What type of decoy setup do yall normally run and how do yall position them? 2 hens and a jake?
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.
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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.
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
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I only use an upright dsd hen when hunting fields. I like to keep them looking in the woods.
Quote from: Gobble! on January 12, 2018, 11:24:13 PM
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
Thankfully, a problem I don' Have to ponder.
I only use them if I'm hunting a field; 2 feeding hens and an upright hen.
I use 3 dsd's. It's a killer combination for me anyways
Upright
Feeder
Jake
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There it is the first..."what decoys you run" question lol.
All the decoys I've seen have been stationary?
Quote from: Phillipshunt on January 13, 2018, 09:27:39 AM
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
Quote from: Phillipshunt on January 13, 2018, 09:27:39 AM
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.
My favorite position is in the truck where they belong!!
In all seriousness, when I use one it's normally a single DSD hen.
Quote from: Phillipshunt on January 13, 2018, 09:27:39 AM
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.
my apologies what I meant by "run" is using lol
Quote from: jbo225 on January 14, 2018, 10:15:16 AM
my apologies what I meant by "run" is using lol
No apology necessary,...I hear it is a sign of weakness, and these guys will go for the throat. :TooFunny:
Besides, a lot of them "run" a call, or "play" a call when all they are doing is using a call, so I don't see why you can't "run" a decoy... :toothy9:
Personally, I "run" my decoys from one storage closet to the other when I am cleaning things out... :angel9:
Quote from: GobbleNut on January 14, 2018, 10:33:52 AM
Quote from: jbo225 on January 14, 2018, 10:15:16 AM
my apologies what I meant by "run" is using lol
No apology necessary,...I hear it is a sign of weakness, and these guys will go for the throat. :TooFunny:
Besides, a lot of them "run" a call, or "play" a call when all they are doing is using a call, so I don't see why you can't "run" a decoy... :toothy9:
Personally, I "run" my decoys from one storage closet to the other when I am cleaning things out... :angel9:
Man you are being hard on this guy Jbo...lighten up...he's new and only has one nut...
With the right location you don't need a decoy. Be in a place were you can see the turkey coming but he can not see the hen that's calling until he's in shooting range, like around a corner or over a small rise in terrain. Other than that I like 1 hen or a gobbler fan but I rarely use them and mostly wish I hadn't bothered to.