I live in southern indiana and our season just opened up on the April 22nd. Im hunting a 60 acre farm hillside woods and a large fields in a creek bottom. Second day of season i had a DSD jake and upright hen decoy out and had a nice gobbler on the edge of the woods. He wouldnt come out in the field just stayed on the opposite edge and about 5 minutes later 3 jakes came out of nowhere in single file and started flogging my jake and breeding my hen. Once the jakes left i had the same gobbler going to check out a hen in the field and he got another glimpse of that jake decoy and was like he saw a coyote he was gone. I figured a jake hen combo would be good for early season but apparently not lol. Should i give up on this combo and use a single hen or keep using it? Even though our season just started it seems like its mid season the way the birds are acting. I have a DSD upright, feeding hen, and 3/4 jake. Im new to this so im all ears and take all the advice i can get. How do you tell what phase of the season it is in? By date, weather etc? thanks a ton
The jakes may have ganged up on that gobbler.
I use jake decoys all season.
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First couple weeks Jake decoy after that i use mostly lay down and feeder ...
Quote from: fallhnt on April 25, 2020, 04:29:08 PM
The jakes may have ganged up on that gobbler.
I use jake decoys all season.
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If a gobbler heads out when he sees a Jake decoy, that's more than likely right. He might have been a subordinate gobbler. A boss would be less likely intimidated.
Thanks for the help that's what I figured he got whipped before. Just didn't know if i should quit using the jake decoy. Thanks for the help