Patent ID: 8276308

Claim:
A waterfowl decoy system, comprising: a base unit having a range switch therein; a transmitter coupled to said base unit and configured to send a radio frequency signal associated with said range switch; a waterfowl decoy body having an inner cavity therein; a propulsion system mounted in said inner cavity and configured to propel said waterfowl decoy body across a surface of water; an accelerometer mounted in said inner cavity and configured to sense acceleration of said waterfowl decoy body when propelled across said surface of water; a decoy microcontroller coupled to said accelerometer and configured to calculate a distance traveled by said waterfowl decoy body when propelled across said surface of water; and a radio frequency receiver coupled to said decoy microcontroller and configured to receive said radio frequency signal, said radio frequency signal communicating a range setting to said decoy microcontroller.