Montana Deer Decoy success?
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From: kscatman76
21-Oct-21
What are your thoughts on on the Montana Deer decoys? Success? Failures etc?
From: Habitat
21-Oct-21
I like the heads up for if I'm on the ground and the scar face if Im calling
From: Guardian hunter
21-Oct-21
A fan
From: Paul@thefort
21-Oct-21
I have decoyed in a few small bucks with this Montana decoy. I enhanced the while hair area of the deer, with additional while flat paint so the decoy shows better. The decoy that has worked well is the CarryLite decoy. (not made anymore)
From: BIGERN
21-Oct-21
I have used the same one as Paul for years. Some great success as well as some not so great ones. It definitely gets their attention and I will continue to use it when I can. Toilet paper sheet on the tail plus a little breeze helps.
From: Jaquomo
21-Oct-21
I use two Montana doe decoys in my calling setups during November for muleys. One alert and one feeding. Have had great success with them. But like every other trick, the setup is critical. You can't just plop them down in a random spot and start calling and be successful. I also put a piece of tp on the tails, and set them at angles so that when the buck is circling he will see one at whatever angle he comes in.
From: SIP
21-Oct-21
How do does react to them? I bought the montana doe one that is just a rump with the head on the side to use on my daughters youth hunt…but im nervous that it is going to do more harm than good. My plan was to set it up about 80 yards out in the field past where we will be, hoping to draw their attention and keep it while they work by inside 50 broadside to take some focus off our position. Cant get myself to be confident in it
From: Guardian hunter
21-Oct-21
I believe over 20 years of using decoys they work but not as often as they spook deer
From: LBshooter
21-Oct-21
I have had success with them but they do spook deer. I have found does are less nervous with the buck decoy. I like a decoy because they focus the deters attention on the decoy and not me, so drawing is easier. They are fun to use but you have to know going in you could loose a shot due to the decoy. Movement is key, and I use ever calm mainly on my decoys. Estrus or buck lure alawys put in the ground or stick next to the deer, never on the decoy.
From: Jaquomo
21-Oct-21
I hate to start something unpleasant here, but I spray my Montana decoys with Nose Jammer and have both does and bucks, whitetails and muleys come up and sniff and lick them. Have never had does spook from it..
From: kscatman76
22-Oct-21
Good Stuff so far.
From: APauls
22-Oct-21
Never use 2D decoys anymore for bowhunting. Deer like to circle decoys. Any maturity on a buck and they bugger out when it disappears. My experience.
