I can see the decoy being used in combination with rattling and grunting. It would definitely get the focus of bucks in the area. What concerns me is that it will also get the focus of other hunters in the area as well. On private land this may not be as hazardous but on public land I definitely would not use it during rifle season.

-MD

Wow, quite realistic and irresistible.I mean, if I was a big, mean buck looking for a fight, I would go after this wimp for an easy target

That's a sweet decoy i would like one

I seen it put together it's easy like 30mins and your ready to hunt it is to late for that I have been ready sense the first part of the year.now I just hunt I'm always excited about hunting and fishing.But! inside the box just fulfill me with excitement..

i have always wanted to try a decoy but never committed to which one to use. this one is as realistic as ive seen.

This looks pretty good , sign me up wouldn't mind ticking off a couple of brusiers around here!

sorry Gordy I posted my comment on your facebook page I hope that works.....

I would love to try that decoy. I believe it would draw the big bucks in. A few grunts, rattle of the horns and it's on. I believe that buck would bring lots of luck.

Great looking decoy, very realistic. As a hunter, at a distance I'd probably mistake it for the real deal, but would wait for some sort of movement before blasting away. would be nice to try out.

Would love to put this Bad Boy out and see what he brings in!! Still looking to bag my Wall Trophy!!

Since I don't have a mount on my wall yet (since I am a newbie hunter still lacking in skills and experience) I figure if I win this decoy I can use the head on my wall during the off season as inspiration! :-)

FINALLY, was able t get video to load first time. Nice decoy, just think other hunters would take a shot at it as well as other bucks

great looking decoy

wow outstanding,this would be great at my stand.alittle buck urine around and a few grunts i can see the deer just running in...

I was scrolling down the homepage and saw the pic of the decoy standing in the field and thought " hmm, nice buck." Then I saw the fifth leg. *cheesy grin* Hats off to DSD. If it's good enough to fool me I'm bettin it'll do the trick!

What an awesome looking decoy! I never used one so before, but if this one makes it's way to my home, I'll be sure to place this one deep in the bush! With the rifle hunt coming, so come the CITIDIOTS who would be sure to empty a clip or two on this bruiser!

that is sweet lookin.. just hope you don`t accidentally shoot the wrong deer....

sweet decoy im betting with some rattling and grunting and maybe a snort wheeze some big bucks are going to be in trouble

I saw this decoy on FB it was awesome and my hubby and I would love using that for practice. Very nice

Looks like a great decoy. I believe this would trigger a nasty response from a dominant buck.

Great looking decoy. One comment was about using as a target,that would destroy a great decoy since it is not made for that. Would love to have one to use here in Maine to lure deer in.

After watching the video i went to DSD decoys website. The website MSRP for this decoy is $599.99, not a drop in the bucket for the average hunter, and it also states that this is not to be considered a lightweight transportable decoy. They also recommend it not to be used during any firearm seasons and that you hunt from an elivated stand - all for safety reasons. Yes it looks extremely realistic but for the hunter that hunts public land the hassle of transporting in and out of their areas may outweigh the benefits.

looks like a great decoy and if i was using it i would want to be twenty feet in the air to avoid any bullets coming from a neighbors gun. would love to see how my bucks react to it

I could really use the decoy because he would be the only buck I am seeing around here.(PA.)

I would like to win this and setup a blind bag a deer with it i hope it's light and easy to setup with a wheelchair

So life like would to win. Would have to make sure to shoot the real deer and not the decoy so life like

Since my property borders state land, I feel if I used this decoy, I would find it full of holes and probably get a few free arrows as well. To realistic looking for where I hunt. Otherwise nice decoy.

He looks bigger than the bucks that I have on camera. I would have to make a wimpy grunt so he doesn't scare my bucks off.He looks very realistic.

Looks really realistic and after checking out Daves website he has some realistic looking turkey decoys along with some waterfowl. Wouldn't mind having the buck. Bet he would bring on some action.

Best not dooze and wake up to see this. Might shoot your decoy .

looks good wonder if it wooks

Hunting season is upon us!

fantastic looking decoy. i have never used one but would love to.

Wow that's a really good looking decoy. It would look really good in my favorite food plot and would be an asset to possibly draw in old Mossy Horns.

looks good hope i win

Very cool decoy. The ears back posture may be just the the thing to coax that big 10 point out of the thicket out back and within range of my blind. Maybe the most realistic decoy I've seen.

