Decoy's (help me out experienced folks)

[Vaturkeyhntr]

I will also say the DSD's.  I hunt right up the road at quantico and have since I was about 7 years old.  I rarely use decoys on quantico unless I'm taking someone out or if I happen to know if a bird using a field, but then I'll use my DSD hen and jake.  But due to the large ridges and terrain there I usually let them come looking for me.  Not sure about Dahlgren but I have seen birds come in to decoys and see them, only to turn around and run the other way. 


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[sixbird]

Good stuff. Wonder if that turkey might have been deaf haha

HAH!!! Hadn't thought of that! Actually I know he heard me on two other occasions. I'd call. His head would come up. He'd go into strut. He knew I was there. I'm guessing he'd been called to lots and maybe shot at. I'm thinking about it right now and I'm questioning whether it was a hen or jake decoy I put out. Been so long, I can't recall. In any event, he left his hens and came to the decoy...Good memory!

[BowBendr]

I have to agree with davisd9...I would rather see a new hunter learn to hunt them without them first, then graduate to them and use them as the tools they are. I see newer hunters kill a bird over them and then tote them into every situation. There is a time and place for everything, sometimes the dekes belong in the truck.
Just don't learn to become too dependent on them, I guess...just food for thought...


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[357MAGNOLE]

I have to agree with davisd9...I would rather see a new hunter learn to hunt them without them first, then graduate to them and use them as the tools they are. I see newer hunters kill a bird over them and then tote them into every situation. There is a time and place for everything, sometimes the dekes belong in the truck.
Just don't learn to become too dependent on them, I guess...just food for thought...


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Gotten to the point where I agree. After talking to another member here that has experience in my neck of the woods, I don't know how useful the Decoy will be. I am glad I already have it, never know when it might come in handy. I am thinking it will still be useful to put out on the edge of a field or in some of these flatwoods we have.

[southern_leo]

I've got some of those cheap foam hens and a blow up strutter I got at a yard sale. Obviously won't be using the strutter for run and gun. Gonna use the foam hens and I got a funky chicken. I get that the foam hens don't look as nice at dsd or avian, but does that really matter to a turkey? Have yall ever seen them spook or not respond to the older foam ones? I want better ones just can't afford right now.

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