Want to buy decoys

[WSU]

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. 

[spur_ride]

i would say to pick up some pintail, widgon and teal.  and if you can a doz or so geese

[WSU]

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?

[spur_ride]

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 

[ducksdoom12]

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

[carpsniperg2]

widgeons and teal to mix it up a bit for me

[h2ofowlr]

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.

[WSU]

Want to give away a couple?

[Professor Chaos]

I'd invest in a Knotty duck before i went with a bigger spread. (if you dont already have one)

[nwlynx22]

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.

[jordano]

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!!!

[CP]

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. 

[Dustin07]

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.