The timing of this post couldn't be any better. Just this weekend I was thinking about putting out a decoy in front of a ground blind I just started hunting but I was worried that one of the ya-hoo's in the area I hunt would try and take a shot at it. (these guys consistently try 50 yard hail mary shots at deer in the fields)

Anyway, if I were in a tree I wouldn't be worried but being 15 to 20 yards from a decoy on the ground can be a dangerous thing. Your thread just further convinced me to not try it. There's not a deer out there that's worth the risk.