I was think of take one of my regular jake decoys and putting a fan on the back of it to make it look like its strutting.Anyone every try this and how dose it work
I have...I cut a half circle out of some 1/2 inch pine that I had...Drilled 12 or 14 holes in the top, and inserted tail feathers into...Then drilled a hole on the bottom for a support stick, cut a slot in the decoy and put tail feathers into slot...It will work...killed a gobbler with a 10 inch beard, setup in a wheat field last April...
here's what i made for this season. i call him tommy boy. took a jake, an old fan mount, and a pair of old wings. the wings are tied together at the top by a string and just drape over his neck area and hang down, and the fan slides in a slit i cut with a pair of sissors in his back. the key was using one of those stiff rubber decoys... got it from wally world for like 12 bucks. pretty boy and bmobile better watch out!
converting to a strutter
