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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5349911" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Seems you have much for which to look forward.</p><p>Enjoy the journey!</p><p></p><p>Also, I suspect if you ditch the decoys, your odds of her killing one will be just as good or better, without the hassle of decoys. I experimented with decoys for years, and concluded I had better odds without them.</p><p></p><p>One <u>potential</u> exception on the decoys:</p><p>The sitting hen (no legs).</p><p></p><p>When I take a novice hunter, I sometimes will "hide" a sitting hen because doing this will often provide a much better "show" (much more time spent "playing the game" as Setterman would say), but most significantly, provide more opportunities for a clean head shot (no pellets in breast).</p><p></p><p>A standing hen decoy, with or without a male decoy with it, will often repel whatever sees it.</p><p></p><p>The trick with the sitting hen is to place ("hide") it where a longbeard is unlikely to see it <em>BEFORE</em> he's already within good range. When he sees it, he will typically stick his head up (i.e. better shot opportunity), then begin putting on a much better and longer "show".</p><p></p><p>Want to emphasize this is not drawing in a bird, but instead helping to "hold" that bird longer within close range, i.e. more & better "show", better opportunity for clean head shot. And, just as with a standing decoy, the gobbler will often come no closer once he sees that decoy. In real life, the hen usually goes to the gobbler once they're in visible proximity to each other. This is the main reason so many in-coming gobblers "hang up" just outside shooting range, often just turning & walking away if they see a decoy.</p><p></p><p>But even using the sitting hen is not without liability, and I typically do not do this when I'm hunting by myself and/or mostly running & gunning.</p><p></p><p>The main liability comes from placing & retrieving the decoy, where it's much easier than most seem to think to be seen by a distant turkey (especially when they're on the roost). It is, however, a tactic on small properties (where you can be running around but are smarter to stay put) that can be an asset in enhancing a clean killing shot opportunity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5349911, member: 1409"] Seems you have much for which to look forward. Enjoy the journey! Also, I suspect if you ditch the decoys, your odds of her killing one will be just as good or better, without the hassle of decoys. I experimented with decoys for years, and concluded I had better odds without them. One [U]potential[/U] exception on the decoys: The sitting hen (no legs). When I take a novice hunter, I sometimes will "hide" a sitting hen because doing this will often provide a much better "show" (much more time spent "playing the game" as Setterman would say), but most significantly, provide more opportunities for a clean head shot (no pellets in breast). A standing hen decoy, with or without a male decoy with it, will often repel whatever sees it. The trick with the sitting hen is to place ("hide") it where a longbeard is unlikely to see it [I]BEFORE[/I] he's already within good range. When he sees it, he will typically stick his head up (i.e. better shot opportunity), then begin putting on a much better and longer "show". Want to emphasize this is not drawing in a bird, but instead helping to "hold" that bird longer within close range, i.e. more & better "show", better opportunity for clean head shot. And, just as with a standing decoy, the gobbler will often come no closer once he sees that decoy. In real life, the hen usually goes to the gobbler once they're in visible proximity to each other. This is the main reason so many in-coming gobblers "hang up" just outside shooting range, often just turning & walking away if they see a decoy. But even using the sitting hen is not without liability, and I typically do not do this when I'm hunting by myself and/or mostly running & gunning. The main liability comes from placing & retrieving the decoy, where it's much easier than most seem to think to be seen by a distant turkey (especially when they're on the roost). It is, however, a tactic on small properties (where you can be running around but are smarter to stay put) that can be an asset in enhancing a clean killing shot opportunity. [/QUOTE]
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