DIY Motorized Turkey Decoy is Complete

[Deerthug]

Today I finished my DIY motorized gobbler decoy. I switched the wooden base for an old tripod. Painted it with black plasti dip. Attached the servo kit and "Voila"......

Edited February 17, 2013 by Deerthug

[MACHINIST]

good job!!

[Jeremy K]

Now just attach a gun and a camera and you won't have to leave the couch !

[josephmrtn]

SWEET!!! now just gotta wait till turkey season, about 70 days yet...

Now just attach a gun and a camera and you won't have to leave the couch !

LOL yeah attach a servo to a semi auto shotgun trigger and then bang away...

[landtracdeerhunter]

Really did a nice job. Are their any plans on, maybe a hen?

[Deerthug]

I was thinking of building a feeding hen for the fall. We'll see how well this guy works first in May.

[noodle one]

Looks good. It should work, all it takes is a little movement

[josephmrtn]

Cant wait till may!!!

[Deerthug]

Bump

[2012_taco]

Well Deerthug; did you use it and how did it perform?

[turkeyfeathers]

Looks great.

However I'd never set up a jake nor a Tom that realistic out in front of me. I've never encountered anyone else on the 70 acres I hunt which is posted but not taking the chance of catching a load of #4's by some idiot. 

[Deerthug]

Unfortunately I never got a chance to use it this spring. I only went out once with my son for the Youth Hunt in April and he scored (without decoys), and then again only one time mid May for myself. Did not bring it with me this time. 

 

Turkeyfeathers, we are on private land and no one hunts around us for over 500 acres so I'm not concerned as much as if I were on State land with a bunch of yahoos out there who can't tell the difference between a decoy and the real thing. If that's the case they should not be hunting . . . .