I know I know...

What's your favorite decoys? What lasts the longest? What is worth the money? Etc.

Is it work paying for Dakota? Are Foam filled that much better than non-filled? etc etc

Looking to add a few dozen to the inventory.

I already plan on a pulsator or two. Otherwise, I'm all ears.

I doubt very much I'll buy another plastic decoy of any quality. I wore out some 5 doz. "nice ones" already this season.

Are you saying you would buy non-quality (Hard Core Promo etc), or that you would buy another material (wood)???

I buy GHG progrades. Im super tough on my gear and they typically last around 2-3 seasons. Next year I'll be upgrading to a slotted decoy bag to help cut down on all the wear and tare. I've already said it several times... you pretty much have 3 options. By cheap and replace it every season or so, or buy expensive and replace it every 4-5 seasons. Or do what I do and buy moderately expensive and replace every 2-3 seasons. And once again, It all depends on how rough you are on your gear.

Yeah, and its not that much of a PITA to worry about a bag instead of throwing them over your shoulder.

Looking at a dozen wood for next season...finding decent decoys at $55-$65. I have GHG pros now, they;re nice but they wont make it 2 heavy seasons.

Rooster must be draggin his rigs behind the truck

You need to use real wood like jeff elder, they last a decade with some fresh paint every 3-4 years

Just looking at something nicer, that's all...a man can dream cant he?

Depends on what kinda day I had...if its like this morning when the birds are wing beating me in the face and my gun wont fire, then yes...there's some abuse.

Yeah, I'm torn between the dakotas, the higdon foam filled, and the GHG Pros

Sounds like my morning

Well, after 15 or so hunts with a new shotgun with no initial cleaning the gun finally said "no more". I beat it against a tree while in a cussing screaming fit and it shot a few times. My buddies seemed to be enjoying it though.

I bought some Avian X decoys this season and I like them a lot. I also have GHG Pros that are good. I like the Avian X better though......so far.

I have 4 Wonderducks listed in the classifieds I'll cut you a deal on.

only plastic decoy worth a flip is G$H....the first few years that GHG made decoys they were good, then they turned to crap.

throw the word Pro on it, charge a little more, still crap

I personally use G&H dekes. Honestly...I haven't seen a difference in high dollar decoys and the game winners you can buy at Academy, except for the quality of the plastic.

Just buy what you can afford. G&H are pretty tough. Buy the more fancy decoys when everything else isn't as exciting as it use to be. If your going stare at something all morning it might as well be pretty

Jeff, i would ask you kind enough to refrain mentioning my wife...

Thanks for all the info.

How about a picture of said pretty wife?

Fair enough. Not as bad as my morning

Foam filled seem to be a lot heavier, but they don't sink when your, ahem, buddies, shoot them. I also am a big fan of bur-lapped foam as they don't glare and are up tough. I guess you could call it the "old school fully flocked". They are pricey and a little hard to find, but can be repainted easily after several seasons and will last a lifetime. These guys make a nice product: http://www.fowlfoolers.com

I like a keelless decoy because it doesn't take much of a breeze to make'em move. It does require you to not just throw them out because not all will land upright but the movement you get out of them is a good trade off in my opinion.

Gotta agree with Judd, I don't know how they hold up over time but I hunted over some Drake breeze riders one morning and could fart in my layout and make em move

I don't see how you can be going through greenhead gear so fast, I've hunted some of the same ones, 5 days a week for the past 5 years and they still are perfect minus a little bit of paint scratching off