How to make a decoy from a shell. How to choose a goose decoy or a do-it-yourself brass decoy

Stages self-made semolina from a cartridge case.

Most hunters are inclined to believe that each of them should make a geese decoy with their own hands. There are a large number of DIY options. So, the most popular of them are those made from a cartridge case, a balloon, wood, and even from bird bones. Let's look at how to make a goose decoy from a shell casing. This process is divided into the following stages:

1) Drill out the socket in which the igniter capsule is attached. It is important that the resulting hole is smooth and free of burrs. In this case, the chamfer does not need to be removed.

2) We bring the resulting workpiece to the turned on sharpener at an angle of 15 degrees. We need to make sure that the hole is symmetrical. If everything is done correctly, a gap with uneven edges and burrs will appear in the workpiece.

3) We process the hole with a round file to get fairly smooth edges. The width of the resulting lumen is very small and does not exceed 1.1-1.2 cm at its widest part.

5) Using a knife, remove a chamfer 2-2.5 mm wide from the resulting piece of plastic in order to be able to insert it into the sleeve. Then we cut off the “working chamfer”, i.e. we cut off part of it at an angle to the cylinder axis in such a way as to obtain a chamfer, which in a narrow place is equal in width to the widest part of the liner lumen, and in the widest place – a couple of millimeters more.

6) We insert the plastic with the narrow chamfer into the sleeve. The clearance and chamfer planes must be parallel.

7) Final stage– setting up the bait. For this you need a file and a little finger. It is necessary to slowly move the cylinder inside the liner and check the sound until a uniform and clear sound is achieved at any blowing force.

Homemade decoy from a balloon

The manufacturing process is as follows: First of all, you need to release the gas. As an option, you can screw a self-tapping screw into the rail, first holding it in a vice, then, protecting yourself with headphones and glasses, hit it with a hammer from an arm’s length away. We drill a narrow hole in the mouth of the balloon to a diameter of 3-4.5 mm. And we grind the opposite surface until we obtain a flat circle with a diameter of 1.2 cm. We make a hole in the resulting surface. Then we expand it with a round file using translational and circular movements. Then we process the resulting burrs flat. All that's left is to check the sound. With one hand you need to fix the resulting decoy, and with the other finger close the narrow hole, then blow into it. It is important that the decoy is securely fixed, and that the vibrating finger that closes the drilled hole does not displace it.

Characteristics Price for: 1 PC Total length: 109 mm Diameter (maximum): 29 mm For hunting: White-fronted goose (and bean goose) Color: Black Material: Polycarbonate Series: KWANZA Vendor code: 2110 Package: Blister Packaging dimensions: 170x75x40 mm Number of reeds: 1 PC Gross weight: 45 G Manufacturer: SVOBA LLC, Russia

DESCRIPTION

Decoy– this is a device or device that imitates the sounds (voices) of birds and animals. Designed to lure them. As a rule, they are used for hunting, or for research and scientific purposes.

Brass decoy Mankoff KWANZA 2110 designed for hunting white-fronted goose(as well as the bean goose).

You can independently change the tone of the decoy from high to low.

All signals are received in one hand position.

Suitable for beginner hunters.

What is good about 1 reed decoy?

Single reed decoys have a simple and reliable design. If necessary, the decoy can be disassembled/assembled.

Not afraid of moisture, not afraid of rain due to water drainage. This allows the semolina to work for as long as possible without fear of dampness. If water gets in the semolina, simply shake it off.

If there is a need to disassemble the decoy, open the product with a twisting motion in the opposite direction, take the tab by the edge of the petal and pull it to the side (so as not to break it). If the parts become clogged or wet, clean the petal with your hands or a dry cloth (napkin), and then insert it back.

Assembly and disassembly takes only a few seconds. Monkey Mankoff were developed specifically so as not to take up a lot of time while hunting and not to distract attention to yourself.

The wind decoy consists of forge, mouthpiece, locking wedge And petal(2 petals).

The locking wedge is located inside the mouthpiece and consists of 2 parts (larger and smaller in size).

The advantages of wind decoys include their design.

From a hunter's point of view, the decoy is made very simply and practically.

The wedges of the locking unit have seats, and therefore, when disassembling the decoy while hunting, it is possible to quickly assemble it. The locking unit is assembled in only one position. And when you disassemble/assemble it, in the assembled state the parts are securely fixed to each other and do not fall apart. The length of the petals is strictly measured, so you don’t need to think about how to adjust the decoy after disassembly. You just need to push the petal all the way. Pushing the petal in, it rests on the landing legs.

