I use decoys...not everytime, but I do use them. The reason I use them is because there is a lot of open fields where I hunt with tree lines and thick patches of tress here and there. Putting a decoy on the edge of a wheat field grabs thier attention and they comeover to investigate.

I had one expierence with my decoys that I won't forget. It was the first time that I had ever used them and I put them out and sat down about 15 to 20 yards from them. I gave a call and a gobbler responded and in about thirty seconds, he came out from behind this one tree line and he was a good 150 to 200 yards away. Since this is a big open field, he was able to plainly see the decoys and he came to them in a full out sprint! If you don't think that will get your heart pumpin, then I don't know what will. To see a bird running at you as fast as he possibly can and then stop about 50 yards out and go into a full strut is definitely a sight to see. I landed up not shooting the bird because he was a little further than what I felt comfortable shooting at the time.

Decoys can hurt you, too. Turkeys are known to come running to them and then hang up just out of shooting range. So, if you do use them, try to position them where you can get the bird just a little bit closer.

I shot my biggest bird using decoys. 28lbs, 2 beards...one at 10.25" and one at 6.5", both spurs measured at 1.625". Took him to the taxidermists shop and he said that he had never seen one that big and he had been doing taxidermy since the early 70's.