Mobile decoys

[Alfredd]

Hello, i wanted to ask your opinion about mobile decoys
My friend wanted to sell me his decoyed ringdove collection. He said that this is the best decoys, that I've ever seen. I didn't hear about minuses from him. And I've decided to ask you about them.I don't remember the name of organization, but I think that it is "madhunt"

 

[gizmo]

Never used that particular brand but I use decoys for dove all throughout the season. I use spinning wing and similar decoys to those to great effect. The mojo doves work really well and I've been using them for years.

 

[Alfredd]

oh, really? Ok, thanks for you answer. I think, it will be useful for me

 

[Red Leg]

Go to youtube and search dove decoys - lot of clips from the Mojo company. The spinning wing design is very popular in North America for doves and ducks.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Hello, i wanted to ask your opinion about mobile decoys
My friend wanted to sell me his decoyed ringdove collection. He said that this is the best decoys, that I've ever seen. I didn't hear about minuses from him. And I've decided to ask you about them.I don't remember the name of organization, but I think that it is "madhunt"

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Just curious, but what species of “dove” is that pictured decoy? Looks like a domestic pigeon ( or “Rock dove”) here in the U.S. ?

 

[Dwight Beagle]

Never used that particular brand but I use decoys for dove all throughout the season. I use spinning wing and similar decoys to those to great effect. The mojo doves work really well and I've been using them for years.

I use Mojo decoys too, both battery operated and wind activated. It may be a figment of my imagination but it seems to me spinning wing decoys are more effective than non spinning decoys.

 

[Trogon]

Just curious, but what species of “dove” is that pictured decoy? Looks like a domestic pigeon ( or “Rock dove”) here in the U.S. ?

Common wood pigeon, a European species, quite a bit larger than a rock dove. I've seen these in Germany, I bet they would be fun to hunt.

 

[Adrian]

It's a woodpigeon. Very common on this side of the pond.
Probably one of my most favourite birds to shoot. They can be shot over decoys as above, under a flightline, coming in to roost, really testing birds and can be shot in large numbers in the right conditions.
It also has to be said they are my most favourite birds to eat. The flesh is dark and tasty and versatile.
We often shoot one and put a flexible switch up it's bum, tie some fishing line to the primary flight feathers and tie the other ends to a couple more flexible switches with the wings outspread, stake it out and it provides a very good visual attraction to passing birds.
They see the white wing stripes and come in readily.
Not to be mistaken for feral pigeons, these are different.

 

[CoElkHunter]

I hunt mourning dove every September here which are quite a bit smaller than your wood pigeon. And, as of about ten years ago, we now have the Eurasian dove which is just slightly smaller than the wood pigeon. The Eurasian is an invasive species which can be hunted year round with no bag limit or small game License required. I use a Mojo dove decoy along with regular decoys and prefer #7.5 sized shot in my 20ga. Remington 1100 to hunt both the mourning and Eurasian doves.

 

[gizmo]

I use Mojo decoys too, both battery operated and wind activated. It may be a figment of my imagination but it seems to me spinning wing decoys are more effective than non spinning decoys.

No doubt that the spinners work much better for getting birds attention. I will say though that by late in the season they start to loose their effectiveness on my resident birds. I like using the static deeks for confidence decoys. During seasons when we do a lot of dove hunts it gets pseudo similar to late season ducks where the birds start getting leery of the spinners as they’ve had their tails shot off for a month straight coming into them.
That being said Mojo spinners for both dove and waterfowl are the most effective decoy I’ve ever seen or used. A little tip...... if you’re a early season teal hunter, the mojo doves work just as well as the mojo teal in a blue wing spread and they cost half the price.

 

[wesheltonj]

I use MOJO’s battery operated spinners. They bring in the doves. I have two and trying to decide if I should get two more or the ground spinners. It’s definitely the flashing that get the bird’s attention.