decoys opinions

[jarret]

so with the season closing im getting ready for next year. this was our first year out with a few decoys and did well and enjoyed it so now its time to buckle down and get into it . I have been looking at decoys specifically full bodys im stuck on big foots or avian axps I find the avians have a much better appearance but the big foots are tried and true so im looking for opinions on each to help my decision along thanks

[sherlockbonez]

Never used avians but foot are good. Super bulky but looks good.

Ffd we used were good too but tough to get dirt and blood off the flocking.

[jarret]

I see a lot of people using big foots do you think the geese figure them out?

[IH8ATTN]

I just got these, DOA Decoys from Bandwagon aka Parr's Pro Outfitters. Fully flocked head and tail, one solid piece (which I love) pretty realistic in my opinion, my 20 month old son was trying to feed and pet them so that should mean something

[Riley12]

Higdon Alpha's get my vote! They look great and have a lot of motion to them. We use the standard and fully flocked, they both look awesome in the field!

Bigfoots are good except they dont have motion bases. The Higdons swivel on their bases so they add a little touch of realism to the spread.

Only down side is that to fit in a bag the bases have to be removed. A little more time consuming but worth it!

My dad and I had a dozen Bigfoots and sold them to buy a few dozen Alphas.

[finsfurfeathers]

Call me crazy but there is no rule you can't mix and match. Big foot offer most visibility, others offer motion, don't ignore shells for numbers with limited storage space.

[IH8ATTN]

throw in some silhouettes too, good spread. I am going to buy some sleeper shells and some silhouettes to finish off my setup. They all work imo, maybe some better than others.

[Super_Nova]

I like the Bigfoots originals myself, they can take a beating and they hold up. Not a big fan of the B2's... I don't like the metal bases on the other brands but some of them have a really nice look. I will be adding some silhouettes to my spread this coming season.

[LondonDave]

I'm a big fan of the Dakota lessers. Super tough, look great and fit in the bags with the bases attached. The other thing with Big Foots is they take up so much room. Unless you've got a trailer to carry them in good luck transporting more than about 18 in the back of a pick up.

[jarret]

everybody has very valid points I do plan on getting about 2 dozen real geese silos and lots of sleeper shells . the nice part about the avians is the bases collapse close into the shell for storage we should have about 60 full bodies in my group plus silos