Decoys and positions

[jbo225]

What type of decoy setup do yall normally run and how do yall position them? 2 hens and a jake?

[allchokedup]

I use a DSD jake and hen.
If I'm hunting with my crossbow I like to have them 20 yards slightly to my left and they are set as walking quartering to my left.

[Greg Massey]

I sent you a message ...

[Gobble!]

It varies. I have used them less and less over the last few years and my success has been going up. I do like hunting over decoys though. My favorite setup is a strutter with a hen in the breeding position. I like watching birds run in to die. If I'm hunting birds that have been hunted I don't normally put out more than just a hen. A gobbler will come in and face a gobbler decoy.

[MK M GOBL]

I set to the situation, depends on a lot of factors...

I have/use DSD's!!

Full Strut Tom
3/4 Strut Jake
Upright Hen
Feeding Hen
Leading Hen

If you are looking to start with decoys I always go to Upright hen first, second is Jake then add in a feeding hen. There is a learning curve to using decoys, I hunt a Strutter but you need to hunt him "right" and my last is the leading hen.

Times when I have them all out to times I don't use them at all... I have some "rules" I go by when I set, a lot to go into but here's a bit with it.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,70971.0.html

MK M GOBL

[Kylongspur88]

I only use an upright dsd hen when hunting fields. I like to keep them looking in the woods.

[VA_Birdhunter]

It varies. I have used them less and less over the last few years and my success has been going up. I do like hunting over decoys though. My favorite setup is a strutter with a hen in the breeding position. I like watching birds run in to die. If I'm hunting birds that have been hunted I don't normally put out more than just a hen. A gobbler will come in and face a gobbler decoy.

Gobble!....I have experienced the same. ..I'm  more successful without decoys.  Ive had several hang up over them and many quickly leave once they see them.  I didnt use them for yrs but started when i started filming to help cover my added movements.  But I'm thinking seriously about leaving them at home this year.  I use avian x dcoys and they look great but they have not made me more successful in most cases.  Just my observation and experience.

God Bless

[silvestris]

Thankfully, a problem I don' Have to ponder.

[dejake]

I only use them if I'm hunting a field; 2 feeding hens and an upright hen.

[sbbow]

I use 3 dsd's. It's a killer combination for me anyways
Upright
Feeder
Jake


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[LaLongbeard]

There it is the first..."what decoys you run" question lol.
All the decoys I've seen have been stationary?

[Greg Massey]

There it is the first..."what decoys you run" question lol.
All the decoys I've seen have been stationary?

It depends if you are running with them...ha ha ha

[Gobble!]

There it is the first..."what decoys you run" question lol.
All the decoys I've seen have been stationary?

I know there's at least one that runs on a rc truck.

[PALongspur]

My favorite position is in the truck where they belong!!

In all seriousness, when I use one it's normally a single DSD hen.

[guesswho]

There it is the first..."what decoys you run" question lol.
All the decoys I've seen have been stationary?

I saw one in Ohio a few years ago that a guy was showing a bunch of people at a get together.  It was a robotic decoy with interchangeable heads.  I thought man, turkey hunting has really been dumbed down since I first started.  I think it was called Ace In The Hole.