These five homemade decoys are perfect for the waterfowler on a budget. The economy is bad, but the duck hunting this season should be good—real good. A warm winter, coupled with record-high waterfowl population counts, means 2012 could be a banner year—if you can afford to hunt it.

Here are five waterfowl decoys for divers, dabblers, and geese that you can make yourself. That way you can save your hard-earned cash for all that ammo you’re going to need this season.