Migratory birds are flocked decoys worth the money ?

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Was thinking about grabbing some canadian silhouette decoys. Are flocked decoys worth it? Are the a must have? And should a guy go with fully flocked or just flocked heads?
 
if your in sask with those mega fields of birds probably doesnt matter much.. we run a mixture of a couple dozen silhouettes and a couple dozen full bodies.

storage and transportation becomes a big issue when getting above that.

check the used market for full bodies, always some for sale
 
Jetman said:
if your in sask with those mega fields of birds probably doesnt matter much.. we run a mixture of a couple dozen silhouettes and a couple dozen full bodies.

storage and transportation becomes a big issue when getting above that.

check the used market for full bodies, always some for sale
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I would toss in one or two those MOJO style decoys to this type of spread.
I have no experience with flocked heads or bodies and the folks I know who shoot here on the West coast used regular floater decoys and MOJO type decoys.
Regards,
Rob
 
If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, go nuts and buy the flocked decoys. Are they needed? Not really. I’ve been killing ducks and geese over crappy decoys for years. Never did I think that the quality of my decoys hindered my success. If a duck or goose is close enough to notice if my decoys are flocked or not, they are close enough to shoot.

I think your money is better served buying target loads and shooting clays in the off season to become a better wingshooter
 
FLHTCUI said:
I would toss in one or two those MOJO style decoys to this type of spread.
I have no experience with flocked heads or bodies and the folks I know who shoot here on the West coast used regular floater decoys and MOJO type decoys.
Regards,
Rob
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I think the OP was referring to Canadian Geese - mojos tend to flare geese unless you've got a remote to kill them as geese approach.

1963beretta said:
If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, go nuts and buy the flocked decoys. Are they needed? Not really. I’ve been killing ducks and geese over crappy decoys for years. Never did I think that the quality of my decoys hindered my success. If a duck or goose is close enough to notice if my decoys are flocked or not, they are close enough to shoot.

I think your money is better served buying target loads and shooting clays in the off season to become a better wingshooter
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The DB silos are only about a buck more (per decoy) for flocked heads so I'd suggest getting those. They really pop compared to the non-flocked heads and I think this helps catch the eyes of those distant flocks, especially in overcast/rainy/foggy weather.
 
Back when i field hunted they were all ffd full bodies with flock silos. Not sure how much it mattered but looked good to me. Now i mostly water hunt and i dont own any flocked decoys anymore.
 
Flocked looks way better, but not necessary. Flocked full body decoys I keep in slotted bags held up for several years. Flocking on my floaters I keep in a loose decoy bag and they were peeling half way into my first season.

On the note of motion, anyone have a goose flapper decoy? They seem like overkill to me. Goose flags are a nice way to attract attention with motion.
 
squidxm said:
On the note of motion, anyone have a goose flapper decoy? They seem like overkill to me. Goose flags are a nice way to attract attention with motion.
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One of my hunting buddies bought one of the Lucky Duck Super Goose Flappers and we used it maybe 10 times this year...we weren't sure if it was a help or a hindrance to be perfectly honest. We didn't find it to be the goose magnet we thought it might be. Mind you, we had a bit of a weird season this year....not sure if it was because we had such a dry fall or what but birds didn't move through our area they way they usually do.
 
In areas with huge pressure they make a difference on wary birds. They don't shine like mirrors on bright days but if they are quality decoys like Avians the painted models are made with good non-shine paints anyways. Yes they look good but not really needed especially on silos. If your silos are shining in the sun turn them so the sun is catching the skinny edge or the side facing you and not incoming birds. All my fb Canadas and Mallards(Avians) have flocked heads & painted bodies. My full body Snows(Avians) are 100% painted only. My Realgeese silos are all flocked and my Divebomb and Tanglefree silos have flocked heads. Do I need that? No but that's what I chose. Being concealed well is more important in waterfowling than top of the line decoys imo but it is nice to hunt over a good realistic looking spread. If you're wanting a good deal on some excellent condition flocked Realgeese silo's check out my ad in the EE.
 
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Saskrider13 said:
Anyone ever built their own rotary machine? Heard they are pretty easy to make.
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Yes we did a number of years ago. Never use one any more. I find that Snow Geese come into spinning wing duck decoys better than a rotary machine and are a lot less work to set up and tear down plus control on windy days. Juvies are the ones that eat up the motion decoys. The adults not so much! One thing about waterfowling. There are no givens, what works one day the next day doesn't and leaves you shaking your head.
 
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The biggest advantage of flocked decoys is that they don't frost over and shine as much in the sunlight on cold mornings. We have flocked heads, but not fully flocked decoys.
 
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