![]() ![]() While the trend went away from this decoy style for a length of time, improved craftsmanship has made these decoys popular once again, and they are a killer addition to any spread. Hunters have been using silhouette decoys successfully for decades. With three- or four-dozen silhouettes, you can quickly change the size of your spread without breaking the bank. While silhouette decoys work great as stand-alone decoys, I feel they enhance a spread of shell and full-body decoys. When you combine a few of these decoys with a well-blended-in layout, you increase your odds of beady black eyes not seeing something that will cause them to flare. I love to put several silhouette decoys around my layout blind. Get three or four hunters walking around doing nothing more than shoving a stake in the ground with a decoy attached to it, and it doesn't take long to create a big spread of decoys. Another benefit is how quickly you can deploy a decoy spread. Most silhouette field bags will carry between five- and six-dozen decoys. ![]() Silhouette decoys are easy to transport, and at just six pounds per dozen, you can haul piles of fakes into a field with nothing more than a bit of leg power. Hauling dozens of full body and shell decoys into a field can be exhausting work. When hunting public-land grain fields and river systems, weight becomes a critical consideration. These areas can offer some fantastic waterfowl hunting, but driving a goose trailer into a Walk-In field is taboo. State game and fish agencies are doing a remarkable job of partnering with private-land owners to open more dirt to public access. (Photo courtesy of Jace Bauserman) Lightweight for Walk-In Access There are a multitude of benefits to running silhouette goose decoys, from being lightweight and quicker to setup and take down, to being less expensive and taking up less storage space, just to name a few. ![]() These decoys, made of rugged plastic material, are a great addition to any spread. Skinny but durably, stakes pierce the ground, and because the stakes run through the decoys from top to bottom, each silhouette is driven into the ground and held in place. The poses are natural, and you'll appreciate the one-piece powder-coated spring steel stake. Each 12-pack contains six feeders, two resters, two quartering away, and two lookers. At $70 per dozen, the decoys are economical, and the deep, dark-colored paint job is realistic and isn't prone to shining like the lights on the Vegas Strip. If you're a serious goose gunner, you need to add some silhouettes to your goose decoy arsenal, and Dive Bomb's V2s are the best I've found. ![]()
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