At first glance, one might think that there is really nothing to putting out turkey decoys. Right? Just put the plastic replicas in a field, get yourself hid nearby and call. Birds see the decoys and ...

Set up your decoy within 20 yards, so if he does hang up, he will still be in range. For a post-breeding setup, we use a small group of hen decoys and call it, “hen party 3X.” For toms looking for ...

NEW RINGGOLD – It is a decoy spread that has stood the test of time. From South Carolina to New York State, oh so often a display of two hen decoys, sometimes accompanied by a jake, has been just too ...

There is nothing haphazard about having a successful conclusion to a hunt for spring gobblers. That is especially so when using decoys, and while this is the last thing those who rant and rave that ...

Ready or not, despite the recent winterlike weather, the 2014 Minnesota turkey hunting season opens a half-hour before sunrise on Wednesday. Most turkey hunters will employ one or more decoys to help ...

Over the years, I have heard good and bad things about using turkey decoys. One hunter will tell you the moment a tom sees a decoy, he comes running in to meet his mate and ends up meeting his maker.

For spring gobblers, Jake and Suzie Snood can be as deadly in today’s turkey woods as Bonnie and Clyde were to Midwestern law enforcement officers in the 1930s. No, the Snoods are not actually toting ...