How often do you use

[Hollar Hunter]

A jake or gobbler decoy?

 

[Waterfowler22]

I use my b-Mobile every time I hunt a field or a old loggin road in the woods.

 

[Setterman]

I never use any decoys.

 

[REN]

I prefer to not use any if I can help it.

 

[Anonymous]

x2

 

[Bottom Hunter]

I will be in the woods where it's pretty thick. No decoy required....unless, of course I move to a big field, then I will break one out.

 

[BowGuy84]

I don't like decoys...just something else to tote. More times than not try and set up with terrain to make sure they are in range or get in front and cut them off.

 

[J-WO]

I throw out a jake about half the time. Never seen it turn a bird away,but i've seen it bring plenty in.

 

[Gravey]

I used to always use them but hardly ever these days. If in the woods never. I do keep 2 hen decoys in my vest but very rarely use them.

 

[easy45]

I have used a gobbler decoy with mixed success but normally I don't use any

 

[Boll Weevil]

I have a 10+ year old, ratty, foam hen that stays folded in my vest way more often than I use it.

 

[Bo Whoop]

Seems like I have more luck with the strutter decoy the first part of the season. We have killed a few on opening mornings attacking the decoys.

 

[de novo]

I started my preseason scouting this morning.

I had 2 gobblers across a fence in a pasture strutting and gobbling 150-200 yds away. I would yelp every now and then to keep them stirred up but they would just gobble and strut. After 20 mins two jakes snuck up beside me crossed the fence and wandered into the pasture. Immediately one of the gobblers came straight to them chased them around a few times and all three walked away together.

I went to Walmart and will be using a jake deke in the morning.

 

[timberjack86]

I have a 10+ year old, ratty, foam hen that stays folded in my vest way more often than I use it.

x2

 

[TheAirMan]

Hardly ever.

 

[Pinwheeled]

Gun hunting I rarely use decoys but then again I rarely gun hunt. If I'm bowhunting I'll throw out my Zink hen just to give them something to look at aside from me because most of the time I'm not in a blind.