We killed a couple birds off my Pretty Boy last year. It's a death sentence for any bird that gets a visual on it - they come in on a string.

My buddy actually sprayed the face and fan of the Pretty Boy on the first bird we killed off of it last fall - it's kinda funny when the wind is blowing it around in circles - you can see the sun shining through all the holes in the fan. LOL

I mean, $100 is a lot of dough to waste on a deke, and it's useless to carry (solid plastic and not collapsible), but if you're gonna try a specific setup at flydownand you can ditch the deke afterward, it's definitely the way to go. I take a lot of guys out, so we always try at least one setup off the roost before taking off on foot.

One realistic fear with the Pretty boy is another hunter shooting it. This thing looks so good in the field, that it would prompt another guy to shoot at it. Just be careful where you're using it.