Personally, I like the decoy when I call. I've got one from Cabela's, the decoy heart with the rabbit fur(fake) already around it. It's connected to a dowel by a spring, and you can stick in the ground, turn it on, and start calling. I called a single coyote in yesterday using it, and I think thats how I got him. I set up in the exact same spot I had called 2 weeks ago, called one in then, but couldn't get him any closer than 300 yards before he took off. Yesterday I howled 3 times with my ELK Power Howler, 3 times with my Talley-ho, then used the Talley-ho as a rabbit distress. As I was putting my hand down, I saw what I think is the same coyote, at about 2 o'clock. He was looking right at me at about 300 yards. Luckily, the decoy was set up about ten yards away right in line. I thought I was made! He took off heading to my left and disappeared. Thought he was gone. Used my old JS rubber band mouth call and called for about 2-3 min. All of a sudden, I saw him coming in from 11 o'clock about 250 yards away. He'd stop about every 50 yards, but his attention was always on the decoy. I brought him within 50 yards and took him. I really don't think I would have gotten him if not for the decoy. Kept his attention. Yeah, they cost a little money, but hey, we've wasted(spent, I mean), a lot of money on worse haven't we?