The reason for fall turkey hunting is management of family flocks. The percentage of gobblers taken are far lower then hens and young birds. As the other have stated , decoys are really unnesasary in the fall. If one would like to use them I would target the Hen decoy over the rest, as I could see a problem in the safety department in the fall. Most turkey hunters are wanting a gobbler and because they do not respound to calls like the spring, ambush is the next best thing.

Steve , your really studing fall turkey hunting , you know because I have shared the turkey woods with you and know you as a smart and safe hunter , I just may take you on your first fall hunt this month. But only if your up to that