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'''Green Decoys''' describes itself as a group devoted to showing how "radical environmental activists have found a convenient camouflage for their agendas."<ref>Green Decoys, "[http://www.greendecoys.com/ Home Page]", Green Decoys, accessed February 20, 2014.</ref> It claims that "a slew of activist organizations—some old, some new—are trying to influence the public and policymakers by appearing as 'sportsmen' groups when discussing land use, energy, and other policies. Far from groups representing mainstream hunters, anglers, and other sportsmen, however, these groups serve as camouflage for radical environmental interests."<ref>Green Decoys, "[http://www.greendecoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/green-decoys-report.pdf Green Decoys Report]", corporate website, accessed February 20, 2014.</ref> It specifically targets the Izaak Walton League, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and Bull Moose.
In a February 11, 2014 blog post on ''The Hill'', Will Coggin, a senior research analyst for the [[Center for Consumer Freedom]], charges that "left-leaning foundations have now found their own camouflage among a traditionally right-leaning community: Sportsmen’s groups."<ref>Will Coggin, "[http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/197970-green-decoys-wear-sportsmens-camo Green Decoys wear sportmen's camo]", "The Hill", February 11, 2014.</ref>According to the article, Green Decoys is operated by the Center for Consumer Freedom.
Green Decoys is a project of the [[Environmental Policy Alliance]]. The project's only public contact is Banks Woodruff, who is an employee of [[Berman & Co.]]<ref>LinkedIn, "[http://www.linkedin.com/in/bankswoodruff Banks Woodruff]", LinkedIn Profile, accessed February 25, 2014.</ref>. His email address is from the [[Center for Consumer Freedom]], a front group run by [[Rick Berman]]'s PR firm [[Berman & Co.]] for the restaurant, alcohol, tobacco and other industries.
