homemade decoys

getfoxy
A decoy can be as simple as a feather tied to a tree branch or a stuffed animal.Or you could spend a bundle and build a remote controlled dancing robot rabbit. The feather works pretty good for me
 
Oh, I guess I've made a few. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
This one is motorized and can work on the ground if it's flat and open ground. Otherwise, it can be hanged in a tree or bush. The motor is controlled for speed by a rheostat. The leg spins around and looks like a rabbit kicking the bucket. If it didn't have the battery pack to hold it down, it'd end up in the next county. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
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This is an amazingly effective decoy, plus it doubles as a wind indicator and is easy to transport. It's just a clump of marabou feathers tied to a straightened wire clothes hanger.
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This one has a Weazel Ball under the fur that gives it motion.
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These are used for crows or as a confidence decoy while predator calling. I have plans on making a few magpie patterns as we have alot of those around here.
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This one hasn't been tried in the field, but it drives my dogs nuts when I put it out in the yard. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
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This is possibly the best overall decoy. The feather moves in the slightest breeze and acts as a wind indicator. Crows, hawks, coyotes, etc try to attack it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
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This one should work well by itself or with the sitting fox silhouette. I figure two silhouettes will be easier to see than one.
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All of these are homemade of course and all that have been tried in the field worked. When calling with a mouth call, the animals attention is going to be drawn to you. This is a way to divert their attention away from the caller. Used with a remote E-caller, they are great. The animals come in looking for the sound and if there is a decoy next to where the sound is coming from well, they are doubly (is that a word?) convinced. You've fooled their hearing and their sight. Now if you've made sure they don't scent you, you've got critters to shoot! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
The straightened clothes hanger is a good one! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

If you turkey or waterfowl hunt, use a couple of wing or tail feathers. They'll work great and give good movement in a breeze.

I'm a dumpster diver and a packrat. I have a total of about $12 in all 7 of those decoys. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
Weasel what material did you use for the silhouettes? I have wanted to make some decoys but havent got around to it. The crow one is what interests me.
 
The silhouettes are made from coro-plast. It's the stuff real estate, campaign, and other signs are made from. It looks like corrugated cardboard, but is plastic.

Here are some unfinished goose decoys.

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It's a cheap way to increase your duck, goose, dove (21 days to opening /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif) or crow spreads and I'm as cheap as they come. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Sturgell

Coro-plast is used exclusively in my line of business for beer signs over displays. A lot of times when a display changes or a price is changed these sighns are either thrown away or piled up in a backroom somewhere. If you stopped at your local package store and asked they would probably give it to you. I know it doesn't take long for me to aquire a pile of it.

Good Luck, Budman
 
Weasle that sitting fox looks great, like the feather idea. Im thinking up here change it to more grey fox colors but an excellent idea still. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Coro-plast!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gifI LOVE IT!I've been wanting to beef-up my goose spread,but i'm probly as cheap as Weasel.My buddy made a dozen plywood silhouettes a couple years ago,but it looks like liteweight is the way to go.Thanx Weasel. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Me and my hintin buddies built a few dozen goose decoys out of it. It works great.We have been using them for the last 5 years.
 
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I made one like Weasel,except I put a couple of swivels in line,before the feathers.They spin in a decent wind,and almost look like a bird.Works for me.Rope.
 
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