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For what it is worth, I am personally not a fan of them, at all. I think they account for 5-7k mature gobblers killed annually, if not more, that would survive without the use of visual decoys. Without decoys, these mature gobblers would survive the entire season to continually breed the hens if need be, and survive to see another season, and gobble from the roost the next year, basically having some carryover gobbling turkeys if you will.

The single most thing I dislike about decoys is how deadly they are "in open areas" on the "most mature birds" (> 1.25" spurs) early season before all of the hens are bred. These are the mature birds that most hunters could NOT kill otherwise, and these are the mature male birds the entire local flock needs the most to ensure all of the hens are bred throughout June. When they are shot the first weekend over a strutter decoy or in front of a fan, there's not much they can do to help us grow the flock.

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<blockquote data-quote="Andy S." data-source="post: 4600579" data-attributes="member: 131">For what it is worth, I am personally not a fan of them, at all. I think they account for 5-7k mature gobblers killed annually, if not more, that would survive without the use of visual decoys. Without decoys, these mature gobblers would survive the entire season to continually breed the hens if need be, and survive to see another season, and gobble from the roost the next year, basically having some carryover gobbling turkeys if you will.The single most thing I dislike about decoys is how deadly they are &quot;in open areas&quot; on the &quot;most mature birds&quot; (&gt; 1.25&quot; spurs) early season before all of the hens are bred. These are the mature birds that most hunters could NOT kill otherwise, and these are the mature male birds the entire local flock needs the most to ensure all of the hens are bred throughout June. When they are shot the first weekend over a strutter decoy or in front of a fan, there&#039;s not much they can do to help us grow the flock.My .02</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy S., post: 4600579, member: 131"] For what it is worth, I am personally not a fan of them, at all. I think they account for 5-7k mature gobblers killed annually, if not more, that would survive without the use of visual decoys. Without decoys, these mature gobblers would survive the entire season to continually breed the hens if need be, and survive to see another season, and gobble from the roost the next year, basically having some carryover gobbling turkeys if you will. The single most thing I dislike about decoys is how deadly they are "in open areas" on the "most mature birds" ([i]> 1.25" spurs[/i]) early season before all of the hens are bred. These are the mature birds that most hunters could NOT kill otherwise, and these are the mature male birds the entire local flock needs the most to ensure all of the hens are bred throughout June. When they are shot the first weekend over a strutter decoy or in front of a fan, there's not much they can do to help us grow the flock. My .02 [/QUOTE]

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