Re: Flambeau decoys
I usually lay the decoys out in a V shape, with the area in the middle for them to land in. Use the wind as your direction in which to lay them. Seems to work pretty good. Lay your last few decoys at the furthest range of your shots, where you can still get a decent shot pattern. This can help prevent you from trying to over-shoot.
A little face paint will go along way in preventing your birds from flaring off. It's really hard to always keep your face down long enough to get them within range, (especially with rookies), and a white face looking out of the blind is a sure way to get them to do that..lol
Some of my older decoys are made of a foam type material, they never shine even when wet.
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