Here's the scoop. This spring is my first turkey hunt. I want one hen decoy only for this year. I'm a college students and on a limited budget since I need to buy everything from camo to calls. I was looking at the she mobile, it seems sturdy and realistic, but it doesn't seem like you can get the dents out of it to get into it's proper roundish shape. (I was trying at gander mountain and couldn't get it into it's shape) are there any tricks to do that? I want cheap, but would prefer not that super cheap foam because I've heard the the paint doesn't hold up and they are also difficult to get into their proper shape...so any suggestions?

They are all good, I have used several different kinds and they all have worked, I would just buy the best priced one for your first hen, the more collapsible the better I think.

I really like the ones that Gander Mountain has that are realistic looking and there are two in a box aJake and a hen, I think they are from Flambeau,very collapsible and I think quieter than others.

Dont be afraid of the she-mobile due to it not folding out at Gander Mountain. If/when you pull it out of the box it will be really out of whack. Thats fine, just take a blow dryer to it, and after a few minutes it will pop into its proper shape. And when it does, it looks really good. Good color scheme, good shape, and overally good quality. Easy to collapse and fold into your vest, and pops back into shape when you set up. Aaaaaaand its cheap. I bought it for $19.99, but most likely you will find it for around $25. Thats still not a bad deal when most foam decoys are about $17.

If you're looking for a lone hen decoy, you cant go wrong with the she-mobile.

My advice,

Avoid the foam ones. They spin and move too much in the wind, paint peels off faster, hardly ever hold their shape, and have that silly ridge running around them where they came out of the mold. Frankly I don't think they look very realistic. As you can tell, I don't like them and threw all the ones I had away. Just a personal preference based on a good bit of past experience.

When I use decoys (typically only when hunting with my 12 year-old son or in the rain) now I only use the plastic collapsible ones and I think She-mobile is the best. You can sit it down on the ground in a submissive position with a strutter or stake it like any other decoy. The paint is durable and the decoy always holds its shape. All you have to do is hit it with a warm hair dryer or set it out in the sunshine and it pops right back. The way the stake is designed you screw the wing nuts down and the decoy doesn't move excessively in the wind. A well designed, well-thought-out decoy that is worth the money in my opinion.

One more suggestion: Always transport and store the decoy with an old dark sock over the head (I use the green wool army socks). The head is the first place that the decoy will start to loose paint and the sock will protect it from the inevitable bumping and banging around.

Awesome...the she mobile it is! I didn't know you could just take a hair dryer to them and that would make them pop out. Thanks guys!

None, that's my review.

You can also run them under hot water, it softens the plastic and lets you pop out the dents... that seemed to work faster for my b-mobile and she-mobile

The she mobile is great and the hair dryer works great. another thing is i never store my dekes folded up. if you do then you will have an even harder time next seasongetting them shaped back out.

I've had good luck with the Bob-N-head hen...

I agree that a feeding hen seems to work better than an alert one..I used the hot water trick to get out the dents and it worked well...