The concept of the spinning wing decoy (SWD) was developed in California in the 1990s and started with a single large blade mounted into a U-frame and turned by a DC motor mounted to one of the vertical legs of the U, with the blade attached to the frame by an axle. They were generally referred to as the “Goal Post Decoys,” and they created a phenomenon in the duck-hunting world.
Since then, the evolution of the SWD has been toward a life-like bird decoy with a pair of smaller wings. Many hunters today, especially guides who hunt every day, have learned the single big blade has advantages over the pair of smaller wings; among them, it provides for much more long-range attraction and gives the ducks a new “look”.
