I'll be real direct with you, NO. Why, because my feather flex works just as good as the others and they are a whole lot easier to tote around.

IMO, a stuffed decoy is the way to go, if price isnt an option.
They have been proven to work WAY better than any other foam fakes.
Yes, you do have to pay for them, but when your hung-up gobblers are cut in 1/2 using the stuffed ones, to me it is worth it!

What proof? Because they work on hunting videos? If so, they were killing just as many turkeys using foam decoys as they are now with mounted ones. Sure they look more realistic , to us. A gobbler doesn't know if it's a mounted decoy or a foam decoy. The object anyway is not to see how many gobblers you can get to mount your decoy, but to get that gobbler into killing range, and a foam decoy will do that just as good as a mounted one. Seriously though, what proof are you talking about? I hope not justthe words of Eddie Salter, Alex Rutledge, or Will Primos.

well duh!

Sorry as I seemed to create confusion - ya just gotta read.

Okay cost is not the issue - styleand shape of decoy are.

Would I use a mounted hen? Yes as you can't get closer to the real thing! But would I really use it? NO - to hard to carry. Would not take the punishement I put decoys thru. Thing has gotta start to stink if it got wet! man I have enouf stink just workin and makin wingbones for you guys!

Solid decoys - do I use the solid hen decoys? Yes I have two and again they are a pain to carry in and out of a set-up. But they make great breeding hen decoys when placed directly ont he ground. They are heavy, they are noisy and most times I leave em behind. But if Ihave a blind set-up for days on end - yes I use em.

Semi-solid - have several. These decoys can be called half shell and are made of a rigid plastic or rubber. I use them all the time or at least one. Is sorta of a pain to carry but it can be done. These where my 1st decoys I purchased. I even bought a new one - a 'bobble-head' hen in a feeding position I really like. But the consruction of it it won't last long.

Fold-ups Again I have several - from a jake and hen to just the old foam hen decoy. The other fold-ups are rubber and look very real. In fact the Jake I use for my Pretty boy set-up I posted last year. Bruce (the jake decoy) has a real fan added to it. Looks goofy enuf to really work and has worked well for dominat mature Toms but for those sub-dominat mature Toms it can be a deterent! I am adding a new fan to Bruce this year as I have a theory about Turkeys and visual ques. Will let you know how that works after I have tested my theory.
Foam Decoys - don't like them tho they do work. Body gets to beat up but man are they easy to carry. They swing like merry go rounds in any type of light breeze and Ireally hate that. In a strong wind better tie them down or you will be chasin' them down the field!

But my flock I go after decoys that look very real as possible, have the colors of the Turkeys I chase. Some of the marketed decoys one can purchase today look like crap. Willl they work. My guess at times they will but the ones that look more real, have no shine to the finishare the ones I suggest for you if you use a decoy.

And again using decoys is not a sure thing. Ihave had as many Toms shy from a decoy spread as they have brought in. Same goes for hens.

There did I git it right this time?

JW

JW....I apologize. SOME are so price sensitive that they'll let a few dollars sway them from getting what they really want. I've never been that way (since I was a kid and buying ANYTHING wasn't possible).

I know a $100 sounds like a lot for a hen decoy.....but I'm a bowhunter.....and realism is going to be a factor. I've killed birds with a shotgun.....and 40 yds is a lot different than 20 (duh!). I'm trying to get the bird to commit those last few yards. If a solid decoy will AID in that......it'll be worth it TO ME.

Thanks for the responses.

Sincerely,

Is this the one you are talking about? If so I saw it the other day on Bass pros website. I think it looks really realistic. I think it looks alot better than all the collapsable decoys out there and may give you the edge on that longbeard. As far as price, I wouldnt pay for it right now, because I am 20 and dont have a full time job, but if i did and thought that this would give me the edge to kill that big bird then i would probably get one. As far as carrying goes that shouldnt be that big of a problem if you have a turkey vest. Just put it in the game sac in the back, and if you get one then all you have in your hands is a decoy and a shotgun for the walk back to the truck...JMO

Good luck this season!