I can't say that I never had a gobbler spook at the sight of my dekes, but I can't say that I have either. I hunt eastern turkeys and sometimes they come in to the dekes and sometimes they dont. I'd be a liar if I said I've never spooked a turkey, but I don't know if it was the whites of my eyes, movement, my calling, or my dekes; but if I were to guess, I wouldn't think it was the dekes. I probably could blame the dekes for longbeards hanging up a time or two, especially when I used to use a lone hen. If you think the dekes are ruining your day, leave em home!