Deer Decoys

Sea Buck · July 24, 2011, 01:46 PM

Recently talking to some hunting buddies on line and we are going to try deer decoys this year just for some more fun. Any one have success with deer decoys, bucks or does? How about "Shadow Deer" decoys?

C0untZer0 · July 24, 2011, 02:33 PM

I thought those things were just lawn ornaments.

g.willikers · July 24, 2011, 02:50 PM

Get the archery 3D version, made from hard foam.
If it doesn't work out for deer hunting, it's great for archery practice.
If you get bored with that, it will make a perfect Christmas season Rudolph, for the holiday lawn display.

oneounceload · July 24, 2011, 02:59 PM

Make sure they are legal to use during hunting season - on many areas, they are not

chack · July 24, 2011, 03:27 PM

Game and fish has had alot of success with them catching poachers.

Hog Buster · July 25, 2011, 12:49 AM

Down here us coonasses (cajuns) use a special decoy for deer. it’s called a bucket of corn.

m17s_guy · July 25, 2011, 10:52 AM

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Game and fish has had a lot of success with them catching poachers.

Had a friend who set up decoys on some semi=private land. (Privately owned but the guy let anyone with a truck hunt it) He got about one season out of that decoy. It was shot so full of holes from people who saw antlers and started blasting away that it wasn't even funny.

FrontSight · July 25, 2011, 12:03 PM

I used does on an archery hunt on a trail I knew a mature doe and her young adult doe offsrping used...it spooked them at first, they circled around & came back from the other direction in about 5 mins & were very interested...

Wild Bill Bucks · July 25, 2011, 02:37 PM

I have used them before, and the problem with them is that you have to put them up in the morning and take them down at the end of the day. This makes you have to walk into your hunting area, leaving your scent as you go.
The other problem I had, was does coming in and knocking it over. This kept me having to go out and stand it up all day.

As far as bringing deer in, it will get their attention, and bring them in to investigate, but when they come to it, the does seem to want to kick or push on it, so if you don't intend to shoot them, it causes more trouble than it is worth.
I never had a buck come in close to one, but it does make them stop and look for a minute, if they cruise through the area you are hunting. Problems I had were mainly with the does.

Maxem0815 · July 25, 2011, 02:38 PM

Last time I saw a Deer Decoy it had a game warden attached to it. Some how it looked like entrapment, if someone is dumb enough to take a shot.
Mace

bullethole1 · July 25, 2011, 05:00 PM

Shooting deer off the road is not worth it.You go to jail,you will never drive your vehicle again because it will be seized along with your gun.Yes I agree that the deer decoys that the game wardens use is considered entrapment in my opinion and the case could be easily dismissed in court with a good lawyer.Just like speed tramps UNFAIR!!!

C0untZer0 · July 26, 2011, 12:04 AM

I've fallen prey to beer decoys on more than one occasion.

chatman_55 · July 26, 2011, 12:13 AM

Just make sure none of your friends that are not hunting with you know where you are at. I know a game and wild life guy that had one setup to catch guys shooting from roads who for some reason mentioned to one of out buddys that they were doing it in the area, which then meant our buddy had to sneak out there, run at the decoy screaming his lungs out with a giant knife to tackle and kill said decoy. In front of the game guy and one of his newer people.

trymorne · July 26, 2011, 01:43 AM

i think i want to move over there you yanks have all sorts of cheeky toys

Prof Young · July 29, 2011, 09:23 PM

Biggest deer I've ever seen in shooting range came to a fawn in distress call and a fawn decoy . . . when I was coyote hunting. Course it was not deer season and I didn't have a tag and I didn't shoot. Tried it a couple times during season with a tag and they came, but not into range.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young

bamaranger · July 31, 2011, 04:18 AM

I have seen cruising ruttng bucks note and move good distances to investigate LIVE deer/does in the open and have often been tempted to use a deer deke to up the odds, but never have.

