{"product_id":"df-original-clone-dead-bird-mallard-dummy","title":"DF Mallard Bird Dummy | Head, Wings, Feet \u0026 Tail | 600g | Wildfowl Retrieve Training","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery other bird in this range lands on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mallard doesn't. It comes down on water - a flooded marsh, a gravel pit, a river bend - and it comes with something no upland bird has. Feet. Webbed, trailing, hanging as the dog tries to find its grip and carry a wet, 600g bird back through cold water and up a bank without dropping it once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost gundogs are introduced to waterfowl for the first time on a shoot day. No preparation. No prior experience of what a duck feels like in the mouth. Just a bird down on the far bank and a handler waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat gap is what this dummy is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mallard Bird Dummy. Full body, 600g, with head, wings, feet and tail. The only dummy in this range that includes feet - because the mallard is the only bird where they're part of the retrieve. Ultra-HD drake mallard feather-print canvas on real-feel, scent-retaining fabric. Long throw toggle and ball grip. Life-size and shaped like the real thing, with every appendage that makes the mallard retrieve different to everything else a dog has trained on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe feet change everything\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWings, head and tail - every dead bird dummy in the range has those. The mallard adds feet. They hang. They trail. They catch as the dog tries to settle into the carry. Add wet, cold, heavy feathers from a water entry and you've got a retrieve that asks more of a dog's mouth placement and carry discipline than almost anything else it'll do in a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWork through that here - in training, on this dummy - before the first wildfowling morning. A dog that's already sorted its grip around the feet and the wings doesn't fumble on the retrieve that matters. It just gets on with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildfowl is different\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriven pheasant and walked-up grouse are one discipline. Wildfowling is another. The cover is different - reeds, mud, flood water, steep banks. The retrieve is often longer. The dog may be entering cold water more than once in a session. And the bird it's retrieving - the mallard especially - is built differently to anything in the upland game bag. Broader body. Wider wings. Those feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your dog works wildfowl, or you're planning to introduce it to duck shooting, this is where the preparation starts. Not on the foreshore in November. Here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent in the right environment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scent-retaining fabric works exactly as it does across the range - clip it to your game bag on a duck flight, keep it where mallard have been, work it into every subsequent session. For waterfowl specifically, adding water to the dummy during training sessions extends that preparation further. The dog encounters the weight change of wet fabric, the different carry feel, the smell - before the real thing. Nothing about the retrieve on the day is unfamiliar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e600g and the range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 600g, the mallard sits alongside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ecock pheasant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas the heaviest of the upland and waterfowl dead bird dummies - above the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003egrouse\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003epartridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ewood pigeon at 550g\u003c\/a\u003e, and well above the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003eteal at 250g\u003c\/a\u003e. The only heavier dummy in the range is the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003egoose at 1.5kg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- which is the serious wildfowl end. The mallard sits between the two: a full-sized duck retrieve, manageable weight, maximum complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMallard drake - full body with head, wings, feet and tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e600g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUltra-HD photographic drake mallard feather-pattern canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReal-feel, scent-retaining fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLong throw toggle and ball grip included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWildfowl retrieve preparation, water entry training, feet and wing distraction work, mouth placement, scent association\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll breeds working wildfowl - Labradors, Spaniels, HPR breeds, any dog introduced to duck shooting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e£25.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStocked at Kirkbourne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecause the first duck retrieve shouldn't be the first time a dog has dealt with feet, wet wings and a body that doesn't carry like anything else in the bag. Sort it in training. This is the one to do it on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54859523391831,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4231\/6631\/files\/dog-field-original-clone-dead-bird-dummy-mallard-top-view-gundog-training-kirkbourne-spaniels.jpg?v=1789820090","url":"https:\/\/kirkbournegundogs.co.uk\/products\/df-original-clone-dead-bird-mallard-dummy","provider":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}