On a cold, clear morning in October of 1969, I experienced first hand the benefits of using motion while hunting. My father took me to Cando ND to hunt Snow Geese with a farmer by the name of Frank Noyes. We arrived at his farm way before daybreak and as soon as we pulled into the yard, Frank and another gentleman came out of his house and said that we had better get going now because we have a couple hundred decoys to set up. I didn't notice any decoys in the back of his truck so I assumed they were in bags out in the field. When we arrived at the designated field, I still didn't see any decoys. Then Mr. Noyes reached into the back of his truck, pulled out 2 gunny sacks and dumped the contents on the ground. There laid our 200 decoys. White bakery sacks size #16. Grab a shovel and put one scoop of dirt in each bag says Frank. We'll set up the spread in a U shape with the open end of the bag facing into the wind, each bag about 3 feet apart. A nice breeze was blowing from the west that morning which made the bags fill out and wobble from side to side. I was a little skeptical of this whole set up to start with but that skepticism soon vanished. 

     It turned out to be one of the better hunts that I've been on. We shot our limit of 20 birds in about two hours and I've been hooked on motion ever since. One problem I see with using bags, rags or wind socks as decoys, develops when the wind isn't blowing. A bunch of limp bags laying on the ground is not a very natural looking sight. You might attract a few immature birds, but seldom will you attract the adult leaders of a flock. Whatever the hunting application, just remember, with Motion Mate you can always use a natural looking decoy and improve it's appearance with "motion on demand".

     In 1994, I had the opportunity to introduce a new hunting product to the market called Look-Alive. It is basically a bearing and frame assembly that mounts on the inside of shell decoys. It's sole purpose is to add motion to decoys powered by wind. I traveled thousands of miles across several states selling, promoting, and demonstrating L-A to retail store managers, wholesale distributors, and hunting shows. Reaction to the idea of having moving decoys was extremely popular but after just six months of market testing, product sales did not meet the high expectations of the company's owner and he abruptly decided to halt production. At that time, I personally documented eleven factors that I felt would improve this product and have considered all of those factors when designing and building the Motion Mate prototype.

     For the most part, I've had a lifetime of hunting and outdoor experience that has taken me to remote regions of four western states, five Canadian Provinces, and Alaska. I'm a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee and North Dakota hunting guide. Besides improving your hunting success, Motion Mate serves as a conservation tool and also provides you with the enjoyable experience of just watching the reaction of animals when you activate the motion by remote control. You get mixed reactions from hunting dogs. Some will freeze and point at the moving decoy and others will bark at it until the motion stops. For conservation purposes, using motion as an attention diverter while archery hunting allows you to take more time for an accurate shot, thus improving your chances of hitting that vital lung area and having less wounded big game animals. No more quick, poke and hope shots. When bird hunting with decoys, motion adds confidence to incoming birds and brings them in closer for a cleaner, quicker kill. Enhance your entire outdoor experience and make "motion" a part of your next hunt. You'll never regret it.

                                                         Great Hunting,

Marty Jorgenson

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