The attraction of decoys

I’m a bit of a purist in the way I shoot and don’t use many gadgets when I’m out decoying. I know many of the flappers, whirlies and gizmos work very well, it’s just not my way of decoying.

Recently, however, I was offered some kit from a gamekeeping friend’s wife after he had died. It was sad looking through his kit, but his wife needed to tidy up and make space. She was keen for me to take all of it but that didn’t sit well with me and she wouldn’t accept any