Poll an turkey decoys

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How many Decoy's do you use

1 Decoy
4
17%
2 Decoys
9
39%
3 Decoys
6
26%
4 Decoys
4
17%
 
Total votes: 23
Camper
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Poll an turkey decoys

Post by Camper »

How many Decoys do you use?
Time and Patience the best advice my Grandfather gave me.

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Woody Williams
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Post by Woody Williams »

1 jake and two hens...
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Sandman
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Post by Sandman »

1 Jake & 2 Hens as well!
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Sliver
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Post by Sliver »

1 hen ,,, I may need to add a couple to my flock :wink:
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peter p
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Post by peter p »

None
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Spring

Post by Spring »

1 Jake, 3 hens.

Originally it was 2 Jakes and 2 hens but with a pair of scissors and an airbrush Jake became Jackie. Sorta goes with the times.

BTB Bagged a 19 pounder a couple of hours into opening day. I think he had his eye on Jackie.


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Post by Sliver »

Congratulations Spring,, sounds like a nice bird :)
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Tom
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Post by Tom »

My setups very from trip to trip :? . Normally I will use either the two hens one jake or one & one. I own 7 different decoys including a maiting pair (unfortantly this pair has spooked more birds than helped) and normally carry 4 or 5 with me in my vest.
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Grizzly-Papa
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Re: Poll an turkey decoys

Post by Grizzly-Papa »

Camper wrote:How many Decoys do you use?
Well, there is nothing like using a live decoy!

I sat this morning and did the cluck and the purr for an hour or so with 1 decoy in front of me. I was sitting in a pop up blind with shoot through windows but which also has the disadvantage of having blind spots. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a hen appeared next to my decoy and was scratching and eating whatever. I immediately stopped all calling and looked around. Where there is one then there is more right?

About 100 yards away, I could see movement on the other side of a page wire fence and intermitent gobbling. It took a good half hour but eventually this jake came out and I took him. (see my other post).

Moral of the story is use the live hens to your advantage!

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