Last year was the first year we could use decoys in Alabama. On the first day of the season 5 hens flew down to the 3 decoys I had set about 20 yards in a large field (thought each one was going to be the longbeard, but he never showed). After about 20 minutes of hanging around they began to get real excited and started scrambling around making a noise thay I have yet to hear again. About that time a red tail hawk zoomed by at eye level and tried unsuccessfully to grab one of the hens. The hawk peeled off. A minute later the crows started making a racket and were coming my way. They were swooping on that same hawk. The hawk then dove on one of the decoys. WHACK!! When he regained his composure the crows ******ed him out of sight.

Never saw a gobbler that morning---but the show was one of those things that make turkey hunting so much fun!!