Single hen decoy setup.

[deerbasshunter3]

I am getting started in turkey hunting and looking at getting a decoy. I want to get a good decoy, so it looks like it is either going to be a DSD or an Avian. I know the argument (or just discussion) between the two has probably been overdone, so I am not going to go that route. The reason that I mention the brand is because I only have the money for one decoy, and I want it to be a good one. I am looking at getting a single hen. Has anybody had any success with just a single hen? If so, which one did/do you use, feeding, upright, etc...? I am thinking an upright because it seems like it would actually be fairly easy to see, even if they field isn't very short.

[BABS9]

If your going to only get one hen decoy I would get either a breeder or feeder. One single upright hen can give the illusion that, that bird sees something it doesn't like or is alert.

[gobbler777]

breeder, feeder, upright

[K9Doc]

If only 1 decoy, get the Avian X Jake decoy

[wvlimbhanger]

When I use just a single decoy at a setup it is a dsd jake. If you are set on getting a hen get the dsd leading hen from cabelas.

[deerbasshunter3]

When I use just a single decoy at a setup it is a dsd jake. If you are set on getting a hen get the dsd leading hen from cabelas.

I was actually going to ask, which should I get, an Avian hen for $40 or a DSD hen for $70? I have a gift card, so $50 off of the price. I am leaning towards the DSD simply because the Avian is a blow up decoy.

[Gumby]

It doesn't matter. Buy the cheapest one that you think looks good and are happy with

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[Marc]

Deception decoy is also a nice looking decoy in a comparable price to DSD (slightly less expensive than DSD)...
http://www.deceptionoutdoors.com/product/turkey-decoy-miss-priss/

I ended up with the DSD leading hen, cause that is all that was available as turkey season approached last season.  It was not my first choice, but upon reflection, I like the pose, cause it looks good standing, and if you set it directly on the ground without a stake, it looks like a breeder.

In all honesty, I really doubt that using any of the realistic hen decoys would make much of a difference using one over another.

I am still waiting for them to make a hen decoy with her butt in the air and head slightly down...  If I make such a decoy it will be the "Ready-to-breed" decoy....

In all likelihood, if I had the chance to do it all over, I probably would not even purchase a single hen decoy...   I would have bought a pair (jake & hen)...  I never killed a bird of the single hen decoy, but sure had a few hang up and wait for that hen to come to him once they saw it...

If I were you, and money is an issue, I would buy the Avian X breeding pair...  You'll have a good jake and hen...

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[Deerslayer35]

I would buy a dsd jake.   That's what I'm going to do.

[Timmer]

My success went up considerably when I went from a single hen decoy to either no decoys at all or at least a pair.  If I had to go with one and only one it would likely be a jake.

[Dtrkyman]

I have bow killed dozens of birds over a single hen, mine is a stuffer though and the posture is in between a breeder and submissive I would say, most of the birds are within a couple feet of the decoy if not right on top of it!