RE: "how to" make a feathered decoy
that is pretty cool "tree climber", my next step will be to make it from scratch.
xxxrory7xxx: i knew someone would say that... i have had gobblers hang up and sprint off out of range, sometimes way out of range because they have incredible eyes that can tell the difference. educated or older birds have a 6th since for fake decoys. plus i have had numerous times where you have a group of 20 birds or so coming in and one hen strays away in your direction to check out your decoy and suddenly she starts putting, and then the jig is up. after seeing the difference in results i wouldn't have the confidence to bring out a decoy without feathers. besides for me it is just for fun, i like to see what crazy things the turkeys will do for a decoy hen up close.