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Title: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: lowoctane on March 02, 2016, 07:22:57 AM
 :morning:
Anyone else seen these? Saw one on Mack's Prairie Wings site. Seen it all now. . . ???  :z-dizzy:
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: Will_price on March 02, 2016, 07:43:44 AM
Its ridiculous what some of the stuff out there. And the price they're charging for it too!!!
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: Fullfan on March 02, 2016, 07:52:02 AM
Quote from: Will_price on March 02, 2016, 07:43:44 AM
Its ridiculous what some of the stuff out there. And the price they're charging for it too!!!

I could not agree more, 100.00 or more for decoys that are aimed  at catching the hunters eye instead of the gobblers. Good grief.....
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: GobbleNut on March 02, 2016, 08:45:08 AM
All of these products brings up the question....At what point do we actually take the "hunt" out of "hunting"?  I don't know about everybody else, but, personally, I want my success (or failure) in my hunts to be at least partially because of my skills,...not because I have all the fanciest new gadgets that eliminate any need for having any skills.  At what point do we lose the true meaning of being a "hunter" and not just the "trigger puller" in the assembly line of technology?
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: lowoctane on March 02, 2016, 09:10:48 AM
Quote from: GobbleNut on March 02, 2016, 08:45:08 AM
All of these products brings up the question....At what point do we actually take the "hunt" out of "hunting"?  I don't know about everybody else, but, personally, I want my success (or failure) in my hunts to be at least partially because of my skills,...not because I have all the fanciest new gadgets that eliminate any need for having any skills.  At what point do we lose the true meaning of being a "hunter" and not just the "trigger puller" in the assembly line of technology?


:morning: Amen Brother!!  I'm already hiding behind a net. That's enough for me! :camohat:
Title: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: buzzardroost on March 02, 2016, 09:48:52 AM
Should be outlawed, along with fanning.


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Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: Meadow Valley Man on March 02, 2016, 10:11:49 AM
I'm obviously old school, as I've been at it since 1984. I have killed exactly one turkey while I was using a decoy. I have no problem with others who do, but I always felt they limit my ability to set up, move when I need to , and they are extra baggage in the vest. I do hunt large tracts, so I cover a lot of ground.  If I only had 40 acres to hunt, it would be a different story. I just got my spring Redhead catalog, and the first ten pages are all decoys.  Sheesh.
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: Gobble! on March 02, 2016, 10:13:06 AM
Quote from: buzzardroost on March 02, 2016, 09:48:52 AM
Should be outlawed, along with fanning.


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I don't have issues with fanning but I think motorized decoys are a bit much. Pretty sure they are illegal in MD.
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: turkeyfoot on March 02, 2016, 10:27:01 AM
Quote from: lowoctane on March 02, 2016, 07:22:57 AM
:morning:
Anyone else seen these? Saw one on Mack's Prairie Wings site. Seen it all now. . . ???  :z-dizzy:
I wish that were true but it just gets worse and worse I wish we had seen it all years ago with  the junk.
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: Greg Massey on March 02, 2016, 10:36:16 AM
Look down in the forum 3 pages about this decoy on Mack's P. Wing including a bad video about the decoy and the guys trying to use this decoy..so bad
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: SteelerFan on March 02, 2016, 10:50:42 AM
Quote from: Greg Massey on March 02, 2016, 10:36:16 AM
Look down in the forum 3 pages about this decoy on Mack's P. Wing including a bad video about the decoy and the guys trying to use this decoy..so bad
Here you go... [and yes, it's still a stupid idea!!]  :TrainWreck1:

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,60650.0.html
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: dawgfrombama on March 03, 2016, 08:16:15 AM
Quote from: buzzardroost on March 02, 2016, 09:48:52 AM
Should be outlawed, along with fanning.


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I agree.
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: OldSchool on March 03, 2016, 08:27:08 AM
Quote from: GobbleNut on March 02, 2016, 08:45:08 AM
All of these products brings up the question....At what point do we actually take the "hunt" out of "hunting"?  I don't know about everybody else, but, personally, I want my success (or failure) in my hunts to be at least partially because of my skills,...not because I have all the fanciest new gadgets that eliminate any need for having any skills.  At what point do we lose the true meaning of being a "hunter" and not just the "trigger puller" in the assembly line of technology?

Agreed!  :icon_thumright:  If they built them a little beefier and installed a seat in back, you could ride right up to your birds Trojan turkey style.

Bob
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: fallhnt on March 03, 2016, 09:02:44 AM
A video game "era" kid must have invented it. So his generation could be "interactive" with the game they are hunting.
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: shaman on March 03, 2016, 09:28:46 AM
They're illegal in Kentucky, that's for sure-- no electronic devices of any type.

Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: Gobble! on March 03, 2016, 09:39:21 AM
Quote from: OldSchool on March 03, 2016, 08:27:08 AM
Quote from: GobbleNut on March 02, 2016, 08:45:08 AM
All of these products brings up the question....At what point do we actually take the "hunt" out of "hunting"?  I don't know about everybody else, but, personally, I want my success (or failure) in my hunts to be at least partially because of my skills,...not because I have all the fanciest new gadgets that eliminate any need for having any skills.  At what point do we lose the true meaning of being a "hunter" and not just the "trigger puller" in the assembly line of technology?

Agreed!  :icon_thumright:  If they built them a little beefier and installed a seat in back, you could ride right up to your birds Trojan turkey style.

Bob

:TooFunny:
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: MK M GOBL on March 03, 2016, 10:07:06 AM
Quote from: shaman on March 03, 2016, 09:28:46 AM
They're illegal in Kentucky, that's for sure-- no electronic devices of any type.

Same here in Wisconsin

MK M GOBL
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: surehuntsalot on March 03, 2016, 09:15:12 PM
Quote from: MK M GOBL on March 03, 2016, 10:07:06 AM
Quote from: shaman on March 03, 2016, 09:28:46 AM
They're illegal in Kentucky, that's for sure-- no electronic devices of any type.

Same here in Wisconsin

MK M GOBL


should be illegal in all 50 states
Title: Re: Remote Control gobbler dekes?!?!
Post by: El Pavo Grande on March 05, 2016, 08:48:04 AM
Kabooom!!!  Oops, hope you have a warranty on that contraption.