Bored, but mostly just cheap..

[TooManyHobbies]

Been seeing some of the "Reaping" videos on youtube and reading about Heads Up Decoys and UP decoys. Bow mounted trickery and it looks like a blast.

After some thinking, I figured I had all the makings of such a devise, so for the last couple days, I've been putting one together.

I had a featherflex jake and a tail fan from an old shotgunned bird. I pulled all the tail feathers and mounted them to a piece of cardboard with straw pieces.
I then folded the tail of the decoy inside itself as far as I could and cut a piece of 1/4" plywood cut to fit, to hold it open. Stapled the decoy to it and made a bracket to hold it on the bow. It makes a decent 3D, bow mounted deke. A little bit of weight I have to get used to for shooting, but it's not bad.
Could probably use a little red paint around the head area.
Together with my home made ghillie, I hope to get a bird...any bird...this spring.

 

 

 

[medic77]

That's really cool.  Can't wait for the picture and story of the big ol tom.  Good luck

[lt-m-grow]

You need to put a video camera in its eyes.  :-)
Just joking...but it would be cool so see the smack down from that perspective.

It will be a fun experiment.  Keep us posted.

I have some friends that do a lot of hunting with this  https://www.amazon.com/Turkey-Gobbler-Shotgun-Hunting-Season/dp/B00SJG31T4  which is similar.  

They chase the birds right out into the field, crawling behind it.  It doesn't always work, but they have had some cool close encounters.

[maineac]

Just make sure you are in an area with no gun hunters!

[RJonesRCRV]

Yeah sew a piece of blaze orange to your back, even private land can have trespassers.

[nek4me]

Hope you don't get beat up by the local kingpin Tom!

[mark Willoughby]

That's going to work !

[crazynate]

That  looks awesome. Nice work

[highlow]

Looks pretty good to me. Here in Jersey we can't stalk so that won't work. Keep us posted.

[Steve Jr]

That looks great!!! Looking forward to some hero pics.      


Steve Jr

[TooManyHobbies]

Nek4me, I hope the king does beat me up. That'll be cool.

Highlow, I wasn't really planning on stalking with it, but more sitting in the grass and waving it around to put movement to it and bringing them to me, but, I will if the situation calls for it.

Thanks all.

[BRONZ]

Even a piece of orange flagging tape above ya might be a good idea?
Some great work on the rig...impressive!!

[Caleb Monroe]

I like it. ALOT. Good luck.