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Recommend
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Yes...You will experience some paint loss. |
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Highlights
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The new Masters Series™ Uvision™ Magnum Mallard Decoys are the newest from Flambeau. Uvision™ is a paint system that matches the reflectance of feathers of light visible to birds including ultraviolet (UV). The claim is, the colors look correct to the birds and they cannot tell the difference between a decoy and a real bird. I cannot tell you if this technology works but I believe the science is sound. They did start losing paint and chipped on the first day of use, maybe half of them. I used the Decoys without mixing with others and birds decoyed if it was the Uvision™ is impossible to say. Wind direction dictates placement of Decoys and if the Uvision coating helps decoy birds I am all for it. We also tested The Classic Sleeping Mallards; they did not have paint loss. Sprinkling these in with other Decoys gives a claiming effect, and even with paint loss, they looked adequate.
Masters Series™ - UVision™ Magnum Mallard
5700 MSU (weighted keel)
The largest and most realistic magnum mallard decoy on the market!
18-1/2 Inch Magnum (46.99 cm)
Masters Series™ - UVision™ Classic Sleeping Mallard
5500 MSU (field & water)
This sleeping mallard added to any set builds confidence in wary birds. Adds amazing realism to your spread.
13-1/2 Inch Classic (34.29 cm)
Made in North America - In Season Delivery 3
UVISION TECHNOLOGY
THE ONLY DECOYS IN THE WORLD WITH CORRECT COLOR!
REALISM THAT GETS RESULTS
DELIVERS HUNTING SUCCESS.
Current decoy colors do not appear real to birds because all current decoy paint absorbs
UV light while real bird feathers reflect UV light.
Flambeau® has formed an exclusive partnership with Twilight Labs, Inc. to utilize the patent pending UVision™ coating technology. UVision is the only paint system in the world that matches the reflectance of feathers in the full range of light visible to birds, including ultraviolet (UV). Flambeau decoys are now the only decoys available with colors that looks correct to
the birds.
Humans have 3 cones in their eyes and see the 3 primary sight colors.
Humans see 3 primary colors. All color visible to humans is blends and combinations of these three colors. Deer and mammals see 2 primary colors (green and blue), blends, and combinations of
the 2 colors. Deer hunters wear blaze orange because deer cannot distinguish this color from
other woodland colors.
Birds have 4 cones in their eyes and see the 3 primary sight colors and a 4th element–UV.
Birds see 4 primary colors. All color visible to bird is blends and combinations of these 4 colors. Humans cannot see this 4th color (UV) as we do not have the 4th cone in our eyes. Birds see the same 3 colors as humans see, PLUS an additional color in the UV spectrum.
Color Photo
UV Photo
Real bird feathers reflect UV.
UV scans of a real Mallard and Canada Goose shows key feather areas that reflect UV light. UV is highly reflective in the lighter colors (white, creme, beige, and light gray).
UVision paint reflects UV light in the proper ratio just like real bird feathers.
UV scans of a decoy painted with standard paint and one painted with UVision paint. Every color has an exact UV reflectance signature. The decoy painted with Uvision paint reflects Ultraviolet light in the correct areas while the standard paint absorbs UV light. With UVision, each decoy color perfectly matched to the proper level of UV reflectance of a real bird. Waterfowl’s fourth cone provides them an advantage over hunters as they have learned to associate a “threat response” with incorrectly colored decoys. UVision is the first paint technology that exactly matches the UV reflectance, (invisible to humans), of decoys to real
birds, so that incoming birds can no longer tell the difference between a Flambeau® decoy and a live bird.
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Drawback
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Paint Loss |
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Rating
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4...point...Good |
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Testers
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All |
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Suggested Retail
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Checking |
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Backoffice Friendly
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Duck Hunters...the BEST! |
