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nhcrowshooter


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To my mind the separate pocket decoy bags are used to protect duck decoys from rubbing on each other which is not a concern with all black plastic crow decoys. I used an old canvas duffle bag (nylon probably works good too and won't get heavy when wet), the kind that can be worn as a backpack. I think it can hold 10 or 11 decoys, I usually put in 8, a folding stool and sometimes my thermos. This leaves my hands free for other stuff.

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I've been looking through all the catalogs, on-line and off and can find no multi-pocket/compartment decoy bag with individual cells for crow (pigeon) decoys. I've seen some really nice bags, but they are sized for duck and goose decoys and are too large for hauling around up to a dozen crow decoys. I have some ideas for a home-made version that my wife and I could probably put together, but I'd like to save her some work as she has too many projects going as it is. Has anybody seen one I might have missed? If so, where do I look? Thanks.

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Nice Avery bag, but WAY TOO BIG for run-n-gun crows!!!



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NHCS:

Currently, I use the black plastic trashbag that is part of the decoy setup to haul my five crows and one hawk. As I paint my own home made decoys, I was looking for compartments to reduce touch up painting; also to keep their binder clip "feet" from tangling other stuff. The extra compartments would hold other essential stuff like the FoxPro Spitfire, thermos.

Nice OD "bag." The Army gave me a few and they are very useful.



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OA,

I use the same bag you have pictured. Its the Avery full body duck decoy bag that has 12 slots. I can put 2 decoys per slot. I use this bag because over half of my decoy are flocked. If I had non-flocked decoys (which work fine BTW) I would just use one of those cheap $10 mesh decoy bags.

You are right, the full body duck decoy bag is effective but rather large if you only have a few decoys. If you are looking for something slotted and a little smaller check out the lesser canada goose 6-slotted bag. Its smaller because it only has 6 slots but the slots are only a little bigger than the duck bag. I would not go with the 6-slot regular size full body goose bag....the slots are way too big and you'd be back to the bulkiness.

Just my thoughts.

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Drill a 10mm hole in the throat of your decoy. Taka size 11 black sock (not tennis soch, too bulky) over it. Pull tight around beak, stuff sock into hole. Chuck the cheap and durable deke into any bag you want. Done!

Or buy expensive and not very durable flocked decoys and put them into expensive bags.

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Drop each of them in a 5 gallon paint strainer bag. It will protect the flocking. You can then use any bag you want.


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I also use the Avery 12 slot, great bag, can fit lots of dekes and triple play, good protection for the flocked dekes I use as well

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