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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 16:21:28 GMT -5
Post by kirch86 on Mar 25, 2013 16:21:28 GMT -5
I have decided I am going to give turkey hunting a go this year. I've never been before. I was thinking about getting a decoy. There are soo many options and I am not sure what works best. Jakes, toms, hens, full strut, half strut, flocks, I just don't know what to start out with. . . anyone have any suggestions?
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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 16:46:14 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 16:46:14 GMT -5
Just get a hen and jake or set of three. Make sure that what you get are quick to get set up and eay to fold up and put in your vest. Most kf the turkeys that you kill will be without decoys. Because most of the time you will not have time to get set up.
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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 17:04:53 GMT -5
Post by MuzzleLoader on Mar 25, 2013 17:04:53 GMT -5
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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 18:50:29 GMT -5
Post by GS1 on Mar 25, 2013 18:50:29 GMT -5
Depending on how you are planning on hunting them, I would get no more than a jake and a hen. The land most people hunt dictates how they are going to hunt. If you plan on sitting in a blind on the edge of a field and waiting them out, then I would go with the decoys. If you plan on doing a lot of run and gun style hunting, then I wouldn't worry about the decoys.
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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 19:26:36 GMT -5
Post by hunthard4 on Mar 25, 2013 19:26:36 GMT -5
Tree them th night before if you can. Use a crow call or a an owl call right as the sun is going down. In the am get in position with a hen and wait for them to respond to your calls. Seems to work for me. One hen has worked fine.
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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 19:44:10 GMT -5
Post by kirch86 on Mar 25, 2013 19:44:10 GMT -5
I don't have a bunch of land to roam, but there are turkeys around. Prolly just going to be setting up in an area they frequent with some calls and decoys and hope for the best. For the jake do I want a full strut or something else?
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decoys
Mar 25, 2013 20:32:06 GMT -5
Post by GS1 on Mar 25, 2013 20:32:06 GMT -5
Some guys believe everything is in the posture of the jake decoy. I somewhat agree with them. Look up DSD decoys and look at the posture of their jake. It seems to work really well.
I have a buddy that decoyed an Osceola into a pink flamingo with a jake fan taped to the back, so who knows what works best.
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decoys
Mar 26, 2013 10:07:35 GMT -5
Post by woodmaster on Mar 26, 2013 10:07:35 GMT -5
I use a stuffer and it works great. It's a bit pricey but if a you really get into turkey hunting it's well worth it. Best Decoy makes a good looking jake decoy for around $90 . . bestturkeydecoy.com/turkey-decoy/
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decoys
Mar 26, 2013 11:07:02 GMT -5
Post by kirch86 on Mar 26, 2013 11:07:02 GMT -5
Thanks for all the replies guys!!!
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Mar 27, 2013 7:37:05 GMT -5
Post by dbd870 on Mar 27, 2013 7:37:05 GMT -5
I killed my one in MO over a single stuffed hen.
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decoys
Mar 29, 2013 23:00:26 GMT -5
Post by elmo on Mar 29, 2013 23:00:26 GMT -5
My experience is that if they can see my decoy they hang up at about 60 yards. This is with just a hen decoy. I kill almost all of my birds without a decoy, so that they have to walk around to find her. I also hunt almost at the crest of a hill so they can't see over. This makes them come and look.
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Mar 30, 2013 22:43:35 GMT -5
Post by smshinall on Mar 30, 2013 22:43:35 GMT -5
I use a stuffer and it works great. It's a bit pricey but if a you really get into turkey hunting it's well worth it. Best Decoy makes a good looking jake decoy for around $90 . I sold my killer b and a couple hens this year and decided to upgrade since I mainly bow hunt out of a blind. Good decoys are almost a must if bowhunting birds. I never have had great luck with full strutter dekes. I have birds in the same field almost every time I hunt and they always get hung up at around 100 yards. I change locations and calling strategies everday and still nothing for some reason but I almost always had the killer b in the mix. This year when researching new decoys I finally decided on the dave smith jake. I was kinda iffy on the price and ended up seeing the dakota extreme jake decoy (bestturkeydecoy.com). It is practically the exact same decoy minus some detail. I was pretty much sold but it seemed too good to be true because after all it was half the price of the dsd. I did alot of research over the course of a couple weeks. Since I don't have access to see either the dsd or the btd in person I ended up reading everything thread about them and looking at as many pictures as I could. The more forums I searched on the more I noticed that the majority of reviews on the dakota jake were from new members claiming to be customers. Then on other forums new members with the same name were dropping hints that they worked for dakota and were affiliated with the company. Then they flat out started telling people the owned the company. Now I understand what they were trying to do but seems a little unethical to me. Now is when it gets good. BTD is now telling people that dave smith is out of stock everywhere so they get his customers. I know their decoy looks good but I ended up paying a little extra and opted for the American made DSD. I was sold on the BTD decoy but when I started seeing how sleazy they were at promoting their company while bashing one of the few honest American companies who they practically stole their decoy style from. I guess that just doesn't sit right with me. The biggest problem I have with them I guess is the fact that they are blatently trying to dupe would be customers with airbrushed photos on their website to make their decoy look better and the dsd look worse and writting completely fake reviews under fake use accounts. If they can't be honest up front I don't think I want them taking my money. . bestturkeydecoy.com/turkey-decoy/
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decoys
Mar 31, 2013 1:04:55 GMT -5
Post by GS1 on Mar 31, 2013 1:04:55 GMT -5
Not hard to believe coming from a company that admits to copying DSD's product to have it made in china cheaper.
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decoys
Mar 31, 2013 9:59:28 GMT -5
Post by smshinall on Mar 31, 2013 9:59:28 GMT -5
I'm on the fence on the whole copying thing. I mean DSD did the leg work with the initial pose. They researched it and all. But honestly who can own the shape of a natural turkey? It's their whole approach to the market that kinda ticks me off. On the BTDs website they use some meta tag trickery to get DSD's web traffic to filter through them first and in big bold letters they are saying DSD is out of stock when in fact they have products ready to ship. I guess people in the market for a decoy can buy it all they wantm I'm just trying to let others know what I've found. Them zink decoys looks pretty sweet too if you want a high quality decoy under $100.
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