Does anyone here Not use decoys??
02-24-2008, 08:54 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,673
RE: Does anyone here Not use decoys??
Since last year I quit using decoys. WAY too many times have I called in a nice tom and have him hang up and strut out of range waiting for the "hen" to come to him. The first day i left them home it payed off. I cranked a nice tom that day. Called him in and made him actually "look" for the hen.
02-25-2008, 01:35 AM
#15
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: south east alabama
Posts: 1,268
RE: Does anyone here Not use decoys??
when they became legal to use in al. i tried them once, and had bad luck, haven't used them since, still average 3 to 5 birdsa years. would like to learn the pros and cons about using them,
02-25-2008, 09:01 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sturgis, SD
Posts: 1,983
RE: Does anyone here Not use decoys??
I always have them when bowhunting and use them about 60/40. When shotgun hunting I leave them at home. Just extra stuff to carry and don't see much benefit when gun hunting. Even though I hunt most all private ground I never liked the idea of sitting in full camo making turkey sounds behind a fake turkey during the gun season.
02-25-2008, 10:44 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,068
RE: Does anyone here Not use decoys??
I own quite a few but don't use any of them. They're too much of a hassle for me, even the blow up ones or other ones that set up easy. It seems like I worry too much about placement and not my own setup. Many times where I hunt there are multiple toms hammering off gobble after gobble, so even if I did prepare a certain spot and setup, I might want to go after a different tom once I get to my land and hear him talking. Seems like I need backup after backup, so I usually just wing it. Worryin about setting up decoys gets on my nerves, and I hate carrying em with me. I'll sell you mine, I don't use them.
02-26-2008, 08:23 PM
#20
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 4
RE: Does anyone here Not use decoys??
I do not use one in the woods, however I will in open areas.
I have found that Toms hang up quicker in the woods when they see my sexy betty decoy, so i do not use her in woods. Think about it...he will come looking for you if he see's nothing....but when he see's the deke....what happens next (usually) HE STARTS STRUTTIN!
I have found that Toms hang up quicker in the woods when they see my sexy betty decoy, so i do not use her in woods. Think about it...he will come looking for you if he see's nothing....but when he see's the deke....what happens next (usually) HE STARTS STRUTTIN!
