Not sure how long they've been out but has anybody tried the Smokey Baby decoy by Flambeau?
I have not tried it, but interested in hearing some responses.
Deal is supposed to be that it's "seen" better by turkeys because of the UV "white" paint job. Of course you now how marketing and promotions of the "new" latest fad goes. Will say I have a few thoughts on this and have heard a few things from customers already on the product last year down to the store, one thing that has been asked about this is the few times it's been seen on the commercials for it, it is not being used by itself but an addition to other conventional decoys.
If it's the answer what's the need for the other decoys?
MK M GOBL
I'm interested to hear how well it works as well. I think it's a goofy marketing gimmick, (Like the shearling hen call a few years ago.) But that's just my opinion.
Probably better off getting a goose decoy and painting the head red.
If they claim turkeys can see it better I just gotta roll my eyes a Tom can see just fine without the white paint job. I've seen them in book but turned the page to fast to read their gimmick pitch
Quote from: okslayrio on February 24, 2016, 12:29:43 AM
I'm interested to hear how well it works as well. I think it's a goofy marketing gimmick, (Like the shearling hen call a few years ago.) But that's just my opinion.
Probably pairs well with the Funky Chicken decoy...lol
Why would you take the chance. Buy a regular decoy is MHO.
Mark and Terry say it works and they drop em @ 66 too. :z-guntootsmiley:
Them dury fools digging into your pocket with gimmicks. I am sure a bird or two can be killed with it cause some birds just want to die.
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Quote from: tomstopper on February 24, 2016, 10:54:19 AM
Quote from: okslayrio on February 24, 2016, 12:29:43 AM
I'm interested to hear how well it works as well. I think it's a goofy marketing gimmick, (Like the shearling hen call a few years ago.) But that's just my opinion.
Probably pairs well with the Funky Chicken decoy...lol
Unfortunately that funky chicken probably works really well since birds will not be intimidated by it. I hate to say that, but the stupid thing probably pulls in birds that other decoys will not.
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Quote from: davisd9 on February 24, 2016, 11:13:02 AM
Quote from: tomstopper on February 24, 2016, 10:54:19 AM
Quote from: okslayrio on February 24, 2016, 12:29:43 AM
I'm interested to hear how well it works as well. I think it's a goofy marketing gimmick, (Like the shearling hen call a few years ago.) But that's just my opinion.
Probably pairs well with the Funky Chicken decoy...lol
Unfortunately that funky chicken probably works really well since birds will not be intimidated by it. I hate to say that, but the stupid thing probably pulls in birds that other decoys will not.
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I bought a funky chicken I'll be using this spring. The thing actually has very good reviews. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work it looks great and appears like a jake standing at attention. Just because it's not a dsd and cost $150 doesn't mean it won't work. There's also many videos online now of toms fighting it. Why do some on here not like it?
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Quote from: southern_leo on February 24, 2016, 01:19:51 PM
Quote from: davisd9 on February 24, 2016, 11:13:02 AM
Quote from: tomstopper on February 24, 2016, 10:54:19 AM
Quote from: okslayrio on February 24, 2016, 12:29:43 AM
I'm interested to hear how well it works as well. I think it's a goofy marketing gimmick, (Like the shearling hen call a few years ago.) But that's just my opinion.
Probably pairs well with the Funky Chicken decoy...lol
Unfortunately that funky chicken probably works really well since birds will not be intimidated by it. I hate to say that, but the stupid thing probably pulls in birds that other decoys will not.
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I bought a funky chicken I'll be using this spring. The thing actually has very good reviews. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work it looks great and appears like a jake standing at attention. Just because it's not a dsd and cost $150 doesn't mean it won't work. There's also many videos online now of toms fighting it. Why do some on here not like it?
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I agree the funky chicken decoy will probably work (If guesswhos Badonkadeke works, so should this..lol) and so might the smoky baby and I wasn't picking on anyone for using it. I was just joking about it. I also wouldn't say that most on here don't like it, but instead say that most on here that if were going to buy a decoy probably want something a little more lifelike. IMO.
the way I feel is that you can only go so far with decoys as well as some other hunting items. this is a marketing scheme in my opinion. they have to keep bringing out new products in order to keep sales growth. hunters and fisherman cannot resist buying new products if they feel it will improve their success. increasing sales is the only way they stay in business. will this decoy work? probably . will people buy it? yes because they are told it will increase their success. is it any better than other decoys? most likely not. remember the flambou decoys? not sure if that's the correct spelling , but there were a lot of turkeys killed with it and it didn't really look all that realistic to me. I killed one with a funky chicken so im sure this will work also. if you already have a good decoy , I just don't see this improving your odds. again , just my opinion.
I got the funky chicken because I wanted a jake or Tom decoy but didn't want to carry a strutter all day. I can throw the funky chicken in my vest. And for $30 I think that's hard to beat!
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Quote from: davisd9 on February 24, 2016, 11:09:37 AM
Them dury fools digging into your pocket with gimmicks. I am sure a bird or two can be killed with it cause some birds just want to die.
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Exactly right.
How is it that a turkey can see you blink at 100 yards and miss seeing a decoy placed in the open? How many here have ever seen a smoke colored turkey in the first place? Don't they occur something like 1 in 10,000 birds? I've been turkey hunting since the early 1980s and I have never even heard of one from these parts.
