Male Gadwall Decoy

Spinning Wings

Spinning decoys can be used to increase the chance of birds breaking off from high flying flocks, and attempting to land, as they fly over an area. One spinning decoy is equal to six normal decoys in terms of attraction probability. Gadwall decoys can only be placed in water and for other ducks than Gadwalls it has 50% lower attraction propability. The effect of multiple decoys in the same area stack up to a max of 24 regular decoys (with spinning decoys being counted as 6 normal decoys). Additional decoys added after 24 have no effect on probability. The area of effect around a decoy spread is typically wetlands in about a 100 m radius of the decoys. The use of long range calls stack with decoys. Although only one caller can be active at any given time. Characteristics: * Break off probability increase per spinning decoy: 6/24 of decoy max* * Up to 200 decoys can be set up in each reserve at the same time *Decoy max = The maximum stacked decoy effect on break off probability in an area.