I'm not big on carrying decoys, mainly bc they get in the way and I'd rather have the hen coming in looking for me but from time to time I will carry a Jake as I think it wouldn't scare off a gobbler and perhaps entice a gobbler that "has come far enough" to finish coming in if he sees the Jake and not the hen he's hearing. This got me to thinking which brand Jake and what posture type would be the best if you had to carry a Jake. The DSD's look nice but are they really worth the extra money?
3/4 strut DSD, YES WORTH EVERY PENNY.
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Funky chicken
funky chicken on an RC car, you don't even need to carry calls...
Forgot to mention I do have a avian x 1/4 strut Jake.
Man I don't know if I can sit quiet with a funky chicken out in front!! That thing is for sure funky looking!!!
The DSD decoys are quite large. If you don't like carrying a decoy, consider the size of this one. I like to run and gun. I carry decoys a good share of the time but question why I do because I don't use them all that often. I have a Dakota, which is a supposed knock off of the DSD, and nearly exactly the same size. I have not carried it into the field even once. It is just too big for me.
DSD 3/4 strut. Definitely worth it
Dsd
Quote from: MJW on April 01, 2020, 05:42:31 PM
DSD 3/4 strut. Definitely worth it
Agreed. It worth the price and having to carry it
What do you guys think of the half strut decoys like DSD's "posturing Jake"?
DSD is worth the money, a few of mine have taken pellet hits and one was clean blown right off the stake, really no worse for the wear and still hunting her. If someone would like to test an Avian, step back about 12 yards and shoot their decoy top 1/4 of the back and post the results. Mine is pictured below.
DSD 3/4 Strut Jake and an Upright Hen are my Run & Gun pair, and a few reasons to it.
Jake is in a Subordinate position
Upright Hen can be set both on/off stake, off stake she looks like a "breeding hen"
Upright hen is also a draw to a "live" hen (part of their social structure)
As far as the new Posturing Jake, (I'll have one next year!) YUP I could see this set with Upright as well, but as you mentioned he is going to be bigger bodied than the 3/4.
MK M GOBL
The new DSD posturing Jake does look pretty sweet. Is there any harm or pointless to carry just a Jake? My thought process is that the incoming gobbler sees the Jake and only hears the hen so he may be pretty tempted to come in and run the Jake off from wherever the hen "supposedly" is. Seems like this tactic would as much effective as a gobbler seeing the Jake and hen decoy together just I wouldn't have to tote the bulk of two decoys
For a single decoy what position do you think is best, 1/4 strut, 1/2 strut or full strut Jake?
Here in NE Florida, I've put the full DSD strut Jake out with an upright hen 5 times this season. I've had gobblers in them every time, including breeding the hen twice. I've actually decided to stop using for hunting myself, because it doesn't seem fair. Great for getting pics, tho.
Quote from: RiverRoost on April 02, 2020, 09:15:33 AM
For a single decoy what position do you think is best, 1/4 strut, 1/2 strut or full strut Jake?
My personal preference would be 1/4 with the close second being 1/2
Not to high Jack a thread... just have a questions based off what I'm reading here...
Do you need a hen as well? Or will a Jake suffice?
I prefer to be mobile and it's easier to just carry a Jake in my game bag vs a Jake and hen.
Don't know if I'm missing something by just carrying a Jake.
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I'm with you mossberg, if I carry one I only want it to be one
If your going to do only one go with that DSD 3/4 Strut Jake/Posturing Jake. A lone hen can hurt you, and if I set lone hen it's a feeder not the upright. I had toms hang up on the single hen waiting for her to walk over once he's seen her...
MK M GOBL
I hunt mulitple states ea season and use decoys about half the time. For me it's a handy tool out here in the west with such open landscapes. That said, I'm slowly converting to 100% DSD and use both a jake and/or a full strut gobbler for the appropriate situation. Super happy with them for all the reasons already stated.
