Any thoughts on Dakota decoys

[RS]

I see where Cabelas has the Dakota jake decoy on sale now and I've thought about ordering one, but have no experience with these decoys.  Would it be worth the expense?

[lightsoutcalls]

If you are talking about the printed 2 dimensional decoys with the spring steel frame...  Buy yourself a decent lunch and save your money.  They are very compact, but I wouldn't bother with them.  I had a pair of hens years ago and tried them in OK on a field edge.  The wind was blowing about 8-10 MPH.  Although I had the elastic band around the peg on the side of the stake to keep them from flapping in the breeze, they looked swung and flapped around like crazy.  Being 2 dimensional (flat), from any angle it would have appeared the hen was there one second, then gone the next, back again, gone again...

DSD period.

[RS]

I agree. I had one of those 2D hens a few years ago and threw it away after 1 season.

What I was asking about was the 3D jake decoy like the one shown in this link.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home/Turkey-Hunting-Sale-Decoys%7C/pc/105625080/c/112428180/Dakota-Decoy-X-Treme-Jake-Turkey-Decoy/1546661.uts?destination=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D112428180%26WTz_l%3DHome%253Bcat107639280&WTz_l=Home%3Bcat107639280%3Bcat112428180

[MG150]

I saw the jake decoy you're talking about on Cabela's website also.I went to Dakota Decoys home website to find out more information.Their a small family owned business in South Dakota mainly known for their Canada goose and duck decoys.Hired Dave Constantine to carve this jake.No where on their website I could find out where their decoys were made.By looking at other forums about their jake decoy people stated that it was a Chinese copy of DSD's jake.Looks very similar to me.I don't own a DSD,but everyone on this forum that does swears that nothing compares to them.

[30_06]

I am not a fan if for nothing else than their business practices. I do think the actual decoy is not made as well or painted as well as the DSD, but when the owner of a company lies to me it, and attempts to misrepresent himself it tends to leaves a bad taste in my mouth.