They CAN work. Ive been using them since i started turkey hunting 8 years ago, but after all that time quit using them. They first day i left them home it payed off. Called in a tom and made him LOOK for the hen, not see it and hang up. I do think though that if you decide to get one, get one of those bobble head ones. I got one a few years ago and they look really realistic. But overall, I think in my experience, decoys tend to make the tom hang up out of range rather than come right to it. Not all the time, but most of the time. At least from what ive seen. On TV, they come right to the decoys every single time. That wont happen every single time. Good luck to you whatever you decide.