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Title: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: broe on December 01, 2008, 07:33:43 PM
Does anyone use this decoy?
I am looking into buying one due to the low cost and apparent effectiveness.
I have a Jack-in-the-box
just wondering your input on this one....
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: MI VHNTR on December 01, 2008, 08:59:47 PM
A friend of mine bought a WW and we used it one day. I watched a coyote lock onto the decoy, charge it and then I heard the coyote bite the decoy. He didn't escape with the decoy though. My hunting partner gave the coyote a 58 gr. V Max for breakfast from his 243. The only drawback that I've seen with the WW is that it seems to be a bit hard on batteries. I built my own decoy that is similar to the WW from a bluejay lawn ornament. It has worked well on coyotes too. MI VHNTR
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: broe on December 01, 2008, 09:09:49 PM
haha

I'll let you know if mine survives when I get it
=)
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: yucca on December 01, 2008, 09:24:28 PM
Check out Sportsmans guide. They had them at a closeout price of 9.99 awhile back.

My experiance is I have had way more run off after first seeing the WW than I have had coming into shooting range. I just don't use it anymore.
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: FinsnFur on December 01, 2008, 09:33:31 PM
I've used one and I love it.
Inexpensive, easy to tote around, and very effective.  :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: LBLDOG on December 04, 2008, 04:16:34 PM
I have one and have only had a owl swoop down and try to fly off with it, no luck with the yotes . The thing is extremely hard on batteries ! I have thought of a industrial energizer but they cost so much to play one out on one set its not worth it.
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: FinsnFur on December 04, 2008, 09:51:58 PM
Ya know what I do?

Almost all digital camera now days recommend the lithium batteries. When my lithiums get low enough to hinder the camera performance I throw them in the Whirlin Woodpecker. :eyebrow:

They'll last several hours of on and off hunting. It's amazing how much juice is left in them even after the camera say "uh uh"  :nono:

I used to give them to the kids for their stuff, but when I realized how long they were lasting them after I was going to toss them I started using them myself also.
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: CCP on December 05, 2008, 04:22:46 PM

The WW is my favorite independent decoy. I like it a lot. Battery life sucks with regular batteries but I use rechargeable batteries  in all my digital cameras anyway so have plenty. Standard batteries  work for one stand the rechargeable battery last 2 stands and I change it.

It is small and easily toted in the field. When it comes to cats it has no equal to any that I have used so far.
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: KySongDog on December 05, 2008, 08:18:41 PM
Somebody is offering to sell two WW for the price of one on PM.  Outfoxed Products.

http://www.predatormastersforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=52996149&Main=52996029
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: slagmaker on December 05, 2008, 09:03:13 PM
I dang near bought one of those a year or so ago. Some guy had a 5 dollar price tag on it. I was broke and had to walk on.  Man I am still kicking myself over that one.
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: FinsnFur on December 05, 2008, 09:29:34 PM
QuoteIt's phone orders only, It's to much work to change
the web site.

You have GOT to be kidding me? :doh2:

THAT, my friends is exactly the kind of webmaster you DO NOT want.
I cannot believe I read that, I gotta go back and see that again. :nono:  :roflmao:
Title: Re: Whirling Woodpecker
Post by: LORDDAL on December 05, 2008, 10:08:25 PM
glad to see im not the only one who  got a laugh out of that  :roflmao: