Floaters in a field...

[h2ofowlr]

We have had them in our decoy spread.  Only a dozen or two.  Good if you have wind as they move around and look like a duck waddling through the field.  It's just a matter of how much do you want to spend?

[Snowgoose1]

If your going to spend $100 buy 6 good looking full bodies and with a few floaters it will look great.  Put the full bodies on the landing area and or edges it will work better.  Then down the road as you add to your spread keep getting the good ones if you can.  I wish I would have done this from the beginning long ago. I will state that since going to only full bodies for field I only need half as many decoys as I used to which seems to work out about the same in costs. Numbers are not always the only game to play especialy later in the season.

[C-Money]

I always add my non keeled goose floaters to my spread, safety in numbers!

[Colin]

Whelp I was hunting up in the Skagit area this morning and put out my floaters with my wind decoy. Saw about a half dozen flights high up. Watched quite a few Swans set down in the surrounding fields and they seemed to pull ducks but none ever came close enough to my spread to get any shots off. There was some sheet water in the next field and they wanted nothing to do with my dry spot near the blind.

Hopefully going back up later in the week to try a different spot. Really want to put my mojo on a pull string and make some silhouettes.

[Brad Harshman]

If your going to spend $100 buy 6 good looking full bodies and with a few floaters it will look great.  Put the full bodies on the landing area and or edges it will work better.  Then down the road as you add to your spread keep getting the good ones if you can.  I wish I would have done this from the beginning long ago. I will state that since going to only full bodies for field I only need half as many decoys as I used to which seems to work out about the same in costs. Numbers are not always the only game to play especialy later in the season.

This is great advice.  I'd add that buying a good slot bag will make your investment last that much longer.

[LndShrk]

Most times numbers are over rated.
It really depends on where you are hunting and the setup you have of course.

When you get flocks like this looking over your spread they will pick it apart and flip you the bird time and time again.



A good hide, good call, and a proficient caller with less high quality decoys that will move a little will typically get you more ducks in a dry field.

[ghosthunter]

One of the problems with Quality Hunt sites with fixed blinds is the birds know where the blind is and just stay away from it.
If a site is getting hunted hard and some of those hunters are shooting high instead of letting the decoys work for them. The birds figure it out quick.

You are required to hunt from the blind in most, some you can move around in which is a better option in my opinion.

[LndShrk]

One of the problems with Quality Hunt sites with fixed blinds is the birds know where the blind is and just stay away from it.
If a site is getting hunted hard and some of those hunters are shooting high instead of letting the decoys work for them. The birds figure it out quick.

You are required to hunt from the blind in most, some you can move around in which is a better option in my opinion.

This is when less is better. 

Change the blind cover when you go in make it less box shaped. Change up your spread a little. Below is a high pressure low wind pattern I like to use when in fields like you mentioned.
               
            BLIND

 x                                xxxx   
x xx                     x      xx
    xx         xx


But to the OP question. Personally I would not use floaters in a dry field situation I do not think they are very effective.

[Colin]

If your going to spend $100 buy 6 good looking full bodies and with a few floaters it will look great.  Put the full bodies on the landing area and or edges it will work better.  Then down the road as you add to your spread keep getting the good ones if you can.  I wish I would have done this from the beginning long ago. I will state that since going to only full bodies for field I only need half as many decoys as I used to which seems to work out about the same in costs. Numbers are not always the only game to play especialy later in the season.

Like Brad pointed out this makes a lot of sense to me and I think that I will hold out until I can get the "ok" to buy a few more quality dekes.

[Colin]

One of the problems with Quality Hunt sites with fixed blinds is the birds know where the blind is and just stay away from it.
If a site is getting hunted hard and some of those hunters are shooting high instead of letting the decoys work for them. The birds figure it out quick.

You are required to hunt from the blind in most, some you can move around in which is a better option in my opinion.

This is when less is better. 

Change the blind cover when you go in make it less box shaped. Change up your spread a little. Below is a high pressure low wind pattern I like to use when in fields like you mentioned.
               
            BLIND

 x                                xxxx   
x xx                     x      xx
    xx         xx


But to the OP question. Personally I would not use floaters in a dry field situation I do not think they are very effective.

I appreciate the little diagram. I will give both suggestions a try when I go out Friday AM. Now I just gotta go pick up a little cover from around my house so I'm not hacking down what little is around the blinds.