No Competing Decoys

By Dale Ghere
Cabaw Decoys

Now is the time to prepare for your next snow goose hunt.  
Purchase Cabaw Decoys today.

Cabaw Decoys are designed for those hunters who want to provide the confidence needed to cause birds to want to land in the spread.

I started looking for snow goose decoys in catalogs tonight and discovered something I had not thought about before.
In a major sales catalog there were 15 pages of various kinds of goose decoys advertised, but there was only one type of decoy offered for a floating snow goose.  I went online for the same store and could only find two other models of floating snow goose decoys.  Another major waterfowl catalog was pretty much the same.  Only two types of snow goose floating decoys were listed online.  There were multiple styles of both honker field and floating decoys.  In both catalogs there were many models of field snow goose decoys.  They ranged from the highly detailed full body snows to the simple white wind socks.  In the proper situation I have found all of them to be good decoys, but they don’t work well in the water.  I found seven makers of honker floating decoys.  All of the stores would offer snows if there was a viable market for them.  Because hunters can get away with smaller spreads when hunting honkers most stores are willing to carry dark goose decoys to meet this need.  
Because of the recognizable hassles associated with using heavy plastic floating decoys for hunting snow geese over water the stores don't even try to compete for this business.  Apparently the stores have decided to put their time and efforts where the hunters are hunting - FIELD DECOYS.
However, there are plenty of opportunities to hunt snow geese besides just in fields.  Some part of everyday for a snow goose is spent in the water.  With the present liberal limits on snow geese it is to a hunter's advantage to start planning for hunting snows.  Those hunters who hunt over water will need floating decoys to take full advantage of each hunting opportunity.  I became tired of dealing with heavy, cumbersome, decoys so I designed Cabaw Decoys.
The Cabaw Decoy has no competition for the floating snow goose decoy market.  There is no other floating decoy that will represent a swimming snow goose and allow the mobility required by the unattached hunter.  Commercial hard plastic floating decoys weigh 25 times more than a Cabaw Decoy.  Cabaw Decoys take up 1/25th the volume to carry as compared to a hard decoy.  Plastic decoys cost five times more than Cabaw Decoys.   
I am willing to forgo the absolute realism of the modern hard plastic decoys for a reduction of weight and volume so I can hunt over a large spread of floating decoys and still be highly mobile.  The present hype from decoy makers is to advocate very detailed beautiful looking decoys.  I think hunters have become much more fussy about decoy quality/detail than are the birds.  The birds are just looking for a safe place to join a group of friends.  They are not focused on looking for the most beautiful decoy in the marsh.  
I believe large spreads provide the confidence snow geese are looking for before deciding to land.  That is why I have developed my line of Cabaw Decoys.  For the same weight and volume a hunter has a choice of hunting over one very detailed hard plastic decoys or they can hunt over a 24 Cabaw Decoys.  What size spread do you think will produce consistent snow goose shoots:one plastic decoy or 24 Cabaw Decoys, 2 or 50, 4 or 100?   
         After several decades of specializing in hunting snow geese I know I can be consistently more successful with a large spread than with a small spread.  

Cabaw Decoys are designed for those hunters who want to provide the confidence needed to cause birds to want to land in the spread.
My goal is to help other hunters be more successful.
How may I help you?

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     When a hunter first looks at a Cabaw Decoy the question most often asked is, "How do your decoys work in strong winds?" The skeptics are more succinct. They say, "They won't work in our high winds."
     The reason for the question is because the decoys are made of closed cell foam which makes them very light; one and a half ounces each. However, the decoy is designed to handle strong winds. To help you understand how this is done first look at pictures of single decoys. 
     In both of these pictures you will be able to see the decoy has turned into the wind. The front of the decoy digs into the oncoming waves and the wave continues rolling down each side of the decoy. By digging into the wave, the front of the decoy will be held down and the waves that pass around the edge of the decoy will stabilize it in the water. Multiple waves usually produce 5 points or more of contact from wave action which holds the decoy down, one in the front and two on each side.
     The next time you are in mild winds watch your normal hard plastic decoys and you will notice they tend to bob up and down because they float up and over each wave. This will not happen with Cabaw Decoys. As the Cabaw Decoy digs into the water it will remain flat and not bob.
     Instead of adding one floating plastic snow goose decoy to your spread you can now add up to 2 dozen Cabaw Decoys for the same weight and volume.
     For those who anticipate shooting snow geese, then adding Cabaw Decoys to the spread is a good option.
Go to Store to see other kinds of decoys produced by Cabaw Decoys.

We have been working on a new spinner wing for attracting birds from a distance. We will post images soon of the prototype. Like us on facebook to stay up to date on our new decoys.

I have some new decoys that I will write about soon.

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