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<blockquote data-quote="catman529" data-source="post: 5093760" data-attributes="member: 9284"><p>I know this doesn't exactly answer your question but I never use decoys. My go to is to find a gobbling bird and get as close as I can to him, put some terrain between us and call just enough to let him know where I'm at. If and when he commits, I won't be able to see him and he won't be able to see me until he's in shotgun range. I listen very closely for foot steps and drumming if he's not gobbling a lot. Have the gun ready pointed where I think he will show his face. If you're hunting flat land, try to find some thick cover where he can't see your location till he's in range. Normally a gobbler will gobbble and drum to call the hens to him. If that doesn't work, and he's hot, he's gonna come looking. If he can see your location from a distance, there's a much greater chance he will hang up out of range, gobble and strut, or even start putting trying to call that hen to him. By putting terrain or cover between you and the bird, he has to come into shotgun range if he wants to get a look at that hen he thinks he hears. You just gotta be ready to shoot when he shows, cause they usually don't stick around very long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catman529, post: 5093760, member: 9284"] I know this doesn’t exactly answer your question but I never use decoys. My go to is to find a gobbling bird and get as close as I can to him, put some terrain between us and call just enough to let him know where I’m at. If and when he commits, I won’t be able to see him and he won’t be able to see me until he’s in shotgun range. I listen very closely for foot steps and drumming if he’s not gobbling a lot. Have the gun ready pointed where I think he will show his face. If you’re hunting flat land, try to find some thick cover where he can’t see your location till he’s in range. Normally a gobbler will gobbble and drum to call the hens to him. If that doesn’t work, and he’s hot, he’s gonna come looking. If he can see your location from a distance, there’s a much greater chance he will hang up out of range, gobble and strut, or even start putting trying to call that hen to him. By putting terrain or cover between you and the bird, he has to come into shotgun range if he wants to get a look at that hen he thinks he hears. You just gotta be ready to shoot when he shows, cause they usually don’t stick around very long. [/QUOTE]
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