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Author Topic: DSD Decoys - Public Land  (Read 3546 times)

Offline PSEoutlaw07

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Re: DSD Decoys - Public Land
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2019, 02:30:37 PM »
Its pretty much been answered already but even on public land that is not really crowded, I wouldn't use the decoys in a field or near a road where somebody can see it from a long way away and mistake it for a real bird. People walk roads, and they glass fields!!
I would say in the hardwoods may be alright, odds are you would hear somebody coming before they are too close plus I would say 75% of public land turkey hunters just walk the roads and either scream on a crow call, owl hooter, or yelp on a box call as loud as possible to get a shock gobble, and if one don't gobble they don't go trekking through the hard woods

Offline mtns2hunt

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Re: DSD Decoys - Public Land
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2019, 09:41:42 PM »
I think using decoys on public land is like those guys hiding behind a turkey fan. Forget what its called.
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Offline jryser

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Re: DSD Decoys - Public Land
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2019, 11:13:22 PM »
I think using decoys on public land is like those guys hiding behind a turkey fan. Forget what its called.
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Offline unclee

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Re: DSD Decoys - Public Land
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2019, 09:37:34 AM »
The only time I had a long beard come in on a Jake decoy,  he froze up out of shooting range.

Now I just use hen decoys...

Offline ssramage

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Re: DSD Decoys - Public Land
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2019, 09:43:19 AM »
Thanks for all of the feedback guys.

Honestly, I've never used a decoy on public land because of all of the reasons mentioned. I have however seen a lot of videos lately and read reports of people doing it successfully, so I wondered how much of the feedback I've seen was "scare tactics" vs actual real life experience. We'll leave them in the truck...I don't want to carry them as far as I walk anyways!  :icon_thumright: