Duck feather mounts
Flying duck mounts and secondaries mounts built from the duck you shot. Every feather is laid by hand inside a hardwood frame I build myself, so the board reads like the bird it came from.
Most popular
Both wings spread open and laid symmetrical around the center of the bird, the way a duck looks cupped over the decoys. It's the feather frame most hunters start with.
from$500
Smaller frame
A tighter layout built around the speculum, the colored patch on the wing. Same handwork in a frame that fits a narrower wall.
from$300
Species
Every species lays out differently. The speculum color, the curl feathers, and the body feathers all change the look of the finished board. Here's how a few of them come together.
The blue speculum with white bars is the centerpiece. Drakes add the green head and black curl feathers. Hens make a softer, warmer board, and an off-colored hen can turn out one of a kind.
Long, clean lines and a bronze-green speculum. The gray body feathers make one of the most elegant backgrounds of any duck.
The most colorful duck in the marsh, with iridescent wing feathers and a patterned body that make a bold feather mount. Message me before you ship one so we can plan the layout.
Smaller and mid-sized ducks work great too. A secondaries mount suits a teal, and the flying layout shows off a wigeon or gadwall.
A first duck, a band, or a bird of a lifetime deserves better than a freezer. Tell me the story and we'll build around it.
A hen and drake from the same hunt can share one frame. That's how the white-winged mallard double mount on the home page came together. Custom builds are quoted per project.
Fits in any room
A full duck mount usually ends up in the garage or the shop. A feather frame hangs flat like a piece of art, so it works in a kitchen, a hallway, an office, or a nursery.
See finished duck boardsSending your duck
It depends on the board. If your mount skips the body background, you can breast the duck out first and keep the meat. If you want the body background, I need the whole duck, frozen and uncut, because the background is built from its body feathers.
Get it in the freezer as soon after the hunt as you can, with a paper towel in the beak and the head tucked under a wing.
Double bagged, in a styrofoam cooler inside a box, overnight with UPS or FedEx. Include your waterfowl tag.
Message me before you ship so we can settle the layout. A $200 deposit holds your build slot. Whole ducks get a $50 cleaning fee.
Read the full guide to saving your duck or see the packing steps.
