Turkeys move in a flock in the same direction always in a certain pecking order. I’ve spent countless hrs just watching turkeys on our farm. Set the decoys up that looks like a natural flock. Btw gobblers usually are always towards the back so set ur strutter up accordingly. Early season my favorite setup is lookout hen out front (she’s the dominant girl) followed by a breeder (really just a casual following pose) 2 feeder hens with a lay down hen at the back with a 1/2 strut Jake or full strut tom 1-2’ behind her. Perfectly mimics how a real flock moves. String them a little facing parallel to ur position. The gobblers will always key in on the jake or tom decoy in ur flock and work towards the rear of ur decoy flock so make sure when they key in on that male decoy they ain’t staring right at u. To many guys just put a ball of turkeys out there when they run a flock and doesn’t look natural at all
If you are a right handed shooter set your decoys up on your left side if possible. This makes for a better gun swing and easier shot opportunity. The Turkinator
I've killed more turkeys with the cheap soft foam decoys than you can shake a stick at. Plus they are more convenient if you gonna run and gun on the turkey. Just fold them up, stuff em and move.
I’ve heard numerous turkey hunter “experts” state “don’t set the decoy directedly in front of you”. A straight line between 2 points IS in front of you (i.e. shooter to turkey). Possibly you (& others) are trying to convey a different message regarding setup. Which may include oblique angles regarding camouflage from the intended target (albeit much more in depth than that simplistic statement). It does involve the concept of the target’s ability to identify you. Quite possibly it’s more of a movement / camouflage issue versus placement of decoy. I do enjoy your vids & thank you for posting.
We used to use a 1/2 car tires on sticks to decoy geese, then later just plop our layout blinds down in the spread without duffing them in at all. Had Delta foam turkey decoys and killed gobblers over them regularly in the 80's. Now you almost have to use real taxidermy decoys or none. Did we just kill the stupid birds off over time?
It’s definitely something to think about. I know there are a lot of times when two toms are together the younger less dominate turkey is the one that comes in to the setup first. Some hunters say you should shoot the second one because he’s more wary one.
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Turkeys move in a flock in the same direction always in a certain pecking order. I’ve spent countless hrs just watching turkeys on our farm. Set the decoys up that looks like a natural flock. Btw gobblers usually are always towards the back so set ur strutter up accordingly. Early season my favorite setup is lookout hen out front (she’s the dominant girl) followed by a breeder (really just a casual following pose) 2 feeder hens with a lay down hen at the back with a 1/2 strut Jake or full strut tom 1-2’ behind her. Perfectly mimics how a real flock moves. String them a little facing parallel to ur position. The gobblers will always key in on the jake or tom decoy in ur flock and work towards the rear of ur decoy flock so make sure when they key in on that male decoy they ain’t staring right at u. To many guys just put a ball of turkeys out there when they run a flock and doesn’t look natural at all
Solid advice!!
Thanks for the tips. This will be my first season turkey hunting. 👍
Good luck! Let me know how it goes!
I always put my decoys 5 yards from my blind and I mow them down with my bow great video thanks
Thanks for watching!
Never did much decoy hunting and have killed many birds, but this year change it up with .410’s and decoys
Thanks for the awesome tips
If you are a right handed shooter set your decoys up on your left side if possible. This makes for a better gun swing and easier shot opportunity.
The Turkinator
Great tip!
Nice!
100% true, and works well for coyote hunting also
I've killed more turkeys with the cheap soft foam decoys than you can shake a stick at. Plus they are more convenient if you gonna run and gun on the turkey. Just fold them up, stuff em and move.
I’ve heard numerous turkey hunter “experts” state “don’t set
the decoy directedly in front of you”. A straight line between 2 points IS in
front of you (i.e. shooter to turkey). Possibly you (& others) are trying
to convey a different message regarding setup. Which may include oblique angles
regarding camouflage from the intended target (albeit much more in depth than
that simplistic statement). It does involve the concept of the target’s ability
to identify you. Quite possibly it’s more of a movement / camouflage issue versus
placement of decoy. I do enjoy your vids & thank you for posting.
Don't be this guy ^^^^^^
We used to use a 1/2 car tires on sticks to decoy geese, then later just plop our layout blinds down in the spread without duffing them in at all. Had Delta foam turkey decoys and killed gobblers over them regularly in the 80's. Now you almost have to use real taxidermy decoys or none. Did we just kill the stupid birds off over time?
It’s definitely something to think about. I know there are a lot of times when two toms are together the younger less dominate turkey is the one that comes in to the setup first. Some hunters say you should shoot the second one because he’s more wary one.
Use a hair dryer if your decoy has a indent in it it should pop out and hold its shape if not it’s a dud
Awesome tip!
It worked like a charm
On the plastic/rubber ones--I used hot water in the tub before season.
Awsome video about to try to kill my first turkey this year. Turkey hunting videos coming soon🔥
Thanks bro
I used to use the foam hen decoys and killed more turkeys than I do now with the avian X decoy
Just goes to show you don’t need $100 decoys.
You should never put out more than 1 jake or tom in a setup.
Great tip. Too many toms or jakes just look a group of bullies.
I use two young jakes and a hen and I have had great success