July 24, 2011, 01:46 PM	#1
Sea Buck Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: New England,Florida Snow Bird Posts: 312	Deer Decoys Recently talking to some hunting buddies on line and we are going to try deer decoys this year just for some more fun. Any one have success with deer decoys, bucks or does? How about "Shadow Deer" decoys?

July 24, 2011, 02:50 PM	#3
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Get the archery 3D version, made from hard foam. If it doesn't work out for deer hunting, it's great for archery practice. If you get bored with that, it will make a perfect Christmas season Rudolph, for the holiday lawn display. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

July 25, 2011, 12:49 AM	#6
Hog Buster Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2009 Location: Pointe Coupee, Louisana Posts: 772	Down here us coonasses (cajuns) use a special decoy for deer. it’s called a bucket of corn. __________________ Those who beat their guns into plows, will plow for those who don't.-Thomas Jefferson

July 25, 2011, 12:03 PM	#8
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	I used does on an archery hunt on a trail I knew a mature doe and her young adult doe offsrping used...it spooked them at first, they circled around & came back from the other direction in about 5 mins & were very interested... __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

July 26, 2011, 01:43 AM	#14
trymorne Junior Member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: new zealand Posts: 4	haha i think i want to move over there you yanks have all sorts of cheeky toys

July 24, 2011, 02:33 PM	#2
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	I thought those things were just lawn ornaments.

July 24, 2011, 02:59 PM	#4
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Make sure they are legal to use during hunting season - on many areas, they are not

July 24, 2011, 03:27 PM	#5
chack Junior member Join Date: May 24, 2011 Location: dixie Posts: 477	Game and fish has had alot of success with them catching poachers.

July 25, 2011, 02:37 PM	#9
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	I have used them before, and the problem with them is that you have to put them up in the morning and take them down at the end of the day. This makes you have to walk into your hunting area, leaving your scent as you go. The other problem I had, was does coming in and knocking it over. This kept me having to go out and stand it up all day. As far as bringing deer in, it will get their attention, and bring them in to investigate, but when they come to it, the does seem to want to kick or push on it, so if you don't intend to shoot them, it causes more trouble than it is worth. I never had a buck come in close to one, but it does make them stop and look for a minute, if they cruise through the area you are hunting. Problems I had were mainly with the does.

July 25, 2011, 02:38 PM	#10
Maxem0815 Junior member Join Date: May 23, 2011 Posts: 216	Last time I saw a Deer Decoy it had a game warden attached to it. Some how it looked like entrapment, if someone is dumb enough to take a shot. Mace

July 25, 2011, 05:00 PM	#11
bullethole1 Junior member Join Date: June 8, 2011 Location: San Antonio , Texas Posts: 253	Shooting deer off the road is not worth it.You go to jail,you will never drive your vehicle again because it will be seized along with your gun.Yes I agree that the deer decoys that the game wardens use is considered entrapment in my opinion and the case could be easily dismissed in court with a good lawyer.Just like speed tramps UNFAIR!!!

July 26, 2011, 12:04 AM	#12
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	I've fallen prey to beer decoys on more than one occasion.

July 26, 2011, 12:13 AM	#13
chatman_55 Member Join Date: March 28, 2009 Posts: 51	Just make sure none of your friends that are not hunting with you know where you are at. I know a game and wild life guy that had one setup to catch guys shooting from roads who for some reason mentioned to one of out buddys that they were doing it in the area, which then meant our buddy had to sneak out there, run at the decoy screaming his lungs out with a giant knife to tackle and kill said decoy. In front of the game guy and one of his newer people.

July 29, 2011, 09:23 PM	#15
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	Fawn Decoy Biggest deer I've ever seen in shooting range came to a fawn in distress call and a fawn decoy . . . when I was coyote hunting. Course it was not deer season and I didn't have a tag and I didn't shoot. Tried it a couple times during season with a tag and they came, but not into range. Live well, be safe Prof Young

July 31, 2011, 04:18 AM	#16
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,312	rutting bucks I have seen cruising ruttng bucks note and move good distances to investigate LIVE deer/does in the open and have often been tempted to use a deer deke to up the odds, but never have.