Decoy Idea and suggestions

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I was inspired to try making a new decoy idea by blending and idea i got from a Predator mag and some of my own devilry.

Got the idea of using a crow decoy to ease the coyotes in, as crows are a "good" sign humans arent nearby from one of the hunting mags i have, and maybe from here too.

The other part is using fake fur cloth material and sewing deep red fabric to seem like flesh/blood with the fur. I would kind of do it to look like shreaded hide with flesh, ragged, and as realistic as i can get it.

I would put this on low hanging limbs with at least two crow decoys , one at a fake pelt/flesh and one wing spinner close by.

Anyone try this or something like this? any words of wisdom to help this look/perform better? Would it work better if I had a small piece of raw meat with me for scent attractant?

Thanks guys!
 
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Always heard when day calling take along a couple crow decoys and place them on fence or out in the wide open for confidence. Try the decoy and give us an update!
 
I have tried many decoys both factory and homemade including magpie.
I have even had coyotes lay down and watch the decoys or hike a leg while watching.
Bottom line for me is if the coyote is close enough for me to observe behavior then its close enough to shoot without a decoy.
This means less to carry and less scent spread around.
The projects were always fun planning and constructing.
Now I just play or mimic those animal sounds that make the predator think they are present. The sound of an electronic caller remotely placed gets attention. Like a coyote that came skidding in and squatted while focused on the caller, oblivious to me a few feet to her side.
 
BT I have also heard about using Crow Decoys for confidence when calling and IDK if it really changes things. I use your setup or a variation of it to Snipe Crows and to date never had a Yote taker but that's just my experience.
 
Try downwind from you stand a fiberglass rod in the ground and tie by string a actual feathered chicken wing.

Elevate the fiberglass rod staked in ground with the wing dangling at about nose height of your quandary.
 
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