Decoys

[Five Seasons]

I know are popular out west because of their open terrain. Anyone here use them? Anyone in the hard woods?

[growalot]

Yes I have open areas of my woods I use a bobbin head decoy and with either doe or buck ...usually doe for the decoy spooks the girls sometimes I put out my turkey decoys...fun watching their reactions when they are coming in.

[Mossberg500Guy]

I've thought about using one but kind of skeptical maybe one in a field, I was thinking about using turkey decoys though, I've had a few deer in spring come and eat next to them but haven't felt like carrying them in and out cause I only hunt on public land and don't want DEC thinking I'm trying to hunt Turkey, but I've never used decoys for deer hunting and I've been successful.

[ants]

I have never tried deer decoys. Have had some success with turkey decoys.

I have been saying, for a while that I was going to try setting out goose decoys, in the field, just off of my turkey decoy(s) in the spring. I think it might calm them down a little.  Every year I watch turkeys calmly walk right on by geese in the field.

 

Havent gotten around to it yet. Too lazy to pack in the deeks I guess.. One of these days tho...

[DirtTime]

Never used them for turkey. Never thought about using decoys or an electronic call for deer either. But hey, if it works go for it!

[monkeyman2269]

I use a doe seek early then a buck it does spook does for some reason

[dbHunterNY]

I don't bother trucking them into the woods.

[growalot]

Ya I just read my post ...that was I usually use the buck...doe  will spook the girls..but not as bad if I have those turkey decoys around itand the proper wind when they come in.

[G-Man]

I have used one in a field and my.friend took his best buck over it, after it cleared my to short for tall guys trimmed out window, some kind of motion. Is key to a decoy for deer imo

[growalot]

yep thats why I use the bobbin head with the bobbin head turkey decoys with it