I' ve used my Carry-Lite decoy, set up as a buck,
several times over the last few years with
mixed results. I usually put a few drops of
buck urine on the ground under the decoy and
tape a couple small strips of garbage bag to
the ears and tail, to add some realism in the
wind. Have yet to have a bruiser see my decoy,
can' t wait ' til it happens. A couple of different
times I' ve had smaller bucks chasing does, see
my decoy and hang back, avoiding any
confrontation with the ' new buck in the area' [].
Last year I had a dink approach my decoy from
a couple hundred yards, though his body was
twice the size of my decoy' s. As he approached,
I could see the hair on his back standing up. He
came in stiff legged and postured all around my
decoy[>:].....passing the downwind side, right
between my decoy and my stand at about 15
yards. It was quite a show and his total
attention was on the decoy, if there is such
a thing as a ' easy shot' in bowhunting...this
would have been it...lucky for him he wasn' t
a couple years older.

All that said.....what a pain in the butt getting
that thing out to my stand and set up[:@].
Since 90% of the time I pack my stand in,
along with my LW climbing sticks, I' m not
sure it' s worth all the trouble.


TB