RE: How many of you?
This was my first year of bow hunting them exclusively, BUT we used one hen decoy on every set. We put her right at 10 or 11 yards every time. My closest shot opportunity was at 22 yards. The other shot opps. were at 35 yards! The one thing that I think the decoy does is keep the gobblerINFRONT of you and the blindlonger. MAYBE!
Without a decoy, do you find that the gobbler will stay around, and does he move around the blind looking for the hen. Strutting, or just looking for the hen?
One thing too, I am going to look for some very thin black gloves before next season. I got busted by one bird. The decoy wasdirectly between him and us, so we were directly in his line of sight. When I drew real slow and raised the bow,he caught the movement. So I am going to put a piece of black tape on the face of my bow and wear black gloves next year, and that won't happen again! Your hands really are visible in the blind, as is the face of the bow!