A right or wrong way to position decoys?
 

I usually just set my turkey hen decoys out facing broadside or facing away from me. My friend that I do alot of hunting with informed me today that he had heard that your supposed to position your decoys facing yourself. Because the tom will circle around and postion himself so he is looking at the face of the hen. This way you can draw your bow without the tom seeing you. Is this how you guys all do it?

Thanks,
Kash

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I set mine up the same way you do.
The incoming gobbler tends to stare in the same direction that the hen is facing and I don't want that gobbler picking me out....besides.........he really wants to get to the rear of the hen anyways.....I'm sure you catch my drift.
On the other hand I will set up a jake decoy facing me since the incoming gobbler will more than likely want to get in its face and challenge it.

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hen should be broadside or facing away. a jake should always be toward you.

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Yes thats what I thought......I always seemed to think that the tom would approach the hen from behind. I have had pretty good success over the past couple years with the way I have been doing it so I think ill stick to that.:D

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What about fullstruts? Arnt you supposed to face them closer to you then hen dekes?

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Ya I don't know much about the full struts either.....I would be curious to know.

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a full strut would be the same as your jake. he will approach from the side or the front. when he confronts the strutter he will attack it straight on or from the side. either way you will get a good shot. wait till he is facing away and then you draw and wait for your shot.

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Same with a Full strut;)

Dan

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I HUNT OUT OF BLINDS I PLACE A FULL STRUT TOM OR JAKE ABOUT 10 YARDS FROM MY BLIND FACING ME. I THEN PLACE A HEN OVER FROM THE TOM FACING AWAY FROM ME OR QUATERING AWAY. MOST OF THE TIME A TOM WILL COME IN AND GO TO THE FULL STRUT DECOY AND FACE IT THE SAME WITH A JAKE DECOY ALSO. I HAVE USED JUST HEN DECOYS AND HAD TOMS GO TO THE BACK OF THE DECOY. IF YOU USE A BLIND SET AS FAR BACK IN IT AS YOU CAN AND TRY TO DRAW YOUR BOW SLOWLY. GOOD HUNTING.

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Well im in school now and Im headin out after school to do some hunting so I guess we will see how hunting goes for me!:)

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Let us know!!

I wish I could get to KS a couple of days early. It sounds like the weather will be turning colder and windy soon.

Dan

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I heard that with a full strut tom or jake, you want it facing AWAY from where the gobbler is coming from so that he will sneak up from behind and attack? And truth to this?

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With B-moble it doesn't matter:D:D:D

That seems like it would make more sence the way you're doin it!

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The B-mobile is what im reppin this year :D

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even with bmobile i would face it toward me because he well attackit fromthe side or front.

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I used a B-Mobile and two hens last year. I set the B-Mobile facing to the side and two hens with one facing to the side and one facing away from me. the B-Mobile wasn't facing the hens at all. I had at first light a Tom come in and skirt right to the B-Mobile and when he was about ready to pounce he got the hammer. Same setup about 30 minutes later and had three Tom's come in and tried to get the B-Mobile and again same result. They were more interested in beating up the boy to get to the girls.

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Well I went twice since I started this post and the first night was no success but just got back tonight and it was the best hunt of my life even though I didnt have any success killing. Im thinking turkey season here in Kansas are really starting up good:)....cause I went out tonight and had 2 toms hittin my call all night and then ended up having 4 toms come into me and one flew across the creek and landed about 7 yards in front of my face and I was unable to pick up my bow and draw until he flew back across and the group started to walk away.....I ended up missing at about 45 yards. One cool thing was that a hawk swooped down and grazed the back of my hen decoy with his claws. I have never had it happen to me before....anyone else?

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Hawk no but I have had numerous coyotes put the stalk on and attack my dekes.