has anyone have any good/bad experiences with full strut decoys? i saw one in midwest turkey supply and they look realistic. tell me ur opinion. thanx

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I choose not to use a full strut decoy but use a jake decoy with a my hen once in awhile. Otherwise i use 2 different posing hens. It depends if you should put out that jake or tom decoy on whether you are hunting the king of the woods, or a less dominant tom.

For instance, one with a jake and 2 hens out, I had a huge dominant gobbler run in and look the jake right in the eyes and spur a few holes in it before I shot him. But in quite a few cases I have had turkeys gobble like crazy and race in, then see the decoys and leave. These are the subordinent gobblers that have been whooped earlier in the season by the big birds and don't want to get into that again so they chicken out and leave to stay out of another fight.

So with a jake you can have good luck with mostly all turkeys, but with a strutting decoy, it's mainly for the dominant turkey and don't be surprised for smaller turkeys to run from it.

I have a half-strut decoy, "Bubba". I used it twice and both times had a bird spook from it. One was a jake, but the other was a longbeard. Now, "Bubba" is just collecting dust. Anyone want to buy it?

I've heard the same, they spook gobblers. I use a standing jake and hen, and it works fine for me.

"Playing under the table and dreaming"

I've heard the same, they spook gobblers. I use a standing jake and hen, and it works fine for me.

"Playing under the table and dreaming"