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Steve300
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject: Elk decoy - rump, side or front |
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Looking for any suggestions on which elk decoy any one has used or suggest. My first inclination is the rump view.
Thanks in advance for your information. |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| The rump is the easiest to pack (smaller size). Most folks I know that use decoys usually use two... |
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Sage of the Sage
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
Posts: 143
Location: Butte, MT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Do the silly things work? I've never tried them and don't know anybody that has. Seems like a lot of trouble to, not to mention extra gear, to lug around the mountains. |
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chequamegon1
Joined: 19 Jun 2008
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Location: northern Wisconsin
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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We have used the Montana decoy for several years now. several years in Colorado and last year in New Mexico. They work great. They are light, and fold up to almost nothing to fit in the pack. I have the broadside view and my son has the face on view. both work well but the face on view seems to give a larger profile. In New Mexico we had numerous bull respond to a cow call and walk right up to the decoy once they saw it. I would not be without mine in my pack!
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Sage of the Sage
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
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Location: Butte, MT
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| I used to decoy turkeys pretty regularly when I lived in Texas. Seems like that worked off and on. I would have to admit that far and away, the biggest ones I ever shot were coaxed in with a combination of calling and decoying. Same maybe true for elk? I'll have to try that when I can scrape together the cash. I currently have 2 little ones in diapers. |
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Steve300
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| I went back and forth with this many times but finally went with the rump view. Figure I'll get one of the other two views next year. |
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Halgy
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I hunted with a guy that used the backend view decoy. We really didn't get an opportunity to use it on Elk, but it was great for giving deer a security feeling. They would trail past it without looking tense. As for carring it, it works great to break up the day. Slipped between your pack and back, it pops out at the most crazy times and when you forget it is there and the pack comes off... constantly provides an adrenalin rush. |
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Az Jimbo
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Posts: 5
Location: Mesa,Az
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: Elk decoy |
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| I've never used decoys, I know there light and relatively small. The ones I looked at were a hundred bucks each. Any ideas on cheaper ones? |
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Snipehunter57
Joined: 28 Aug 2008
Posts: 6
Location: West Virginia
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:22 am Post subject: Elk Decoys |
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Az Jimbo
I just bought a Montana front veiw at Cabel's bargain cave for $40, so keep you eyes peeled for deals. |
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2rocky
Joined: 07 Aug 2007
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Location: Northern California
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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I like the rump....
Check out this podcast for a game biologist's and archery hunters perspective on decoys...
http://www.bowcast.com/content/view/316/57/
an hour long show but worth listening to ... |
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