Do creature decoys last forever?

[Dyne]

I was piloting my Cyclops back from my Cove Tree base because somehow I forgot to get the Stasis Rifle blueprint, and I saw a blinking red light off in the distance. I headed for it thinking maybe it was a glitch or something but it was a creature decoy that I launched HOURS ago (like 8 hours) and still had a Reaper swimming in circles around it. I drove pretty close to the Reaper and it ignored me, continuing to circle the decoy. Do they just permanently ensnare Leviathans?

[Seal]

I imagine that, if a decoy has lasted eight hours, they are permanent.

On the other hand, have you tried reloading your save file? Perhaps they'll stop working if you reload the game.

[Dyne]

Yeah I've reloaded a few times since launching it. Maybe it's because I wasn't *in* the area that the decoy was in. If they do last forever... that seems like a kind of cheap way to get rid of every dangerous creature in the game. lol

[Seal]

Originally posted by Dyne:

If they do last forever... that seems like a kind of cheap way to get rid of every dangerous creature in the game. lol

To be honest, I'd still need a new bucket each time I pass by the local dragon every morning.

[Dyne]

Haven't tried one down there. They've been a lot less dangerous than the Reapers for me so far although I haven't been able to scan them since they're so fast (which is why I'm backtracking to get the stasis rifle).

[JuvenileMacropus]

No, they dont. I tried putting one down in creative, and after like 1 minute they exploded into bubbles.