should i buy greenhead gear decoys or big foots

Another thing to consider. Why do hunters spend more money on a decoy that is not as durable? Examples would be Dave Smiths, Drop Zones, Hardcores and GHG. A couple of years ago a dozen Hardcores would set you back close to $600.00 a dozen. Drop Zones today cost near $75 a piece. They are all about the same in durability. In fact, the older Hardcores were far from durable and down right fragile yet were very popular amongst hunters. The reason is simple and it has to do with "Stuffers". The least durable but most effective of all decoys. The more you look like a goose...exactly like a goose, the better the chances that geese will finish in your spread. This is why flocking works so well and what we have seen in the past few years for decoy advancement is just the beginning. Companies like Harcore, Drop Zone, Dave Smiths and GHG all have the same goal as producing a decoy that resembles a goose as close as possible but more durable. If you look at Gardcore, Dave Smiths and Drop Zones in a field, they look like geese, not decoys. You just can't say the same about foots but yes, of the decoys mentioned they are the most durable but the least effective.

BUY THE BIG FEET. i bought 3 dzen ghg full bodies at the begining of last season. after 3 weeks of use I had to replace 4 foot bases and 3 heads. Had paint coming off virtually everyone of them, and NO I DO NOT PILE THEM IN A TRAILER, i put socks over all the heads and wrap them up each time. I also do not agree that theyare any more effective than the feet. People used big feet for years and years and raved how well they work. I guarantee you will kill just as many geese over a big foot spread as a ghg spread and you will have the big feet for years and years, I dont care what anyone says, ghg are not durable. However I have 2 dozen of the over size shells and they actuall look o.k. after a season of hard usage. If you ask me people are getting carried away with the spreads these days, worrying about things way too much, just go out and have fun. Years ago there were no such thing as big foot or ghg and the old timers tell stories of killing just as many birds as these days.

I never said they looked better, just said they worked just as well. I do agree that we seem to flare fewer birds since we flocked the heads on our big foots. As far a saying the bodies are shaped like a football, I dont see it, they are shaped like any canadian goose I have ever seen. They are bigger than ghg, if thats what you mean. New geese are born every year, I agree geese get decoy shy, but unless your telling me that geese are evolving into something smarter I dont understand the theory that they get smarter every year. Not looking to start an argument, I just stated what I think and know. I think bigfoots work just as well, and I know they are much more durable. I will compare numbers of birds killed in a season with anyone, and they are killed over a spread of 99% bigfoot. If you have had different experiences thats great. Again not looking to start anything, ive got my opinions, and I know what works for me, if something different works for you go for it!!! Gotta run, need to check the numbers on the snows!!!