strutter decoy or Jake
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From: sbschindler
14-Apr-14
opening day found the toms pretty much henned up, I have had great success just using the DSD jake and a few dsd hen decoys but this week end the toms acted like my jake was invisible, the Hens, followed by the tom passed by several times at less than 40 yards but would not even give the jake a look, I am wondering if maybe a big tom decoy might have made the difference.
From: Windwalker
14-Apr-14
I always have better action when I have a jake in stutter pose. I believe the dominate toms regard them as a threat.
From: Knife2sharp
14-Apr-14
I've had great luck with the Promos strutters and I hunt public land. I do have an Avian X rotating stake, but haven't used it yet. My buddy was in NE last year and said it made a huge difference when gobblers hung up on him.
From: Dan Mallia
14-Apr-14
I killed this bird last weekend. I'd thrown the kitchen sink at him in regards to DSD decoys but he would just hang up. I put the strutter out this weekend and when he saw it he came jogging in.
That bird tolerated the jake decoy. Didn't care about the hens. But that strutter was on his turf........
From: Hammer
15-Apr-14
Strutting Tom or Jake and a laying hen work like a charm for the 2 years I have hunted turkeys.
From: Bowfreak
15-Apr-14
I would try the strutter. I have had huge success with pretty boy. I have used it in conjunction with a breeding hen or alone. I think birds respond to it as well as my Dakota Jake and typically when they come in they are not as enraged as they are when approaching the Jake....making them easier to shoot as they tend to size up the strutter versus just whipping the stuffins out of the Jake.
From: Drahthaar
15-Apr-14
how about both, Jake half strut & strutter & hen. I see this in the fields alot. Forrest
From: Knife2sharp
18-Apr-14
I just finished this modified Thunder Chicken for Turkey Reaping.