When disassembling, all parts of the decoy are assembled with a little effort (you don’t need to press hard, you can break the mouthpiece).

Instructions for using goose decoys:

In order for the decoy to move into the desired key, you need to close it correctly with your hand. To do this, take the decoy in your hand between your thumb and forefinger, forming a ring. At the same time, the middle finger of the hand partially covers the outlet of the forge. The ring finger and little finger are folded, forming a half-open palm position.

To call, you must use your second hand, acting as a support for working hand, creating, at the same time, additional resistance to the outgoing air flow.

This position of the hands allows you to simulate a sound chamber.

The position of the hand changes the pitch of the sound produced.

The decoy itself has a high tone, not very similar to anything else. With the correct position of the hand, the sound turns into the “correct” goose intonation.

Once you have managed to take the decoy correctly and achieve the desired tone, bring the decoy to your lips like a bottle of water (do not swallow or lick it). Don't press too hard. The air must be supplied easily, without strain, working with the chest (not the cheeks). The cheeks should not puff out.

The main signal in goose hunting is call.

With this signal, as a rule, a flock (or a single one) flies. In short, this is the most common signal.

Performance technique, wherein, resembles coughing(as if you were choking or choking), that is, you have an involuntary movement of air through your mouth. With such strong impulsive exhalations into 2-3 knees, you exhale air into the decoy. Exhalations should be equal in strength and duration.

Quite simple and effective method. In principle, this signal will be quite sufficient for successful goose hunting. Try to hear the goose's voice and simply repeat after him.

At a distance closer than 300 meters, you can stop manipulating. If the flock has descended and is already flying towards you, then, in any case, it will not turn around.

You can also use it when hunting stern signals(feed chatter of a flock of geese). To do this, you need to use the same hand position, only in this case we exhale a sound not like a cough, but similar to "Here, there, there, there", regulating the force of exhalation. Depending on the strength and length of the signal, its tone changes. Strong and fast is a high tone, slow and soft is a low tone. It is on the balance of these sounds that the game takes place. This requires practice.

For training, it is recommended to turn the decoy backwards and work “idle” in order to hear only your exhalation (it should be the same, without puffing or effort). When you hear that the exhaled sound is the same, turn the decoy over, you should get the desired signal.

Company Mankoff has been developing, producing and selling wind decoys for birds since 2010.

In terms of quality, the products of this company have no analogues among Russian companies and are worthy competitors to global manufacturers of hunting goods.

All products SVOBA LLC(Legal name) is well packaged and attractive in appearance.

The main feature of the products is, of course, excellent working quality, time-tested. All products are checked manually before entering the market.

In a team Mankoff Experienced hunters who are familiar with this craft first-hand work, resulting in a world-class product at an affordable price.

An indispensable tool that will help in hunting goose, duck, hazel grouse, fox, elk and other animals is a decoy - a device that imitates the voices of various animals and birds.

Use of decoys The effectiveness of decoys is determined by the biological characteristics and habits of animals. The sound that the device makes is similar to feeding signals or the courtship sounds of any animal. Hunting a goose with a decoy significantly increases the likelihood of success, because such a bird is quite careful. Scientists do not have a clear opinion why geese scream while feeding. Some believe it is in order to drive away competitors, others - in order to attract relatives. However, as practice shows, when eating, birds gather in huge flocks. This can be explained by the instinct of self-preservation: the more individuals, the safer. Usually the leader of the pack hears the cry of a relative and regards it as a call to a place where he can profit. To imitate such a cry, a decoy is used. There is a lot of information on Internet sources about how to make a goose decoy, how to use and care for it, but first, let’s figure out what they are.

Types of decoys for hunting geese

When hunting this bird they use different kinds devices that imitate calling sounds. Making goose decoys can be factory or amateur, i.e., independent. One of the factory types of decoys is wooden. Valuable tree species are widely used for their production: rosewood, black and zebra. At the same time, it is quite common to combine these species with cherry or walnut wood. Proper finishing and setting of the bait is important so that the sound is as close to natural as possible. Cheaper options are made from organic glass. Electronic versions of decoys are quite popular, but require certain skills. They are quite difficult to control, so if used incorrectly, they can, on the contrary, scare away birds. Sometimes electronic simulators produce an echo, so hunting with a decoy can be difficult. This type is best used in the field. It should be noted that the use of such baits is sometimes prohibited due to a decrease in the number of individuals. In such cases, a brass goose decoy can help out.

