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Offline Bowhunter57

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Motion decoys for coyotes?
« on: July 02, 2004, 01:06:55 AM »
Has anyone here used a motion decoy for coyotes with any success?

The Predator Supreme or Predator Enticer are 2 of the most popular motion decoys for predator hunting.

Your opinions and experience is appreciated.
Thank you, Bowhunter57
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Motion decoys for coyotes?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2004, 05:57:37 AM »
you bet! i got Rigor Rabbit from Featherflex for CHRISTmas from my loving wife, ( i suspect she wanted me outta the house a little more :wink: ) i haven't  hunted coyotes without it since then. previously i have had great success without a decoy, but since i've included it in my calling sets my kill numbers are way up. i don't know if every coyote i've called using it has responded to the deke but there has been a great many that obviously seen the rabbits "herky jerky" motion and bolted into easy rifle range totaly ignoring my position. i generally set it up 25-30 yards up wind or at least crosswind of me and hopefully between me and where the coyote will come from. this way the dog won't scent me before he gets into range. i've had coyotes race right up to the deke stopping a few feet from it and stare at it, as if to say "whats the deal with this rabbit, it's not running" with their attention fixedly on rigor i am free to move the rifle into postion and i've even been able to shift around myself. as well as totally effective Rigor Rabbit is light weight easily packable taking up not much more room in my pack than a can of soup, and from your name i gather that you are a bowhunter i can asure you a motion decoy will without a doubt allow you time to draw aim and release without the song dogs ever knowing you're there. when it comes to a cheap meals coyotes seem to forget everyting else once they lay eyes on it. good hunting
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Motion decoys for coyotes?
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2004, 10:19:28 PM »
Ive made several out of kids remote control cars.I use a stuffed animal or even an old grey sock.I rig them up like the rigor rabit. with something for the preditors to look at it seems to cover alot of mistakes that Ive made. I even had a fox come in down wind of me. he crawled in about 10 ft to my left [from behind me.] I nearly shot him from south to north but at the last min before he charged the decoy he gave me a quartering away shot. I also use another that is a moterised ball, its called "cat in a bag"You can get them at novelty shops. I put them in a cardboard box with a recording of a traped kitten. if you hunt around homes or ranches  this one gets there attn. I enjoy the calling as much or more than the shooting.Ive had a lot of fun with these.

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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2004, 10:44:40 AM »
Hi Bowhunter i would go with the one you are talking about i have one and use it alot and it works good i have a feather flex rabbit and a new fawn decoy i havent got to try the fawn yet the one you are talking about is made in TN i think so i put rabbit p on mine and keep it it a z_lock bag put the Predator S Decoy is a good one VM