well hate to bust your bubble, that IS the model I had, and its noise as crap to carry, it doesn't break down so well, and if you do
a bunch of times soon it doesn't stay together
I ended up making mine to be a fixed set up deal, ONLY way legs would stay on and tail?
I tried using under coating to Inside to help take some of the hallow sound off it, BUT didn't do anything but make it a little heavier LOL
I did make my own Sling like deal, so I could carry it in that way, BUT it sucks to haul that big thing about
also the foot holes to put the stakes in the ground broke off on one leg, and had to make new one's, ona COLD Morning, got brittle
I also wish it had the ability to be in the feeding position, over the alert like deal it has
a TIP that did work
is I used to use scent free dryer sheets to add to the tail, to make it move with the wind(the dryer sheet that is)
that DID seem to help a little
it is a decoy and it isn't TERRIBLE of looking one
But its has a LOT of room for improvements
first would be to be made out of a soft skin rubber over HARD plastic
then better ways to attach the legs and head and EARS(yes forgot, ears were the first things to STOP staying on, solved that BY filling head with spray can foam and sticking ears in and then a few LONG screws LOL)
a neck or head that can move with the wind would be nice
YOU can also add the dryer sheets to the ears to make them LOOK like there moving, that too seemed to help easy some older doe's at times HAHA!
and anything possible to get that loud hallow sound off it when you encounter a twig or branch or?? when carrying it in!
before I sold mine, I thought about wrapping it with a burlap material and air brushing it
but never go to it LOL
sold it, and happy its gone to be honest!
I had this model from about 2003 till about 2013, too, so I gave it a LOT of try's over the yrs and again, in MANY states too!
I wish I could say it worked better or more often, BUT I cannot
IF I had to BUY a decoy, I would rather use a 3d target than this one again
there quieter , can be had in same size or BIGGER
can be SHOT in the off season, or to pass time out of a tree LOL
I had better luck with a 3d deer with the legs cut off, so it was like a bedded deer too!
and was easier to carry in, them legs get to be a pain in the a$ when carrying in!
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