Clinton Decoy Company

What new ideas do you have for Bigfoot decoys or products?

Things I'd like to see:

1. Sleeper head that would work on a standard body
2. Rester head for a standard body
3. Right or left feeded heads for the feeder body
4. A lesser decoy
5. Refine their motion system
6. Bigfoot apperall for us to pimp

Again just some ideas for an already great product.

HB

I'll pass it on.

I'd sure like to see some hoodies, and different shirts, hats, etc. I am damn tired of seeing GHG everywhere I look.... still waiting for sleeper dekes out here in Nodak!

I agree with they need a new motion system and some new apperal. I also think that they should make a lot more species of floaters. Some teal and wood ducks would be awsome but I beat the diver hunters would like some divers to.

Oh yeah, they also need to get some pro staffers.

Definatly some Hoodies, and Pro Staffers would be a step in the right direction.
but overall keep up the good work, best part is customer service, put in a call and was suprised to have Art call me back.

I'd like to see some Lesser Canada's for the exact reasons as described in the above posts. From a cost benefit stand point, it's a no brainer.

Allot of the other ideas expressed here are good ones. Unfortunately, they entail offshore mfg in order to compete with the likes of GHG. Honestly, I don’t think that’s the direction Clinton wants to head in.

Think about it, does big foot really need pro-staffers?

I like Clinton's business style (kind of reminds me of the Excalibur crossbow corp). It’s not about volume, it’s about quality. Keep it simple, let the product do the talking. A theory otherwise described as the “get rich slow method”. I can tell you Harley Davidson wish’s they stuck with this approach.

Cheers all, n safe hunting.

I love the business approach that Art has laid out for the company from a quality stand point. One thing I'd love to see is to have all their products made right here in the USA.. You cant argue with the quality of Bigfoot full body goose decoys.. I personally dont beleive that Bigfoot needs to compete...They are the best quality decoys hands down..If it cost a little more to manufacture it here and get the quality you have come to expect I say do it and lead the market. I understand that its cheaper to manufacture in China but look where it has gotten GHG.... Nice decoys with a ton of issues...........Build it, they will come!!

Honker Buster wrote:I love the business approach that Art has laid out for the company from a quality stand point. One thing I'd love to see is to have all their products made right here in the USA.. You cant argue with the quality of Bigfoot full body goose decoys.. I personally dont beleive that Bigfoot needs to compete...They are the best quality decoys hands down..If it cost a little more to manufacture it here and get the quality you have come to expect I say do it and lead the market. I understand that its cheaper to manufacture in China but look where it has gotten GHG.... Nice decoys with a ton of issues...........Build it, they will come!!

I second what HB says. I would also like to see some sleeper head attachments, for the bigfoot floater goose dekes. I think clinton decoy company is missing out on a lot of hunters wanting this option. we are now resorting to buying ghg (ugh) sleeper heads and retro-fitting our bigfoots to sleepers already. bigfoot is dropping the ball here. we need some more headgear with bigfoot logos. I am tired of seeing avery logos on everything.

I would be most interested in sleeper heads for exisiting bodies, both full body and floater. I don't want to purchase any other comapnies product.

Thanks for considering.

Dan

Hey guys, these are all great ideas and I will definately pass them on. As far as manufacturing in China goes, it costs just as much to make a decoy in China as it does here in the states.The big homerun in the ROC is the mold making process. To make a long story short, it is done in less than half the time. The new shells were 3 years in the making. And that was tweeking the mold, several proto types, etc. I too wished it would go faster

Matt Barnard wrote:Hey guys, these are all great ideas and I will definately pass them on. As far as manufacturing in China goes, it costs just as much to make a decoy in China as it does here in the states.The big homerun in the ROC is the mold making process. To make a long story short, it is done in less than half the time. The new shells were 3 years in the making. And that was tweeking the mold, several proto types, etc. I too wished it would go faster

No bashing intended Matt.....If it doesnt cost anymore to make a decoy here in the states than it does in the ROC, why doesnt a company have the mold tweaked in China and manufacture the decoys here locally. We all know it costs pennies compared to dollars for labor there... All that I am saying is look at the facts...I have Bigfoots (made in Clinton Ia. )that are over 10 yrs old that look practically new and GHG's that are 2 yrs old ( made in China ) that look like they have been ran through the ringer. The quality is what it is. Im not trying to get on a buy american kick I just wish more companies would look at quality over costs... By the way the sleeper shell look incredible.

I don't have all the answers to all of the questions. But, I'll ask. I too wish they were 100% made in America. That's why I'm a pro-staffer and he owns the company!!!

Like I said...I am by no means bashing...Art has created an empire and a faithfull following.