I've told this story before, I was after this nice tom who owned me. He would pass thru a small wood lot on his way to the field. I would setup where I thought he would come thru and he would come by out of range. I would call he would gobble back but never committed. The next morn id setup were he came thru the previous morning and he'd walk thru were I was the morning before. After this happening multiple times I went to dicks on a Friday night and bought a $60 dollar strutting decoy. Sat am I set him up with a hen 20yrds into the field. I setup just inside the woods. Lucky me he was roosted maybe 60yrs from me. He flew down into the field looked at the decoys and bee lined it full strut till he met my turkey load. I ended up mounting him full strut. Most expensive bird yet. Last spring my hen/strutter combo sealed the deal again with another mature bird!!
I have to agree with others, I've had no luck using them in the woods.