Moving Decoy

masharp

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Well I'm not sure if this decoy caught my attention more than it will the coyote's. We were hunting yesterday. Made several setups and in two of them we learned on our way out that the yotes just circled down wind of us and marked their territory with fresh scat right on our tracks into the areas. When I got home my new motorized decoy was on the front porch and I'm wondering if anyone has had any success with one of them?
 
I haven't used a motorized decoy but after finding a new favorite call I grabbed my turkey decoy this past weekend. We set the foxpro out about 50 yards or so and then set up the decoy just a foam turkey decoy on a stick but it moves with the wind, if you remember last saturday you know it was really dancing a jig, then turned on the turkey in distress. A female coyote came in from downwind crawling on her belly till she ran out of cover, she got ready to make a great pounce and tackle but got a 50 grain ballistic tip instead. after that I'm thinking of buying a jack in the box just don't want to carry a bunch of junk with me but I bet they'll work pretty good.
 
I bought this one out of the latest Cabela's shooters catalog. It was $40 and has a stick with a spring mounted heart on it and a covering that looks like a small furry animal. I'll go out next week and soak it in some kind of scent and get down wind from it. Maybe I'll be in the right place this time.
 
Here are two pictures of some I make. I have small motors mounted so the heads spin. The decoys run off a single D battery. The one I'm using right now has run now for over 10 hours and still going strong. Coyotes have been shot over them. When the come in they really focus on the decoy.

Here is a rabbit in a alfalfa field.
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Here is a coupl other I made. The beaver my 7 year old wanted and it makes a great groundhog.
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Skinner 2
 
masharp-- The decoy, if the coyote comes in from where it can be seen, will definitely get some if not all of his attention. I used the Predator Enticer Decoy last spring on a little depredation control hunt and was very impressed at how this little bobbing ball of feathers got and kept the coyotes' attention. One of the coyotes even circled around me to the down wind side and although I am sure he got my scent, he just kind of lingered keeping his gaze on the Enticer. That was just the edge I needed to put a 30 gr. Starke Red Prairie Varmint bullet into his boilermaker.

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Later on in the day, I managed to call in this female and she stood up on a little rise about 90 yards away from the decoy, staring intently at it, and gave me an excellent standing shot!

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There is another bundle of black feathers that comes with the decoy and it is motorized. The bundle of feathers sit on the end of a long spring and the motor makes the bundle and spring jiggle violently. The decoy uses 4 C-cell batteries and the action is on a timing device so you can set it to move every so many seconds, like 6 seconds or 16 seconds (just guessing on the time here). It is light in weight, sets up quickly, but in the winter time up here I use a piece of 2x4 on top of a square piece of thin plywood to place the rod in that holds the motor up off the grouond. The ground is frozen too hard to get the little fiberglass rods stuck in for an anchor.
 
Last year we couldn't get a coyote to commit he kept walking back and forth at about 200 yards. during this whole time he was just staring at the decoy. Finally shot him he never got any closer, I believe without the decoy he would have split much sooner. If the decoy can hold their attention a shot will come sooner or later.

Biker
 
I made my own because of some of the things Silverfox stated. That style decoy seem bothersome to carry and set up along with the weight( 4 c batteries). The last thing I didn't like was it doesn't really look like anything. I wanted a decoy that looked like the prey, light, easy to set up under any conditions, easy to carry.

The rabbit is what I came up with. Total time took about 1 year to perfect and test.

The decoy and battery weight in around 1 pound.
I sit on a turkey stool that thinks it's a coyote seat. The decoy folds up inside for easy carrying.
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Here is another photo of the decoy setting in the alfalfa field. It is standing on 9 inch tripod legs for added height.
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Here is a double taken this fall over the decoy. The female fell first a full out charge, I could not keep her in the scope as she was so fast and close. At the shot she hopped, stopped and stared at the decoy. Second shot she was standing still. I got back on the call and the male stood broadside out about 100 yards. One shot.
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So yes moving decoys work very well.

Skinner 2
 
Hey Masharp, moving decoys work without a doubt. They also add some excitement to your calling setup. You never know when one will bolt right at the decoy. Even cats will put a stalk on them. We have plenty on the video that we think we wouldnt have gotten without one. Get you one and you wont be disappointed. Jeff
 
Hey All:

Thanks for the great pictures and stories. You know the fishing companies make many lures to catch fishermen and the fish don't give a darn about them. I was kind of worried that might be the case with this decoy. All the pictures and stories have given me a shot of instant confidence. The two yotes I called in last Tuesday went downwind of us and we never saw them, just their fresh scat on the way out. Next time I think I will set the decoy up downwind and see if I can have a little better luck. If I can get them in sight at 200 yards or less I'll have a few pictures to post.

Thanks again for the help. This is the most awsome sight. Hundreds of people you may never meet in your life give all the help a person could ever need.
 
Masharp,

I never place my decoys downwind. I alway place them up or quarter wind. Try to place so the decoy will be spotted and if they swing down wind they show up in your lap.

Skinner 2
 
Tha predator enticer decoy weighs about 10 ounces, very light weight. Setup is a breeze. I don't think there's anything that's any easier, and easily adjusted for needed height.
 
I just ordered a predator enticer today. How is it on Cats ??? Anyone have any luck? I suuurrreee hope it gets here before next weekend. I have a good cat spot all picked out!!
 
The predator enticer is one of our sponsors (www.tail-wagger.com, aka:Come-Alive decoy products) or All Predator calls sells them (allpredatorcalls.com)
 


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