Using a turkey fan

[High plains drifter]

Does it work, to take a fan, and set it in a bush, near your hen decoy?I was thinking of trying it. Also, does the funky chicken work?

[stinkpickle]

Just the fan might work, I'm guessing.  And from what I've heard, the funky chicken works really well.

[High plains drifter]

I've had several times where I wanted to watch gobblers , and wait to shoot, but I was worried about spooking them, and getting nothing.Last year, I called in 2 really old, big gobblers, and I had 2 tags, and I could have gotten both, but I let the biggest one go.Well, I think I got that bird this spring, but his beard was gone, probably from fighting.I would like to see a funky chicken fight, and I'm going to set a fan in a bush, and see what happens.

[fallhnt]

You never know what will happen  when you think outside the box. Be safe

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[High plains drifter]

You never know what will happen  when you think outside the box. Be safe

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yes, very true. I think a fan might work.

[GobbleNut]

Does it work, to take a fan, and set it in a bush, near your hen decoy?

Will it work?  Yes.  ....Will it work all the time?  Probably not.  Are there instances where it will be the difference between success and failure in a particular hunting situation?  Absolutely.  Will there be instances where it will result in failure in a situation that might have otherwise been successful?  Just as certainly, yes.

[Cottonmouth]

I wouldn't do it, but I've been shot so that will tend to put things into a different perspective.

[Natty Bumpo]

Now ILLEGAL in Michigan.   

[turkeyfeathers]

RE the fan, be safe and wear Kevlar

Re funky chicken   Had 10 jakes and 3 hens in the field at 30 yards the other day. Lookout jake periscoped just like the funky chicken decoy. It's all I could think of at the time. He'd yelp, let the others pick dandelions, check their plumage, run to catch up and periscope again.

[Bill Cooksey]

A fan only works if there is a man crawling across a field holding the fan in one hand and a gun in the other.

[GobbleNut]

Now ILLEGAL in Michigan.   

I looked but couldn't find any info on this.  What exactly does the new law state?  I am interested in knowing how they define the use of a turkey fan.  Does the law differentiate between the use of a fan as compared to the use of a gobbler or jake decoy that incorporates the use of a fan?  ...Pretty slippery slope if  you ask me....

[guesswho]

Pretty slippery slope if  you ask me....

Your probably just dizzy from tying your shoes or missing your morning meds.

[TauntoHawk]

Now ILLEGAL in Michigan.   

I assume that's referring to reaping and moving with the fan or decoy and not the entire use of one fan or decoy.. I know reaping is becoming even more of a hot button issue and becoming illegal in some places. 

[Tail Feathers]

Pretty slippery slope if  you ask me....

Your probably just dizzy from tying your shoes or missing your morning meds.

Oh no he DIN'T just go there!!!

[Dtrkyman]

The fan itself is not illegal in Michigan...un natural movement is..so even attaching a string to a hen decoy to move it is illegal.


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