Carry lite. Turkey decoy legs
01-07-2019, 11:00 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3
Carry lite. Turkey decoy legs
Hello,
i was recently given a CarryLite Jake decoy made in Italy. The shape is good, the painting is not. I see where the decoy has holes in the bottom for legs. I would like to obtain a pair, if the legs are the same quality as the body shape. These were made in Italy. I have obtained froma taxidermist an airbrush for painting and also I have a item suitable for the small jake beard. When completed properly this decoy should look as good a jake as some of the newer more realistic decoys available. I have been told that with this decoy, and a breeding position hen, and a feeding hen, these three should be all that is necessary. I invite your insights, also those from any turkey hunter who hunts in the mountains since I am in the Rockies.
Gene So
i was recently given a CarryLite Jake decoy made in Italy. The shape is good, the painting is not. I see where the decoy has holes in the bottom for legs. I would like to obtain a pair, if the legs are the same quality as the body shape. These were made in Italy. I have obtained froma taxidermist an airbrush for painting and also I have a item suitable for the small jake beard. When completed properly this decoy should look as good a jake as some of the newer more realistic decoys available. I have been told that with this decoy, and a breeding position hen, and a feeding hen, these three should be all that is necessary. I invite your insights, also those from any turkey hunter who hunts in the mountains since I am in the Rockies.
Gene So
01-08-2019, 01:24 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: west central wi USA
Posts: 2,242
For one thing, turkeys can't count. A stake is as good as 2 legs. I've never had a turkey shy away from a decoy because of the correct number of legs present. Color is important, whether or not the decoy has legs are not. I made an old hen decoy into a jake by using tennis shoe paint to color the wattles red and the top of the head white and accenting the white wing bars. Works great.
01-08-2019, 07:01 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: West Central Illinois
Posts: 1,099
Yep, no need to get over zealous with the legs. A stick will work. As far as number and types of decoys in your spread, all dependent on the age, social status, and attitude of the live bird.