Stages of making a decoy from a cartridge case yourself.

Most hunters are inclined to believe that each of them should make a geese decoy with their own hands. There are a large number of DIY options. So, the most popular of them are those made from a cartridge case, a balloon, wood, and even bird bones. Let's look at how to make a goose decoy from a cartridge case. This process is divided into the following stages:

1) Drill out the socket in which the igniter capsule is attached. It is important that the resulting hole is smooth and free of burrs. In this case, the chamfer does not need to be removed.

2) We bring the resulting workpiece to the turned on sharpener at an angle of 15 degrees. We need to make sure that the hole is symmetrical. If everything is done correctly, a gap with uneven edges and burrs will appear in the workpiece.

3) We process the hole with a round file to get fairly smooth edges. The width of the resulting lumen is very small and does not exceed 1.1-1.2 cm at its widest part.

5) Using a knife, remove a chamfer 2-2.5 mm wide from the resulting piece of plastic in order to be able to insert it into the sleeve. Then we cut off the “working chamfer”, i.e. we cut off part of it at an angle to the cylinder axis in such a way as to obtain a chamfer, which in a narrow place is equal in width to the widest part of the liner lumen, and in the widest place – a couple of millimeters more.

6) We insert the plastic with the narrow chamfer into the sleeve. The clearance and chamfer planes must be parallel.

7) The last stage is setting up the bait. For this you need a file and a little finger. It is necessary to slowly move the cylinder inside the liner and check the sound until a uniform and clear sound is achieved at any blowing force.

Homemade decoy from a balloon

As mentioned above, you can make a decoy for geese with your own hands using a siphon or pneumatic cylinder. The manufacturing process is as follows:

1) First of all, you need to release the gas. As an option, you can screw a self-tapping screw into the rail, first holding it in a vice, then, protecting yourself with headphones and glasses, hit it with a hammer from an arm’s length away.

2) Drill a narrow hole in the mouth of the balloon to a diameter of 3-4.5 mm. And grind the opposite surface until you get a flat circle with a diameter of 1.2 cm.

3) Make a hole in the resulting surface. Then we expand it with a round file using translational and circular movements. Then we process the resulting burrs flat. All that remains is to check the sound. With one hand you need to fix the resulting decoy, and with the other finger close the narrow hole, then blow into it. It is important that the decoy is securely fixed, and that the vibrating finger that closes the drilled hole does not displace it.

Decoy made from bird bones.

You can make a geese decoy with your own hands in another interesting and unusual way. To do this, after a successful hunt and successful eating of a black grouse or wood grouse, we take bones from their lower legs. Then, using a metal saw, we saw off the heads of the bones and clean out their contents. We dip them in acetone for a while to degrease them, then we give the bones a semolina shape. The next step is to make a sound hole, the size of which should be approximately 2.5 mm, considering that the diameter of the bone is 4 mm. It is important to remember to chamfer its edges to make it thinner. Then we take a little wax and two drills with a diameter suitable for the bone. We roll it into a sausage and insert it using the tail parts of the drills so that the sound hole is closed by one third. Next, we make an air channel to the sound hole, for which needles are well suited: thick and thin. You need to clean the channel well to achieve the desired sound.

Peculiarities brass decoy for a goose.

Using a wind decoy can be fraught with some difficulties, because it is rather a musical instrument. It should be understood that the sounds that birds make are not just a cry, but communication, so it is important to learn how to manipulate the sound that the wind decoy produces for geese. Making it yourself or buying it is the personal choice of each hunter. When making such decoys, wood, acrylic or polycarbonate are used. Wood sounds better, acrylic is the most weather resistant, and polycarbonate is the cheapest. It is best to choose a brightly colored bait material because it is easiest to find in the grass if you drop it. Although the transparent version is convenient to use because it allows you to monitor the condition of the inside. It should also be taken into account that each type of geese requires a certain timbre of sound. For the lesser goose, a decoy should be used with a sound that is significantly different from the sound that the decoy makes for the greylag goose.

AND IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE EXPERIENCED HUNTERS WHO OWN THE TECHNIQUES OF WORKING WITH A SPIRITUAL DECOY TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUNGER HUNTERS AND HELP TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO CHOOSE FROM THE GREAT MANY OF THEM NOW OFFERED ON THE MARKET MANKOV!?

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