bonwell
Co-owner/ Operator Dead Leaf'n Guide Service
West Des Moines, Iowa As you can see we not only print the good stuff we try to print all the feedback we get.. as One
person that helps make decoys put it. Are decoys are made by hunters for hunters, so we would like to get back as much feedback
as possible.
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