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Post by woodmaster on Apr 14, 2010 21:15:02 GMT -5
My taxidermist is selling "Stuffer" Jake decoys. I've used one for 3 years and every gobbler (8) but one that saw it came running in and jumped on the decoy. The one that didn't run in I ended up killing. He had a gash in his breast from where he had been spurred before so he was a little shy about getting his butt kicked again. He did come in but just didn't jump on the decoy. World famous taxidermist Cally Morris sells these same decoys for $545 and they are on back order now. My taxidermist is selling them for $375 +shipping. He only has 3 left. If you hunt a lot from a pop-up blind you'll love this decoy. Give me a PM if your intereseted.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2010 21:29:18 GMT -5
I'll vouch for them being genuine killers...
The pose is semi-agressive and that whizzes off the gobblers.
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Post by ridgerunner on Apr 15, 2010 5:38:44 GMT -5
They work!..My buddy and I use mounted decoys, we have two hens and a full strut tom...very effective!
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Post by woodmaster on Apr 15, 2010 9:10:45 GMT -5
ONE SOLD!......only 2 left. Dean does have a mounted hen decoy if your interested in that.
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Post by parrothead on Apr 15, 2010 10:10:25 GMT -5
Make sure you get your commison Mark
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 15, 2010 10:56:03 GMT -5
Make sure you get your commison Mark LOL...Dean 'might' buy Mark a Mickey D's burger for that sale. |
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Post by parrothead on Apr 15, 2010 11:53:08 GMT -5
Happy Meal, Woody. or off the dollar menu?
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Post by Greenedog on Apr 15, 2010 23:35:51 GMT -5
After "settling" for a jake last year, I decided to make my own. I skinned out the entire bird, coated it good with Borax, made a body out of wood and a sacrificial Nerf football ;D, and mounted it. I used a head off one of our Cherokee Sports hen decoys. Here's what he looks like almost a year later. My son Chase and me added some color to the head....  I have the tail rigged up with some fishing line and a three way swivel so I can make it move up and down like he's getting ready to strut.   The finished head. The snood is part of an old jig tail and his beard is a piece of bailing twine. ;D  I know this is no way near what a taxidermist can do, but I would never be able to afford one of those and who knows? This may work. |
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Post by parrothead on Apr 16, 2010 5:50:20 GMT -5
Tell you what that looks good for no experice at all. I would use it.
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Post by turkeyscout on Apr 16, 2010 6:18:37 GMT -5
good job,Greenedog,only problem is carry them out to your set-up and who knows where that might be, but i believe they would work, thanks for sharing,.........TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE......   .............turkey scout |
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Post by woodmaster on Apr 16, 2010 7:02:00 GMT -5
After "settling" for a jake last year, I decided to make my own. I skinned out the entire bird, coated it good with Borax, made a body out of wood and a sacrificial Nerf football ;D, and mounted it. I used a head off one of our Cherokee Sports hen decoys. Here's what he looks like almost a year later. My son Chase and me added some color to the head.... I have the tail rigged up with some fishing line and a three way swivel so I can make it move up and down like he's getting ready to strut. The finished head. The snood is part of an old jig tail and his beard is a piece of bailing twine. ;D I know this is no way near what a taxidermist can do, but I would never be able to afford one of those and who knows? This may work. Looks great! Keeps us updated on how did for ya |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 16, 2010 16:49:29 GMT -5
Greenedog, I think that looks great and I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Plus it will be so satisfying to kill a turkey over a decoy you built with your own hands.
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Post by parrothead on Apr 27, 2010 8:11:09 GMT -5
Have any luck with your decoy
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2010 15:11:02 GMT -5
Holy Cow... I am sure they work, but I would be divorced for even suggesting to my wife that I would like a $375 decoy!  |
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Post by Greenedog on Apr 28, 2010 19:14:05 GMT -5
Have any luck with your decoy The only toms that have seen it were a pair that were already spooked by something and running across the field. I made the tail go up and down and it stopped them and they stared for a few seconds before running on into the woods. I did change one thing on the deke. My son Chase informed me that an erect snood means an alert tom. So I superglued another section of jig tail to it so that it hangs down. ;D |
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Post by Woody Williams on May 3, 2010 17:21:56 GMT -5
Funny story on "Stuffers"... wish that had got it on video.
My taxidermist set his son up in his blind where they had being seeing a fair amount of turkeys. This is behind a locked gate so they drove basically right up to the blind. They busted a flock of 5 hens and a gobbler out when they drove up. My taxidermist set out the decoys of one hen and one half strut jake. Both are stuffers.
The son got in the blind and dad left.
About and hour and half later a bearded hen came in and attacked the hen stuffer. She worked it over pretty good. The son hollered and waved his arms from about 25 yards away and the hen paid him no mind and kept pecking the hen stuffer. She literally destroyed the hen stuffer's head. I saw it at his shop and it was in tatters.
She finally left and the gobbler came in trotting towards the jake stuffer. He ran right up to it, half flew up in the air and kicked the stuffer in the head knocking it's head off. The head started rolling down the old road bed and the gobbler was chasiong it and pecking at it.
The son then lowered the boom on him.
That would have made a great video..
A little glue will put the jake back in action, but the hen will need a few more repairs..
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Post by gobblerstopper on May 4, 2010 22:05:35 GMT -5
Woody, I was checking the decoys out today when my buddy and I dropped a couple of merriams off. The hen looks destroyed. The jake looks like a pretty easy fix.
My buddy has been watching that gobbler since he flew in last week. We were getting ready to leave for Nebraska the evening of the hunt and my mom and dad watched most of it from their house. They couldn't tell what was going on, but saw the birds around the decoys. Would have made a great video.
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Post by ridgerunner on May 5, 2010 11:36:38 GMT -5
Outstanding!
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.............turkey scout
