Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: quackattack90 on March 27, 2016, 03:16:27 PM
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I'm new to turkey hunting and am curious about decoys. How many do all yall use and why. Thanks
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I have been carrying a decoy in my vest for years and haven't killed a bird using it yet. You don't have to use them period to kill birds but one of these years I'm sure I will set it up.
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If I'm using them, I usually use 1 jake and 1 or 2 hens. I face the jake decoy towards me because usually he'll come in to challenge him and will have his back to me so I can make any adjustments without him seeing me move ... and I face the hens away from me so if he comes in to breed them it's from the rear and again he'll again have his back to me. I also have a smaller body full strut tom decoy dependent on the situation that I'll set up just like the jake decooy.
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The general rule is that if they hear a "turkey", they want to see a turkey. But if I see the birds shying away from the decoys (usually early season), I'll leave them in the truck.
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I have always used only a single standing hen decoy and have shot many birds. You don't need one to get a bird, but they can help an uneasy gobbler come in to range when they hang up.
