My avian x 1/4 strut jake finally met his match and need a new one. What's everyone's suggestion? Thanks!
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They`re expensive, but I like DSD.
Quote from: ThunderChickenHunter21 on January 27, 2020, 12:20:49 AM
My avian x 1/4 strut jake finally met his match and need a new one. What's everyone's suggestion? Thanks!
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I like the Avains
Funky Chicken
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My DSD looks great!! But, as noted previously, they are expensive - not that Avians are cheap. I would get the most realistic deke you can afford.
What's wrong with it? I filled one with great stuff and it kinda like a DSD.
Quote from: dirt road ninja on January 28, 2020, 01:57:43 PM
What's wrong with it? I filled one with great stuff and it kinda like a DSD.
Absolutely!!! :icon_thumright: As expensive as DSD's, Avians and some of the others are getting, I'm all about repairing or repainting, if possible.
I like Avians. They are not cheap but work well first week of Spring my Avians always pull in Turkeys. They have fooled the neighbors a couple times as well as many a gobbler.
After the first week I like to work the area and only carry one Avian decoy as it carry's well in its bag with sling.
I need them close and distracted, DSDs have worked for me and I have seen some great close up action. Also, have had great customer service from them in the past.
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Quote from: CAPTJJ on January 28, 2020, 02:20:22 PM
I need them close and distracted, DSDs have worked for me and I have seen some great close up action. Also, have had great customer service from them in the past.
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Great pics!!!! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
DSD
I like a DSD but they are cumbersome. I use Avian I like them a lot better
Mine has a few holes in it from a pretty good set of spurs. Wont hold air at all.
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I'd buy cheap collapsible carry-lites.Easy to tote around.If you have money burning a hole in your pocket and dont mind carrying them then I'd buy DSD's verse the Avians. Thats going strictly on research and what I've heard and not on experience.
Anyone know of any place to get some that aren't brand new. I've checked classifieds on here but seems that they ain't posted for sale much on here
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Id post up a wanted if you haven't already in the O.G.classifieds.
Quote from: 1iagobblergetter on January 28, 2020, 06:17:09 PM
Id post up a wanted if you haven't already in the O.G.classifieds.
I did, maybe I'll find something. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone
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I use DSD but I'm not convinced any expensive decoy is necessary. My experience with them has been good in that turkeys seem to be easier fooled up close and seem to stay around them longer than less realistic decoys. That said, I've hunted with the old foamies and have had great success with them. A buddy has one that's sold by Flextone that's realistic. You can get them cheap offseason. Only reason I got DSD is I had Cabelas points on my card so it was essentially free. Whatever you do decide, I'd definitely get a hen since gobbler/jakes can, at times scare gobblers off. If they've been roughed up by a gang of jakes, they're likely to shy away.
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Quote from: sixbird on January 28, 2020, 11:35:32 PM
I use DSD but I'm not convinced any expensive decoy is necessary. I've hunted with the old foamies and have had great success with them. A buddy has one that's sold by Flextone that's realistic. You can get them cheap offseason. Only reason I got DSD is I had Cabelas points on my card so it was essentially free. Whatever you do decide, I'd definitely get a hen since gobbler/jakes can, at times scare gobblers off. If they've been roughed up by a gang of jakes, they're likely to shy away.
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I typically use a hen (feeder or mating) and a jake but wonder if the new full strut jake would pull Tom's better than the 1/4 strut jake. I have 2-3 groups of usually 30 hens and around 8-10 longbeards that is hard to draw the longbeards away from the group
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Quote from: ThunderChickenHunter21 on January 28, 2020, 05:52:46 PM
Mine has a few holes in it from a pretty good set of spurs. Wont hold air at all.
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My 1/4 Strut took a broad head (NAP Killzone 2" cut, Pass through) one time from a buddy of mine. I'm not cheap, but I didn't want to get a new one. I went to a craft store and bought a bunch of pillow stuffing and some super glue. Sealed it right up. It's taken some pellets and spurs since then, and holds its shape perfectly fine. No need for air. A possible fix for you and saves you some coin.
I'm going to vote DSD!
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,70971.0.html
MK M GOBL
Love my DSDs. I have seen a totally different reaction of hens and toms since I started using them. I use a duck decoy bag to carry mine and i only use them when i'm hunting on fields.
Another brand to consider is the Primos Gobstopper hen and jake. I have two hen decoys, one a DSD ( Jezebel ) and a Primos ( Delilah ). Last year, Delilah pulled an afternoon gobbler a good 50-60 yards across a food plot to within about 20 yards.
I use a cheap collapsible carry-lites, I run and gun so that works best for me.
Deception Decoys work for us.
I been carrying the same feather flex hen around for twenty years and it will still do the job if the situation calls . However it rarely ever gets pulled out even hunting large fields and wood lots . I will say the new decoys look like the real McCoy.
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Thanks for all the responses!
