Turkey Decoys

[Fritz]

I will tell you my experience.  I have killed quite a few turkeys over my old crappy feather flex dekes with a shotgun but over the last couple of yrs in Ks I have quit using them as the birds get into bow range they hang up and act spooky. Since I'm only bowhunting now I think maybe I will have to update my dekes. Mine look like cartoon turkeys compared to the dsds and avians.

[Tony Sanders]

I certainly thank all of you fellows for your help,advice and comments. This Turkey hunting is somewhat new to me, and after yesterdays episode with those turkeys, I am now hooked just like I am on big and small game bowhunting. Yesterday morning was both exciting and frustating all at the same time, but man you talk about fun, I can't wait to get back out and go at it again . Once again thanks to you all. And Good luck to yourselvs as well. Shoot Straight and Good Hunting.

 Tony

[Stixbowdrew]

Bestturkeydecoy.com

[Longbow58]

Use the Avian X. The best decoys I've ever owned. Got a jake and the hen pictured above. Dave Smith decoys are good looking also.

[Stixbowdrew]

Check out Bestturkeydecoy.com the decoy is designed to make gobblers mad there's a bunch of video on them that is very impressive

[Ryman Cat]

Are Smiths dekes as good as these Avians or better? Any further comments from any one has tried both or has both? I been looking at these and the picture of the hens is a seller for Avian. Which one is she? LOL the silent one I suppose.LOL

[DaveT1963]

Reminds of of coyote calling.  Sure the new digital ones, I am sure, sound realistic as all get out - but I still call them in and kill them with a 1980 model burnham brothers hand call.

[shedhunta]

Avian x decoys worth 5 times their cost.  Never knew until I tried.  A good decoy makes all the difference in the world in my opinion. Turned all my others into targets after I used them.

[Kevin Hansen]

Great thread, and it's answering some questions and problems I've experienced decoying turkeys, too.
Checked out bestturkeydecoy.com and like the looks of the Dakota Extreme Jake. Cabela's also has the Dakota Extreme Jake for $40 more (on sale even!). The Cabela's model is called the Dakota Extreme Flocked Jake. I don't mind paying more if the flocked Jake is better. Can anyone tell me what the difference is?
Also, if a person can only afford 1 decoy is the Jake the one to get? Is having a jake and hen noticebly better?
Thanks.

[Dirtybird]

Kevin the flocked jake just has flocking material on its back.  If you could afford the jake and hen that would be awesome so you could present a spring jealousy appearance to the turkeys.

[Stixbowdrew]

Kevin, I wouldn't pay the extra money I take mine and mount it on my avian x and it works just fine

[Kevin Hansen]

Thanks for the input, guys. Anyone else have an opinion???

[SheltonCreeker]

Not a veteran turkey hunter. But I have had some absolutely awesome encounters with my DSDs. Had gobblers and jakes both attack my jake decoy. I think they are well worth the money.