I just got home and my fiance got me a jack in the box for valentines day. I am pumped about going to try it out, but I set it up and I think teh critter part is a tad too heavy for the rod section. Anybody else have this problem, and if so, what did you do? I am thinking of trimming the fur to lighten it up a tad???

Give it a try first. Just make sure the rod is straight and at a right angle to the ground when you set it up. It does bounce around a bit, but I think that is part of its charm. The built in squeaker is handy too when you mute the Foxpro. The batteries last forever unlike the Whirling Woodpecker.

Matt I love my decoy more that Jesery boi loves his bobcat. The wire does allow the thing to bounce more. I have nothing bad to say about my decoy.

I don't own mine any more, but I thought the same as you the first time I used it. It works just fine and I don't think you could take enough weight off with a hair cut to make any difference.

Thanks guys for teh input. I will be going out in the morning to try it out with the scorpion and my new CZ. I will just run it like it is and see what transpires. I agree with you Heath, I think I could only remove a few ounces, but it would still flail around, but maybe that's what it's meant to do like Steve said.

How did the maiden voyage go?

The maiden voyage produced no takers. The decoy works awesome, and I love it with the scorpion and all the features I can use when using them both. I am laying off for a while now, but my brother and I are doing that Barry Fifer Memorial Hunt in AZ at the end of March. I will give you all the low down on what happens out there. My brother has taken 3 cats in the last week so we have a good little honey hole for the kitties.

Sorry to hear you didn't get any takers. Fantastic for your brother! Sounds like you've got a real sweet bobcat honey hole.

Good luck on that hunt. You doing the Antelope Eaters hunt, too?

Thanks CF! No we are not doing the Antelope Eater's hunt. I haven't even heard of that one yet. We decided to do a hunt this year to just check it all out. If we have a good time we will do more next season for sure.