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Wait till you see DSD's new decoy , it hasn't been made public yet, but take it from me its amazing
Shannon
Quote from: Old Gobbler on January 31, 2020, 11:58:35 AM
Wait till you see DSD's new decoy , it hasn't been made public yet, but take it from me its amazing
Shannon
I'm not familiar? Is it a company?
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Quote from: Old Gobbler on January 31, 2020, 11:58:35 AM
Wait till you see DSD's new decoy , it hasn't been made public yet, but take it from me its amazing
Shannon
Sorry I thought you said dads. Do you know when they are releasing them? Thanks
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Quote from: ThunderChickenHunter21 on January 28, 2020, 11:39:10 PM
Quote from: sixbird on January 28, 2020, 11:35:32 PM
I use DSD but I'm not convinced any expensive decoy is necessary. I've hunted with the old foamies and have had great success with them. A buddy has one that's sold by Flextone that's realistic. You can get them cheap offseason. Only reason I got DSD is I had Cabelas points on my card so it was essentially free. Whatever you do decide, I'd definitely get a hen since gobbler/jakes can, at times scare gobblers off. If they've been roughed up by a gang of jakes, they're likely to shy away.
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I typically use a hen (feeder or mating) and a jake but wonder if the new full strut jake would pull Tom's better than the 1/4 strut jake. I have 2-3 groups of usually 30 hens and around 8-10 longbeards that is hard to draw the longbeards away from the group
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Well, there's a situation where full strut could work. With that many longbeards, likelihood is, they're not getting beat up by jakes. I'd give it a shot.
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Quote from: sixbird on January 31, 2020, 06:32:48 PM
Quote from: ThunderChickenHunter21 on January 28, 2020, 11:39:10 PM
Quote from: sixbird on January 28, 2020, 11:35:32 PM
I use DSD but I'm not convinced any expensive decoy is necessary. I've hunted with the old foamies and have had great success with them. A buddy has one that's sold by Flextone that's realistic. You can get them cheap offseason. Only reason I got DSD is I had Cabelas points on my card so it was essentially free. Whatever you do decide, I'd definitely get a hen since gobbler/jakes can, at times scare gobblers off. If they've been roughed up by a gang of jakes, they're likely to shy away.
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I typically use a hen (feeder or mating) and a jake but wonder if the new full strut jake would pull Tom's better than the 1/4 strut jake. I have 2-3 groups of usually 30 hens and around 8-10 longbeards that is hard to draw the longbeards away from the group
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Well, there's a situation where full strut could work. With that many longbeards, likelihood is, they're not getting beat up by jakes. I'd give it a shot.
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Yeah I'll invest in a full strutter. Might work. Usually when I can get one in the woods he is usually by himself or I try to set up between them best I can if I am able to tuck one in the afternoon before
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Quote from: ThunderChickenHunter21 on January 31, 2020, 06:35:40 PM
I typically use a hen (feeder or mating) and a jake but wonder if the new full strut jake would pull Tom's better than the 1/4 strut jake. I have 2-3 groups of usually 30 hens and around 8-10 longbeards that is hard to draw the longbeards away from the group
Well, there's a situation where full strut could work. With that many longbeards, likelihood is, they're not getting beat up by jakes. I'd give it a shot.
Yeah I'll invest in a full strutter. Might work. Usually when I can get one in the woods he is usually by himself or I try to set up between them best I can if I am able to tuck one in the afternoon before
If you go Strutter take a look at what I have done with mine, I designed/developed a "White Headed" Strutter 20 years ago and he is a killer!! I bought the Jake Strutter last year and "Gobblerized" him, full fan and long beard. Bought him for size/weight/mobility and he has been working out great! I paint the head myself because I have a specific "pattern" I want on it. "He's Dead using the White Head"
Here's a pic of " lil' PUFFY " & a up close head shot.
MK M GOBL
Quote from: MK M GOBL on January 31, 2020, 07:01:01 PM
Quote from: ThunderChickenHunter21 on January 31, 2020, 06:35:40 PM
I typically use a hen (feeder or mating) and a jake but wonder if the new full strut jake would pull Tom's better than the 1/4 strut jake. I have 2-3 groups of usually 30 hens and around 8-10 longbeards that is hard to draw the longbeards away from the group
Well, there's a situation where full strut could work. With that many longbeards, likelihood is, they're not getting beat up by jakes. I'd give it a shot.
Yeah I'll invest in a full strutter. Might work. Usually when I can get one in the woods he is usually by himself or I try to set up between them best I can if I am able to tuck one in the afternoon before
If you go Strutter take a look at what I have done with mine, I designed/developed a "White Headed" Strutter 20 years ago and he is a killer!! I bought the Jake Strutter last year and "Gobblerized" him, full fan and long beard. Bought him for size/weight/mobility and he has been working out great! I paint the head myself because I have a specific "pattern" I want on it.
Here's a pic of " lil' PUFFY " & a up close head shot.
MK M GOBL
Nice! Need to show me how to do that! Lol
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