I'm sure it comes from the fact that I bowhunt most of the time, but these days, even with a gun.... I set up my decoys no more that 10 to 12 yards in front of me and I ALWAYS make suremy Jake or Strutter is facing my location. The Jake/Strutter facing me will ensure that the approaching bird tries to position himself in front of the decoy to establish eye contact with the fake.... this always gives me the kind of shot I'm looking for.

A good example of this is the Tom that my Daughter took this season. We had a big mature bird that had given other hunters fits. We slipped into within 80 yards of his roost and set up a Double Bull blind and 2 decoys. One DSD Hen and a Peep'n Tom strutter with a Jake fan and beard on it. After watching this wise bird circle our entire location, he ended up sneaking in behind us and eventually offered my Daughter a point blank shot at only 8 yards..... he dropped only inches from the beak of our fake jake decoy!