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Old 03-02-2003 | 08:41 PM
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Default How many decoys do use use

I was just wondering how many decoys you will be using in your hunt? I will be using one hen and one jake.

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Old 03-02-2003 | 09:12 PM
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Most of the time, I will start out the 1st setup of the day with a jake and a hen. If I don' t have any luck with the 1st setup, I usually abandon the dekes. I prefer to run and gun and decoys are just something else to have to carry and setup and takedown. In my opinion they aren' t worth the hassle if you like to move a lot like I do.
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Old 03-02-2003 | 10:46 PM
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None!
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Old 03-02-2003 | 11:54 PM
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Me and Garen used 4 decoy set up last February and it worked wonders. A bunch of big gobs came right in to them. They weren' t busted up yet, still around in big groups.
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Old 03-03-2003 | 07:19 AM
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I usually use none, i always call in turkey' s without them so never brouht them out.
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Old 03-03-2003 | 09:18 PM
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Default RE: How many decoys do use use

most of the time none - sometimes a couple of hens.

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Old 03-04-2003 | 04:26 AM
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I usually carry two hens and a jake. It really depends on where I am hunting. I often dont carry them at all. Especially when Im moving alot. There have been times though that I did not have them and I wish I did.
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Old 03-04-2003 | 06:28 AM
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i use two hens around late morning if i have had no luck and am sitting a while!!!
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Old 03-04-2003 | 03:24 PM
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I usually use two,A hen&jake set up along with a slate or box call combination calling.It has worked fairly well,My son and I have got a double (Son one and Myself one) two times so far in the same sitting.
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Old 03-04-2003 | 04:39 PM
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usaually 2-4, and sometimes none.. Just depends where i am. If i am in the woods, i might not use any, but if i am on a field, i will usually use 4.
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