Secrets for Setting Decoys
- 17/05/2022
- Bruce Quirey
Waterfowlers, watch this video for tips on how to set decoys for successful hunting.
Click here as Otago Fish & Game field officer Ben Sowry shares some secrets to help you harvest wild game for the table. We'll cover:
- Setting decoy species that are present in your area.
- Matching decoys to natural numbers.
- Grouping different species.
- Setting largest species upwind.
- How shovelers decoys are handy but not essential.
- Tricks for parrie decoys.
- “Rangefinder” decoys.
- Wind direction.
- J and U-shape spreads.
- Keeping decoys apart.
- Avoiding frost or dew on decoys.
- Shoreline sets.