For years I swore I had to have no less then a jake and 2 hen decoys and they had to be set out on every setup...Hey that's how the manufacturers sell them and thats what all the guys in the videos used...Well as I've gotten older and somewhat wiser I have cut way back to just carrying a hen decoy to use in certain situations while hunting open meadows...Decoys are pretty much useless in the woods since turkeys rarely see them...it reallytakes movement to get a turkeys attention...and the extra weight of 3 decoys in your vest is a pain...[>:]

I have gone tousing a single Buckwing Bob-N-Head hen decoy when setting up onthe edges of open meadowssincethey usuallyoffer verylittle cover to set up in...With the decoy placed 20 yardsout in an open meadowand withthe decoy moving freely in the slightest breezeit really grabs the toms attention taking his eyes off of me.