| Motion duck decoys will help attract more ducks | | | | hands free, versus a jerk string which requires |
| to your spread, especially on days without much | | | | one hand to operate which means you can't hold |
| wind. When purchasing you will want to consider | | | | both your duck call and gun. If you hunt with a |
| power requirements, motion capability, control, | | | | dog strings and electrical cords can become quite |
| realism, and depth of water required. | | | | cumbersome for a dog retrieving downed ducks. |
| Power Requirements - With the exception of jerk | | | | Decoys that have remote control capability are |
| strings the majority of motion duck decoys | | | | also advantageous as they can be turned off |
| require batteries for power. Some decoys will last | | | | once the ducks are working the decoy spread or |
| for several hours if not all day, while others may | | | | when there are no ducks in the area to attract. |
| only last one to two hours. If you walk in to most | | | | Paint - Any motion duck decoy should be finished |
| of your hunting locations be sure the battery | | | | with a quality paint that adhere through out time |
| required is not excessively heavy. | | | | and also not shine in the sunlight. A decoy that |
| If possible rechargeable batteries can save you | | | | reflects or shines in the sunlight will not look |
| considerable money over alkaline batteries. I would | | | | realistic to circling ducks. The paint scheme should |
| also suggest bringing an extra set of batteries. | | | | also look realistic as any motion will receive a lot |
| Control - The biggest advantage of a battery | | | | of attention from circling ducks. |
| powered motion decoy is that the operation is | | | | |