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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: tonymiller7 on March 06, 2014, 02:34:23 PM

Title: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: tonymiller7 on March 06, 2014, 02:34:23 PM: Thinking about getting one, anyone have any experience with them? The videos seem pretty convincing, but then again that's the point. Just thinking about replacing my current jake deke with one of these.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: tonymiller7 on March 10, 2014, 11:40:40 AM: Oh come on now, nobody's used one???
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: arrowflinger on March 10, 2014, 11:55:16 AM: I just got one myself, I hope to have some good info after the season.
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: turkeydancer on March 10, 2014, 11:56:38 AM: Never even heard of one .... :dunno:
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: Mfowl on March 10, 2014, 12:35:00 PM: What's wrong with your current Jake decoy? I have seen the "funky chicken" on TV but I'm not sold. Although I have several DSD's to use. When I'm run and gun hunting I seldom bother with a decoy and wouldn't bother with one of these. I don't think it will make much of a difference over any other Jake decoy. When a tom wants to beat your decoy he'll come over and do it. :twocents:
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: bearmanric on March 10, 2014, 12:37:32 PM: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Decoys/Turkey-Decoys%7C/pc/104791680/c/104714280/sc/104663880/Flextone-Funky-Chicken-Turkey-Decoy/1581146.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fturkey-decoys%2F_%2FN-1100085%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104663880%3FWTz_l%3DEML%253Bcat104791680&WTz_l=EML%3Bcat104791680%3Bcat104663880 (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Decoys/Turkey-Decoys%7C/pc/104791680/c/104714280/sc/104663880/Flextone-Funky-Chicken-Turkey-Decoy/1581146.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fturkey-decoys%2F_%2FN-1100085%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104663880%3FWTz_l%3DEML%253Bcat104791680&WTz_l=EML%3Bcat104791680%3Bcat104663880)
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: tonymiller7 on March 10, 2014, 03:26:47 PM: Quote from: Mfowl on March 10, 2014, 12:35:00 PM
What's wrong with your current Jake decoy? I have seen the "funky chicken" on TV but I'm not sold. Although I have several DSD's to use. When I'm run and gun hunting I seldom bother with a decoy and wouldn't bother with one of these. I don't think it will make much of a difference over any other Jake decoy. When a tom wants to beat your decoy he'll come over and do it. :twocents:

My current jake decoy is too large I believe. I've had jakes run away from it (I'm not too proud to shoot a jake) an they advertise that it won't spook jakes either. I'm still able to get out a deke or 2 runnin and gunnin, I'm down to try anything that can swing the odds in my favor.
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: turkeyfeather on March 10, 2014, 03:32:07 PM: My wife had to have one last year. So I bought her one to try out. Couldn't get a turkey to come within 80 yards of the damn thing. Waste of money IMO.
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: Mfowl on March 10, 2014, 03:58:18 PM: Quote from: tonymiller7 on March 10, 2014, 03:26:47 PM
Quote from: Mfowl on March 10, 2014, 12:35:00 PM
What's wrong with your current Jake decoy? I have seen the "funky chicken" on TV but I'm not sold. Although I have several DSD's to use. When I'm run and gun hunting I seldom bother with a decoy and wouldn't bother with one of these. I don't think it will make much of a difference over any other Jake decoy. When a tom wants to beat your decoy he'll come over and do it. :twocents:

My current jake decoy is too large I believe. I've had jakes run away from it (I'm not too proud to shoot a jake) an they advertise that it won't spook jakes either. I'm still able to get out a deke or 2 runnin and gunnin, I'm down to try anything that can swing the odds in my favor.

I think it has more to do with hunting pressure. I've had a bird sprint in the other direction when I gave a call on my box call but I'm not gonna quit using it. I think the best odds come when you are in the right spot with the right bird. My DSD jake is a big decoy and I had a puny jake attacking it for hours on opening morning last year. Point being he was an unpressured bird on opening day. I get the premise that it is supposed to be a nonthreatening decoy but like in fishing, most lures are meant to catch fisherman, not fish.
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: MerriamMagician on March 10, 2014, 06:26:42 PM: Too goofy lookin for me to use :tdown:
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: The Gobble-stopper on March 11, 2014, 05:15:55 PM: Cabelas sells the funky chicken in their catalog, they should have it in there store by now. It looks like a head, on top[- of an over inflated extra long neck. It is suppose to represent the final stages of a tom beginning a fight. They stretch their neck out right before they start kicking and wrapping necks. It may work, if used in conjuction next to another tom or jake decoy.
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: irishevox on March 11, 2014, 05:38:16 PM: Quote from: MerriamMagician on March 10, 2014, 06:26:42 PM
Too goofy lookin for me to use :tdown:

I am with u on that
Title: Re: Funky Chicken Decoy
Post by: CAMPMEAT on March 11, 2014, 05:44:35 PM: There used to be a dance in the 70's called, " The Funky Chicken ". Wonder if that's where they got the name from ?