That is the most realistic decoy that i have ever seen. This thing would really bring the big ones in close. I would love to have this under my stand.

That decoy would look great standing at the edge of a food plot! Just don't fall asleep in the stand or your liable to wake up and shoot it!

Nice decoy - very realistic. It would be a great decoy for a food plot on the edge of a tree line.

So real lookin compared to others, like the way it goes together. Have a decoy that is much lighter but has a lot of parts to put together when transportin. I wouldn't be able to use this one at Christmas as decoration like my other. Someone would shoot it!!!!!

Sure wish we could hunt the rut here in Utah when decoys would work. Also we have no whitetail deer in this state, so it might confuse the locals who would probably shoot it just for something different to hang on the walls. My boys take a look at anything like this and just think about what it would look like after they filled it with lead.

Awesome decoy!!! If I seen that in the field would of thought it was the real thing. With a little grunting and rattling it would bring that bruiser out of the thicket and right into shooting range. Most realistic decoy I have seen in a long time.

Nice,nice decoy bet u have great hunt with it

Looks too real. I'd be afraid to use it on public land. Some whack job might mistake for a real deer and put and arrow in it...or worse a slug or buckshot.

The best part is after your buddy shoots your decoy it only takes a saw and s/he'll have a shoulder mount to be displayed as a memory of a great hunt.

Yea, you need to be careful where you place it or it will be shot up for sure. But it sure looks nice and would be a great addition to sit out on the edge of a food plot.

Wow that is realistic, but at $600 bucks and the fact it's can't be easily carried I would have to pass. My policy is never have a decoy out your not hunting over - It would be tough carry this in an out of the woods... and stuffing it in bush is only spreading your scent around. Looks like it would work well where an outfitter or friend with an ATV drops the hunter off though.

he dropped it of at the wrong office please send it to rightful owner me. thank you

It would scare most of the bucks away here in central Michigan a deer here is luckly to make it pass 2yrs. But sure would like to see if it would draw in MISTER BIG to put on my wall.

Looks like the real McCoy

This decoy would cause a real rucus in Monroe County, Ohio. A new Boss in town.

Gordy,the decoy looks just like a rutted up buck I had circling and trying to take on a 3-D target of mine a couple of years ago. The target lost, so will any shooter that comes to take on this decoy by my treestand!

looks great i love how it looks so realistic with the ears and the hair, GREAT DECOY

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Awesome looking decoy!!! But then again so are all of Dave's.

Very cool ideal...for those who are fortunate to hunt where the buck to doe ratio is reasonable...how heavy is it?

Great looking decoy! Looks like is is just waiting for a fight. Since I hunt on private land, not worried about others shooting it, but am concerned that it will get hooked on a routine basis. Great job!

Looks like a good decoy. would like to try one

would love to win this. here are some stats on this decoy. weight: 30 lbs assembled + 4 or 5 lb brown powdercoated metal base. height: approx. 38" tall to shoulder and approx 60-65" long tail to nose and approx 15" wide. Antlers are 115 class buck and they have molded a second set of 140 class horns that can be ordered seperately. This buck was modeled after a typical 2 1/2 yr old buck weighing approx 150-160 lbs. The body is made from a self sealing plastic and manufacturer states that it does hold up well to a bullet strike. Decoy comes with 24"x24" metal base and a fiberglass pole that can be used with or without the base. hope this info helps.






















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Wanna see a magic trick ? ( Crowd cheers ) Watch me pull a buck outta this box !!! Abbra Ca Dabbra ! Ta Daaa ! ( Crowd goes wild ) I tip my top hat and exit the room. Till next time folks.

This decoy is awsome!!! It's unbelievable how realistic this buck looks. If this doesn't get a shooter within range than nothing will. Wow what a deer.

i have never used a decoy but probly need to i can see that it would work well for the rut

I would try this decoy 4 sure, rut yeah !!!!!

Hey, Gordy, you better watch out putting that rack on your head. Beings that you did not see Phill, he might be waiting to crack a shot at that set of antlers. Due to finances each year I try to add something to my hunting bag of tricks to try to tip the scales in my favor. This year I was debating between a trail cam or decoy, and the realism of this posturing buck, sure made a believer out of me. Thankyou Gordy for all that you do and stand for in this great sport of hunting and providing food for the family. Thanks again.

could use it

Realistic and great looking, but I would expect it to move and mount a doe for the 599.99 that it cost to get it from DSD. I know I maybe cheap, but I guess I am hunting on a common hunters budget. Could only dream of owning a decoy like that and if I had one would be worried if a buck got to close and busted it up.

