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<blockquote data-quote="PalsPal" data-source="post: 5337250" data-attributes="member: 12242"><p>As someone who doesn't care one way or the other, I'll give my opinion concerning the debate.</p><p></p><p>When decoys were first being used, it was just a hen decoy. Success with them was iffy. Open field, and a gobbler might come , or he might come a ways and just strut in place wanting her to come to him. In the woods, they aren't so much an attractant as they can be used to get the gobblers focus to allow one to move a little to get a shot.</p><p></p><p>Then, some started adding a jake. This upped the success odds to some degree, especially as the decoys became more realistic looking.</p><p></p><p>Then came the full strut decoys. This changed things, especially hunting field gobblers. The "boss" gobbler a lot if times would view it as a threat and come charging in to defend his harem. It definitely works, but often times doesn't with subdominant birds because they don't want a fight. This is where the argument comes in that this made killing the dominant gobbler too easy and it could disrupt the flocks reproduction cycle.</p><p></p><p>Then came the full fan decoys that one could easily carry. They could then crawl behind it toward the gobbler. Many times, the gobbler would again charge the intruder, and if not, then would hold their ground enabling one to get close enough for a shot. Not full proof, but does work a lot of times.</p><p></p><p>So, there is it is unless I've forgotten something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PalsPal, post: 5337250, member: 12242"] As someone who doesn't care one way or the other, I'll give my opinion concerning the debate. When decoys were first being used, it was just a hen decoy. Success with them was iffy. Open field, and a gobbler might come , or he might come a ways and just strut in place wanting her to come to him. In the woods, they aren't so much an attractant as they can be used to get the gobblers focus to allow one to move a little to get a shot. Then, some started adding a jake. This upped the success odds to some degree, especially as the decoys became more realistic looking. Then came the full strut decoys. This changed things, especially hunting field gobblers. The "boss" gobbler a lot if times would view it as a threat and come charging in to defend his harem. It definitely works, but often times doesn't with subdominant birds because they don't want a fight. This is where the argument comes in that this made killing the dominant gobbler too easy and it could disrupt the flocks reproduction cycle. Then came the full fan decoys that one could easily carry. They could then crawl behind it toward the gobbler. Many times, the gobbler would again charge the intruder, and if not, then would hold their ground enabling one to get close enough for a shot. Not full proof, but does work a lot of times. So, there is it is unless I've forgotten something. [/QUOTE]
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