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DECOY. A pond used for the breeding and maintenance of water-fowl. 11 Mod. 74, 130; S. C. 3 Salk. 9; Holt, 14 11 East, 571.

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Before Prokopy sought ARS collaboration, his decoys were red wooden spheres coated with a captivating sticky substance.

Bio-degradable Decoy Reduces Insecticide Use

It could carry decoys in the compartment and on the semi-round decks.

Waterfowl's Area 51: Duck hunters have been secretive for more than a century--here's the proof

Speaking about it, lead author Anne-Laure Papa said, aACoeThe reversibility and immediate onset of action are major advantages of our platelet decoys, and we envision them to be useful in hospital-based situations."

Now, reversible antiplatelet therapy to fight clotting, cancer metastasis

"During early season, we like to use two to three dozen decoys as we try and match the spreads of ducks we have been seeing as we scout," says Tussey.

Wise Up, Waterfowler: Be ready to change up your decoys as the season progresses

Decoys work for different species for different reasons.

SIMPLY UNREAL: FOR GETTING BROADSIDE BOW SHOTS AT UNAWARE BUCKS, NOTHING WORKS BETTER THAN DECOYING. BUT AS WITH ALL OTHER TACTICS, THE FINE POINTS MATTER

As for whether you should use a buck or a doe decoy, most times I recommend you use both together, which again means you would have to buy two decoys, but I don't think you will regret it.

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From the earliest days of hunting and fishing, hunters have tried to lure waterfowl into range of their nets and weapons with decoys made of rush, reed, or wood.

Decoy Carving and Duck Hunting

At first, the decoys built were to be used in daylight raids but when the Luftwaffe turned to night time raids, the decoy sites had to become even more sophisticated.

You can stay in a converted wartime bunker in the Welsh countryside; The Decoy Bunker was created as part of the many subterfuge strategies developed by the Ministry of Defence to deceive wartime bombers

A maker of duck decoys has applied for a patent on a plastic cellular structure technology that allows dramatic density reductions in large injection molded polyolefin parts, using a standard press and without affecting the part's surface or structural integrity.

New process & material permits big weight savings in foamed parts: new firm develops technology that offers weight reductions up to 65% for large injection molded polyolefin parts

Arthur establishes the model of decoy and vertical-S maneuver and obtains the best defensive strategy that the aircraft deploys decoys and performs vertical-S maneuver simultaneously [4].

Defense Strategy of Aircraft Confronted with IR Guided Missile

Old decoys are now replaced with flocked head magnum versions and battery-powered swimming decoys.

Hunting Canada honkers: Canada geese area blast to hunt, they're great-tasting game, and you might find easy access from farming neighbors tired of having pastures and fields fouled

So will Ward, who won't hesitate to pull the decoys early so he can spend a few hours poking around for hidden spots.