Will Highly Detailed Custom Decoys Kill You More Ducks?

Like many of you who are members of the TakeEm site, we are always looking for new ways to gain a competitive advantage when we head to the blind. And, like many of you, we are also willing to invest our money into products or equipment that we believe can or will help us kill more waterfowl.

About 4 years ago, Jeff and I began researching the theory of "the more life-like and realistic our duck decoys look and are, the more ducks we’d consistently kill." We experienced first hand the benefits of this strategy when hunting Canada geese over expensive ultra realistic decoys and we believed that if it worked for geese, it should work for ducks as well.

When we refer to expensive custom made highly detailed duck decoys we are referring to decoys from companies such as Columbia River, Taylor Decoys, E. Allen as well as custom made cork or burlap wrapped decoys.

In order to prove whether or not the theory worked, Jeff and I invested thousands of dollars in these custom made decoys. We purchased 3 dozen Columbia River Duck Decoys at a cost of $400 per dozen plus shipping and we spent hundreds of hours and dollars hand carving and painting cork decoys and burlapping and painting custom foam decoys.

Did These High Dollar Custom Made Decoys Really Help Us Kill More Ducks And Will They Help You Kill More Ducks If You Purchase Them?

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