I like a mix of brands. Some days, motion decoys suck....like real windy days. They blow over, and I wish the whole spread were bigfoots. Some days the wind is just right, and the whole spread of motion works mint.
Some motion decoys are a pain in the butt to set up and tear down. GHG with the detachable bases drive me crazy. They take forever to set up, and your always missing a base when you need it.
I really like the Dakota's. Great motion, hard to blow over, and they look great. So far, from what I've seen, they're tough as nails too.
Never used the avians, but I don't like them too much in hand. They look good close up, but I try to look at decoys from far away, that's when they count the most, and they just don't look right from a distance.
Flocked, or not, I really don't find much of a difference. If they're going to commit, your not going to stop them unless you get up and do jumping jacks in the spread. By the time they realize they're flocked decoys, they're dead in the air. They do help with frost or dew to a degree, but they still shine.
There is no one BEST decoy IMO. I like to run a mixed bag of everything to cover all the bases. We have bigfoots, higdons, GHG, and Dakota's. The foots get used every time......
If you want to talk water decoys, you need to start another thread lol
One thing for sure, you can never have too many decoys, or too many brands. I find being loyal to one brand can bite you in the butt sometimes.
S.