Jim
Saw my first "smokey baby" this spring after 25 yrs. of turkey hunting. If the site were easy to post pics I would post it.
I'm not saying it won't work but defiantly gotta wait till regular hunters use and review. I like the Drury guys but not buying any product just because a celeb says it works....or anyone else being paid to say that.
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Why not take a white pillow case and cover a decoy with and leave the head sticking out and you can call it pillow baby.
You could paint you a little brown and black on the pillow case and your ready either way pillow case on or pillow case off...Pillow Baby decoy...save you lot of money...
Quote from: Greg Massey on February 24, 2016, 05:55:04 PM
Why not take a white pillow case and cover a decoy with and leave the head sticking out and you can call it pillow baby.
You could paint you a little brown and black on the pillow case and your ready either way pillow case on or pillow case off...Pillow Baby decoy...save you lot of money...
Lol. Then when it's not hunting season you can let the kids mix them in with their pillow pets. A duel purpose win win lol.
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on February 24, 2016, 06:09:58 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on February 24, 2016, 05:55:04 PM
Why not take a white pillow case and cover a decoy with and leave the head sticking out and you can call it pillow baby.
You could paint you a little brown and black on the pillow case and your ready either way pillow case on or pillow case off...Pillow Baby decoy...save you lot of money...
Lol. Then when it's not hunting season you can let the kids mix them in with their pillow pets. A duel purpose win win lol.
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Guess I should have known better...I went through this whole thing with Funky Chicken, that, by the way works VERY well. There were all sorts of experts and old schoolers who just about had a fit! Everybody, save a few with open minds, was negative without any experience with him.
All I was asking was have you tried smokey baby. The idea isn't that the turkeys can see it better, since they have eyes that can see fleas kissing at 100 yds., but that an odd or out of the ordinary hen is a curiosity.
I have seen one gray phase hen and a friend shot another in fall season. So they do exist.
So, if anybody has tried one, I'd be interested to know what you thought...
An interesting side note...I read about a guy who wondered how his old neighbor was so successful.After getting to know him he was invited to go along. The old guy had a soccer ball that was painted orange...Seems as though that was his "secret weapon."
I have no idea if the story was true or not but it does open some interesting speculation...
I heard if you order now you can get a Dead Silence turkey locator whistle and The Egg push button yelper to round out your bag of tricks. With this combo there will be no need for 66 yd shots.
I'm sure both funky chicken and smoky hen will bring in some toms just not in my vest thats just me though
To say I'm behind the times is an understatement. I haven't been using a computer very long and when I need a box of shells or a call, whatever, I generally go straight to what I need in the store without really looking at much else. Joining this great site has been a real eye opener for me, I can't believe the amount of turkey hunting products that are out there these days.
I'm not knocking any of it and I'm sure a lot of these things are the cat's arse, but it sure makes me wonder how I got by all these years with my woodland camo fatigues, my old shotgun, lead shot and a couple different calls. I guess I've been missing out.
Bob
You have missed some good and a lot of bad in my humble opinion. I love this site and being able to communicate with people who are as passionate about turkeys as I am. Do love eyeballing the custom calls and talking with people who have been at this game longer than I tho. I am a youngster compared to many on here and there is a lot of experience on here. This is the only site I am on and it is the best in my opinion. So thanks OG crew!
Quote from: J-Shaped on February 24, 2016, 09:44:49 PM
I heard if you order now you can get a Dead Silence turkey locator whistle and The Egg push button yelper to round out your bag of tricks. With this combo there will be no need for 66 yd shots.
I know this is an attempt at humor...I tried Dead Silence and, as we all know, it was less than advertised. Didn't try the Egg...I did try Funky Chicken and he worked exceptionally well. I will try something that I think may have value if I can reason a way that it would excite a natural instinct. I've raised turkeys and chickens and I know that unnatural variations or injuries will elicit an aggressive response from other flock members. If I had never tried some of the things/products I've tried, I wouldn't have been nearly as successful as I've been. Maybe the Smoky Baby is a way to pry money out of my pocket. Maybe not...Skeptics insisted the world wasn't round and that people couldn't fly. AND, you were considered an incompetent if you thought space travel was possible...So, as I said before, I wasn't looking for ridicule. I was looking for someone with direct experience with this decoy. If you have it, I'm all ears. If you don't, I'd appreciate Dead Silence... :thanks:
I'll tell you this much. I've had several gobblers and a slew of hens on game camera daily for the past month and a half. I had my first gray phase hen on camera this past Friday morning. She had to just be passing thru as I have 4 different cameras out. Since then I have not had a single turkey on camera or heard a single gobble at dawn. I'm wondering if she caught their eye and they all followed her off to parts unknown. Just in case, I'm gonna buy a Smoky Baby today for $29 so I'll have it in my arsenal of decoys. You never know.
Quote from: davisd9 on February 24, 2016, 11:09:37 AM
Them dury fools digging into your pocket with gimmicks. I am sure a bird or two can be killed with it cause some birds just want to die.
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Spend your money on a good decoy.
Quote from: grayfox on March 30, 2016, 01:07:02 PM
Quote from: davisd9 on February 24, 2016, 11:09:37 AM
Them dury fools digging into your pocket with gimmicks. I am sure a bird or two can be killed with it cause some birds just want to die.
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Spend your money on a good decoy.
Buy DSD