Late Season turkey decoy setup.

[jonsimoneau]

My Illinois tags are kicking in. For those of you guys with experience,  what do you recommend for turkey decoys this late in the spring?

[Onestringer]

I would stick with hen decoys.  I have found the later the season gets the more toms shy away from jake or tom decoys.  I would guess they have been fighting the last few months are sick of it.

[KentuckyTJ]

I agree with Onestringer. Also I think the birds were a little ahead of schedule this time making it worse.

[joebuck]

Hey Jon
If you are seeing several longbeards still together...i would....they love to pick on a unknown intruder

If you are seeing just a lone longbeard here and there...i would Not ...chances are he has been whipped and will avoid you.

If your seeing groups of Jakes....I would....they love coming in to investitgate a strutter.. i shoot more Jakes off a late season strutter than any

Let me say this about strutters....if your strutter looks real??  i would use it all season.. Gobblers keep strutting no matter what when a hot or potential breeding mate is near. Using a strutter only advertizes that "fake" situation...I use a DSD with real fan and butt feathers...it looks like a real turkey

i also use a Jake fan....Big Point here Jon if you digest anything i have sttaed so far.. Mount your Strutter LOW on the ground!!!  do not have it High in the air TALLER than a real gobbler... push the stake in ground so Jake will appear smaller than real bird... this is huge and good luck

[jonsimoneau]

Thanks guys. Joey I bought a DSD so I'll probably give it a try. Called one in for a buddy a few days ago and he came right in to the half strut jake but he seemed a little hesitant. Guess I'll see what happens tomorrow and adjust as needed.

[wapiti792]

Jon I had 3 jakes try to kill my Avian deke this morning...it was nuts. The biggest one pulled a matrix on my arra. Poor deke has had his butt kicked by a gobbler already this year(put I took revenge for him) and now this. It is a half-strut deal and those hooligans seemed to want to whip him bad. Good luck bud and thanks for the rec on that ghillie from Mark Anthony...it is workin' well  

[Yohon]

Originally posted by joebuck:
 Mount your Strutter LOW on the ground!!!  do not have it High in the air TALLER than a real gobbler... push the stake in ground so Jake will appear smaller than real bird... this is huge and good luck

ALWAYS learnin something from Joebuck!!! Thanks     You really do need to write a book!!!  

[Dirtybird]

Great information here.  Thanks Joey.

[joebuck]

Good luck guys!  we closed this week...living through ya'll now!  rumor is Guru is on the board.