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Old 05-07-2003, 09:53 AM
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benhuntin
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
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Default RE: Turks won' t come in close enough

The others advice are right on the money. Alot of times a gobbler will hangup when he sees your hen decoy because he fully expects the hen to come to him which is normally the case. Adding a small jake decoy to the setup makes a big difference sometimes. Then the gobbler isnt just going to a hen, but instead he is taking a hen from a subordinate bird. Remember, turkeys are just being turkeys and if you make the situation as close to natural as the gobbler is used to, he should be less wary and more inclined to come in to you.
I have also started having much better luck by adding some movement to the decoys. It doesnt take but a couple of inches of movement to convince a gobbler
to move in a little closer. Good luck.
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