JC, as Geo. said, they can work wonders. But, they can also, for no apparent reason, be completely ignored. I have used one since the first model they introduced. They are in their third generation now.
They seem to work the best if you are the only one in the field that has one. The guys I shoot regularly with all have at least one, some of them two. In a field like that, where there are a bunch of them set up, there is often no notice given them by the birds. But, where they really shine, IMO, is when you go solo to a feeding area. I shoot peanut fields a lot this time of year, and sometimes alone. I will probably be in one this afternoon. Here is what I will do with mine. (Generation 2 Mojo dove and some stationary dekes))
That is a center pivot irrigation system. Doves love to light on them before feeding. I can actually set up in the middle of a 100 acre field and draw doves entering the field from all sides. At times it is absolutely amazing. I have seen them coming to the field at 600 yards or more, then all of a sudden make an abrupt turn and take a bee-line straight to the Mojo and light right beside it.
SRH
