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General Forum / Re: 3 word storyLast post by zelmo1 - September 03, 2025, 05:59:15 PMCrunchy to others
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General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by Lcmacd 58 - September 03, 2025, 04:13:11 PMLunker
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General Forum / Re: 3 word storyLast post by Manager8 - September 03, 2025, 03:58:20 PMBurnt to some
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General Forum / Re: ALPS Deception Ground Blin...Last post by Lcmacd 58 - September 03, 2025, 03:57:55 PMNow .... a few of us have 1
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General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by Manager8 - September 03, 2025, 03:19:37 PMBass
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General Forum / Re: 3 word storyLast post by Lcmacd 58 - September 03, 2025, 12:49:19 PMIt may smell
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Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Curly Koa................Last post by tad1 - September 03, 2025, 11:25:48 AMImpressive work, great job!
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Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: HRBLast post by tad1 - September 03, 2025, 11:25:06 AMSome beautiful craftsmanship!
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LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Turkey hunting, with or wi...Last post by GobbleNut - September 03, 2025, 10:39:32 AMObviously, whether or not someone wants to use decoys (where legal) is a personal choice. As others have already pointed out, I think there are situations where they are a key ingredient to success. Specifically, those situations are when hunting wide-open spaces where the turkeys one might be calling to expect to be able to see something resembling a turkey that is calling to them.
I also belief that, in a lot of cases, folks use them when they are completely unnecessary. Again, specifically, those instances are when hunting places where there is adequate cover/vegetation and topography such that a turkey will not become suspicious by not being able to see the source of the calling they hear until it is too late. Simply put, in those situations, where you set up to call a turkey to you is much more important than having any sort of visual aid. That's not to say that setting out a decoy in that sort of situation is necessarily a detriment (although it could be due to the added movement required in doing so), it is just that in a lot of those close encounters, decoy use is just not necessary. I think newer hunters, in particular, have been instilled with the mindset...mostly, I suspect, by the prominence of companies trying to sell them...that decoys are somehow an essential element to successful turkey hunting. Uhhh, that's just not so... Personally, I tend to avoid hunting those wide-open spaces and prefer to hunt in more cover. I recognize, however, that that might not be feasible in certain areas of the country. If I was regularly hunting those wide-open spaces, I would most likely have a different attitude about decoy use. As it is, they are generally an afterthought for me.  |
