Dave Smith Strutting Gobbler

[decoykrvr]

Having played w/ the decoy at a friends house, I wonder how many of the DSD Strutting Gobblers never made it into the field.  I'm at a loss to know how you could transport the thing if you couldn't drive to your hunting spot.  I routinely carry a fully body hen on my back, but by mid-season it usually stays in the vehicle.

[Cove]

I'm betting not many stayed at home all season, you don't pay $200 for a piece of perfect to leave it for the kids to play with....

[Wingbone]

The are huge, but the ones I know of were used ALOT. My two buddies ordered a couple before season started this spring, and they hunted with them almost every time they went. They did have a couple subordinate birds shy away from it, but for the most part they killed all their birds floggin the DSD. I won't ever be carrying one around because I rarely use the decoys I have stuffed in my vest, much less one as big as I am. But, from video evidence, they flat kill some turkeys.

[AndyH]

I bought one and it never left my house. Just never felt like lugging it around. I plan to use it on a couple birds next year though.

[BOFF]

Just like everything, you get what you put into it.

Is it trouble carrying the extra weight, YES.

Does it pay off in the end, YES.


God Bless,
David B.

[Old Gobbler]

It is larger than a hen that's for sure - In certain situations they prove to be effective, I have found that they work best on the local boss gobblers-  best to safely place them way out in the open where it can be seen by the gobbler-