That said, I needed to fly vs drive for self guided TX hunt last spring and due to baggage space/ logistics took the ranch owners advice and picked up a funky chicken. Damn- it's the stupidest looking thing I's ever seen but worked great. One hunt I'll never forget- it was with that freak decoy and a hen for an early afternoon set up in a pasture/ creek bottom I'd seen and heard birds earlier. It wasn't 20 mins I heard a gobble response and damned if 3 longbeards didn't come sprinting in and proceeded to beat the crap out of that decoy. In TX you can shoot more that one bird a day and the limit is 4.
The end result was the heaviest walkout I'd ever had and probably ever will!
Quote from: MichaelC on April 02, 2020, 09:08:30 PM
I hunt mulitple states ea season and use decoys about half the time. For me it's a handy tool out here in the west with such open landscapes. That said, I'm slowly converting to 100% DSD and use both a jake and/or a full strut gobbler for the appropriate situation. Super happy with them for all the reasons already stated.
That said, I needed to fly vs drive for self guided TX hunt last spring and due to baggage space/ logistics took the ranch owners advice and picked up a funky chicken. Damn- it's the stupidest looking thing I's ever seen but worked great. One hunt I'll never forget- it was with that freak decoy and a hen for an early afternoon set up in a pasture/ creek bottom I'd seen and heard birds earlier. It wasn't 20 mins I heard a gobble response and damned if 3 longbeards didn't come sprinting in and proceeded to beat the crap out of that decoy. In TX you can shoot more that one bird a day and the limit is 4.
The end result was the heaviest walkout I'd ever had and probably ever will!
Wow man! I have an Avian X 1/4 strut Jake. Also a Montana Jake decoy.
I've heard great stuff about that funky chicken. I wonder what it is about that Jake that works so well...
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Quote from: Mossberg90MN on April 02, 2020, 10:09:34 PM
I've heard great stuff about that funky chicken. I wonder what it is about that Jake that works so well...
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The Funky is easy to explain and uses simple turkey biology, so in the RED fight stage of turkey interaction, a high upright head and "LONG" extended neck and then add the subdued body size he is just looking to have his tail kicked.
MK M GOBL
Quote from: MK M GOBL on April 02, 2020, 10:20:12 PM
Quote from: Mossberg90MN on April 02, 2020, 10:09:34 PM
I've heard great stuff about that funky chicken. I wonder what it is about that Jake that works so well...
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The Funky is easy to explain and uses simple turkey biology, so in the RED fight stage of turkey interaction, a high upright head and "LONG" extended neck and then add the subdued body size he is just looking to have his tail kicked.
MK M GOBL
Do you use a funky chicken?
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Quote from: Mossberg90MN on April 02, 2020, 10:21:39 PM
Do you use a funky chicken?
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Nope, only DSD's.
MK M GOBL
Quote from: MK M GOBL on April 02, 2020, 10:24:16 PM
Quote from: Mossberg90MN on April 02, 2020, 10:21:39 PM
Do you use a funky chicken?
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Nope, only DSD's.
MK M GOBL
Well I hear DSD is the best anyways so... sounds good. I'm gonna give my Montana decoy a shot. Hopefully it will fool them. If not I got my avian X.
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Quote from: Spitten and drummen on April 01, 2020, 02:46:14 PM
Funky chicken
Hard to beat Funky. Had Funky and a hen out. This guy and a buddy came up to peck on Funky. It was a mistake.
DSD, made right here in the great old USA.
DSD for me. Unbelievable realism. Birds lock on them and stay locked. I know lesser decoys will bring them, but DSD's keep em around. I don't use them all the time, but when I do, the experience is awesome.
PS I use the 3/4 strut jake. Gobblers come to it first usually.
Quote from: SOCOM304 on April 04, 2020, 10:09:03 AM
PS I use the 3/4 strut jake. Gobblers come to it first usually.
Do you just use a Jake?
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