Mojo Critter decoy...yah or nay?

Originally Posted By: Displayed Name Unscrew the wooden stake before storage. I've had a couple break due to this. Once in a call bag. Once after a small drop into the truck bed. Everything becomes brittle at -30 to-40C.
Wooden??? Mine has a steel 1/4" spike that is sharp eneogh to stab you of your not careful(don't ask
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My bad, they are steel. I guess if it was wooden the stake would have broke instead of the base of the decoy. The one I've been using has the bottom of the decoy broken so I've taped on a plastic stake to the side. Ryan
 
Originally Posted By: copperdogI have a dumb question for you mogo critter user's, do you seperate the fur strips (moving one down a few inches) or do you leave them together at the top of the flexable shaft? I couldn't get the bottom strip to move down.

I moved mine down so it is about an inch below the top one...it slid right down.
 
Originally Posted By: Displayed Name The one I've been using has the bottom of the decoy broken so I've taped on a plastic stake to the side. Ryan


Same problem, bought a new one on Saturday
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I have two sitting at home due to bad switches, these are about 3 years old. They worked great for about three weeks then they would not turn on anymore. I loved the motion of them and they had great battery life, but they look like a cheap flashlight with a motor on the top that has a lot of extra glue poured onto it.

Sounds like they are making them better now, hopefully better quality control.

For the guys that replaced their switches, could you give me alittle advice how to go about this?
 
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I did contact them on the first one, that's how I got the second one. They told me to just keep the first one, they said they had a bad lot that was sent out. I got the second one and same problem.
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I never took the time to contact them on the second one, basically due to getting the whirling woodpecker. I live in AZ and the woodpecker is easier to hang in a tree than it is to try to push that steal rod into AZ cleachy, rocky soil.

Again I hope they have gotten better at their quality control, worked great when they worked.

I enjoy tinkering with things and would really like to know how some of you changed out the switches!
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Finally got my Mojo Critter about a week ago....Took it out of the package, put new batteries in and nothing. Dead as a hammer. I checked and re-checked the batteries, fiddled with the switch and nothing. Still dead. I sent an email to Mojo along with my reciept from where I'd bought it and 2 days later, have a brand new one that works just fine. Mojo seems to be a good company that stands behind their stuff. If it's broke, they'll make it right....Can't wait to get it out and try it
 
They must give out a bunch of free ones - the first one I bought didn't work either. I love it when it works : ) but not sure how long it will last.

We need someone with US Manufacturing capabilities to make a more econimical decoy that has a chance of working right out of the box.
 
I've pondered the MOJO decoy because I've had excellent luck with their Duck. Can you use their remote to operate the Critter, or is it strictly the AA's and an On/Off switch? I'd like to wire it up so I can run it from the FoxPro, which shouldn't be too tough to do, if the Mojo Remote isn't an option. I'd like to strap the thing on the CS24 for the calm days when my wind power decoy doesn't move.
 
No remote on mine, but the remote may be an option..Not sure
The critter cycles on and off about every 3-5 seconds from a small timer board inside the decoy. You might be able to use a low-voltage relay and use your foxpro to control it. Would still have to keep the seperate power source on the crittur probably, but the weight of 4 double-A's wouldn't make much of a difference. You could also switch out a couple resistors on the timer board to make more delay in it if you wanted to go that route. Gonna keep mine the way it is for a while and give it a good test run. If this one dies like the first one, I may start digging around in it and tinkering some.
As far as I know, Mojo is a fairly new company. I'm sure they'll get all the bugs worked out of their products at some point. Even if the critters aren't working right out of the box, it's nice to know that they'll make it if something goes wrong.
 
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Thanks for the info Bummy, I appreciate it. I actually gutted my JIB awhile back and put it into a small aluminum Radio Shack hobby box with 4AA's. I might see what I can do with that first and if it isn't up to snuff, I'll go MOJO and see how that works. MOJO has been making the ducks for quite awhile I think, they just got into the Predator market awhile back. Whatever I come up with, I'll post a few pictures.
 
Ive got the Jack in the Box and the Mojo.

Jack in the Box is a too big, and the plastic hinge broke on me, so it no longer stays closed like it oughtta. On the flip side, in the middle of an open field, its irresistible. Had a fox take off with the rabbit one time. Funny story. He was running wide open, hit the rabbit like an NFL linebacker, and took off with it in his mouth. I opened fire with an AR-15 and it was like Normandy. Fox slunked down, ears back, tail between its legs running wide open as geysers of mud erupted all around him. Never did get my rabbit back.

The Mojo is far easier to transport. Do yourself a favor and get something to cover the tip of the rod you stick in the ground. The point is hard on backpacks. I don't think it works as well as the JIB, but it works. As stated above, make sure its clear from grass. You'd be amazed how tangled it can get.
 
Originally Posted By: JeffinPA
The Mojo is far easier to transport. Do yourself a favor and get something to cover the tip of the rod you stick in the ground. The point is hard on backpacks.



Funny that you mentioned that. I made a tip protector last week out of a piece of gray plumbing tubing, the kind you plumb in sinks or toilets. Just snipped off a 3" piece and mashed one end shut with vise grips and melted it with a propane torch. Fits perfect, works great and no holes in the pack or my butt.
 
They are great decoys. I've never had a coyote run all the way in on my decoy. Typically they will stop and look it over pretty good. Fortunately, they are always in rifle range when they check up.

Cats like them too.

It's just another advantage I like to give myself when I hunt predators. Anything that keep their eyes off of you is generally a good thing.
 
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