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I want to buy some more decoys, especially species other than the standard dozen or two mallards. What does everyone have in their spread? What do people recommend? I plan to hunt western washington the most, with some hunting elsewhere.
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November 04, 2009, 04:45:12 PM »
i would say to pick up some pintail, widgon and teal.
and if you can a doz or so geese
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November 04, 2009, 05:06:24 PM »
That's what I was thinking. I plan on starting with maybe a half dozen of each. Does anyone notice that have a certain number/proportion of each is better? Meaning, should have a majority of mallards, or does it matter?
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November 04, 2009, 05:09:14 PM »
i usually take a look at what kinds of birds are in the area or what kinds of birds you want to attract. but on the other hand i have had all kinds of birds come into just a set of mallard deks. i just have always had the thought of variety is better
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widgeon and some kind of black decoy. i use scaulp. the white in the widgeon and the black on the scaulp stand out like becons at longer distances
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widgeons and teal to mix it up a bit for me
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November 04, 2009, 06:26:32 PM »
I would pick up some of the widgeon decoys. The teal will land with the teal decoys, but I like the larger blocks as they are visible at further distances. I would save the money. I have about 5 dozen teal decoys and haven't used them in years.
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Want to give away a couple?
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November 04, 2009, 07:22:31 PM »
I'd invest in a Knotty duck before i went with a bigger spread. (if you dont already have one)
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Re: Want to buy decoys
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November 04, 2009, 08:29:36 PM »
I just saw an article about those knotty ducks I'm ordering one on monday. Like most have said widg/teal were my first additions to the mallard decoys. Also just added some uvision pintails haven't had enough time over them to say much about them.
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November 04, 2009, 09:15:57 PM »
The Greenhead Gear Bluebill and Wigeon decoys on Cabela's are AWESOME!!!! I have some and they are great! Those would be great adds to your spread. Pintail of the GHG brand are also very good! Geese are always a plus if you have the money for them since they are ridiculously expensive!!!
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I have 8 pintail decoys that I set in a group slightly separated from the main body of mallards. I don’t know if it matters to the ducks but I think they look good.
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Re: Want to buy decoys
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November 05, 2009, 08:20:28 AM »
I have about:
6 doz mallards
3 doz pintails
2 doz wood ducks
1-2 doz teal
1 doz widgeons
1 doz coot
1.5 doz floater geese
5 doz goose shells
handfull of cans
and i'm probably forgetting something. They add up over 10 years+ of collecting Just get a doz at a time every once in a while and you'll have a million in no time, or pick some up on craigslist and fix 'em up.
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