Thanks for all the great comments, guys. Keep 'em coming. I'll be giving away some more stuff in a couple weeks. We had the decoy set up all day at work and I got a rush every time I walked by it! NAH Managing Editor Dave Maas is going to take one out into the field this fall so we should get some good feedback on how well it works.

Great looking decoy. It would look better on my food plot. Most realistic i have seen. Bloger merwin4 has some specs i could not find. Must of did some
extensive digging for those specs give him the decoy. i'm not sure how you pick

winner if its just draw of hat hope you draw mine if its actually educating yourself on the product merwin4 got it . Happy hunting to all and GOOD LUCK NAHC Brothers

Hi Gordy! Always fun to see what you're going to pull out of the box next. What a great looking decoy, DSD has some awesome looking stuff, makes you look twice! And watching the video of the Brenner boys using it to draw in that monster buck..... looked like they had that buck all riled up and ready to fight! He couldn't get to the decoy fast enough. If he hadn't shot him when he did that decoy might be in pieces! Love to see young (and old) hunters be successful like that! Keep up the good work at NAHC!

Never used a decoy before..

I've never hunted deer over a decoy before, but this looks interesting.

A quick glance at Dave’s website will answer most of the questions that have been asked so far. According to Dave Smith, this is not designed to be an easy carry and set up, you should only use it for archery or if you are law enforcement and it’s one of a kind. I can understand the price when you think of the purpose. This is not your Wal-Mart brand pop-up decoy. It is meant to fool the most critical of observers from deer to hunters. This is about being the premium in quality and effectiveness. I think they have hit the mark.
This is an awesome product and the only questions that I would have would be does it work well with Mule deer and Blacktail. That’s what we have mostly in Washington. There are a few Whitetails in the North East corner of the state but there are more of the other two. Fortunately, for me we have a late archery season in November and the bucks are rutting. I would be more than willing to put this on my list of hunting items to acquire because it only takes a few seasons of empty tags to spend $600. So if I’m going to spend the money I should do what I can to increase the odds.

I just want to win this extreamly life like decoy. Ive used 3d targets for decoys before and had some very interesting looks by young bucks but this unit should fool even the oldtimers.

That is one of the best decoys I have seen with no major assembly problems .real nice I am disabled and couldn't hardly afford a decoy of that quality.good luck this decoy.#life member #40878237

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Amazingly realistic looking decoy. From watching the video, it looks light, stable and easy to set up. This would definitely be an asset during the rut here in Central Maryland. I would love to use one of these to draw some of the big boys out into the open long enough get a clean shot. Very nice.

Awesome looking decoy!! I've always wanted to use one but can't bring myself to shell out the cash to get a good one. This one looks like the best of the best. Would love to give it a shot on an IL bruiser! Thanks for sharing the video Gordy!

Just started hunting this year with my future son-in-law. That decoy would look great in his field and would take care of a wedding present, too. Would love t osee my daughter's face when they open it with all of their other wedding gifts!

now thats a decoy. wouldn't be supised if you set it up and someone misstakes it and shoots it. would love to try one

That is one awsome looking decoy. Should really bring the big boys in, Easy to set up and decoys do work.

That decoy looked fairly easy to set up and is very realistic looking. I think my old one has seen its last days but that's ok just means I get to buy a new one and no one can complain :)

Wow nice decoy! Loks very easy to put up. Dont know about bring it in and out of the field? Would love to see for myself!

great decoy! I am just starting out hunting and have been thinking of using a decoy. That would be a great decoy to try out in the field.

Want to see if everyone I have talked to is right about decoys.

At a distance i'd take the shot

This decoy looks awesome but I'm concerned about how to get the darn thing in the woods, especially when your carrying a climber stand, weapon and a pack of some sort. Even if your using a hang-on or ladder you still have stuff to hall in. I guess you could stash it near your stand ahead of time, it looks pretty weather resistant, but I usually don't decide which stand location I am using until I check wind, etc. conditions right before I go out.

Would love to have this decoy. looks very nice and could bring me a good deer in for a sweet shot.

that is unbelieveble i could use that bad boy especially up here were ilive in maine i would love to get buck next to it cuz up here in maine woods is hard to hunt and imfrom puertorico and love the wooods and it give me a good fighting chance k thanks

One incredibly realistic looking decoy. Very expensive though for the average hunter to purchase.