Getting Ready for Turkey

[tracker12]

Last year I had trouble getting the Gobblers into longbow range.  I had one monster bird at 25 yards on 3 occasions but he just would not commit.  My neighbor ended up shotguning him and it crushed me.  He was 23 1/2 pounds with a 12" beard and great 1/ 1/4" spurs.  

Yesterday the UPS man delivered a box with the Dave Smith Decoy DSD Jake.  It has amazing definition and the colors are beautiful.  The flocking on the back really sets it off.   I have used Feather Flex Decoys for a long time with geat success but all my birds have been taken with either my shotgun or compound.  Hoping the new DSD Jake will make a difference and bring them that extra 10 yards.

[dhaverstick]

I don't know if this is a coincidence or not but let me tell you how good I think the DSD and AvianX decoys work.

I got a DSD jake and two AvianX hens delivered to my house two Wednesdays ago. I took them out of the boxes, inflated the hens and put all of them in my hunting closet.

This past weekend it snowed six inches at my house and I heard birds gobbling both mornings. Man, if those dekes can work from inside a closet imagine how effective they'll be when I actually pack 'em around!

Darren

[maineac]

I went to the DSD two seasons ago.  Like you I just could not get the birds into bow range with my old decoys.  The only time I have not had birds come right to the DSD and knock it lights out were times I think the bird spotted me.  I think you will be happy with your purchase.

[Medicare Bhtr]

Darren,
My DSDs are hanging in the garage......maybe I should just pop up the Double Bull in the back yard!  Good luck this season.

[shedhunta]

No doubt in my mind that they will make the difference!!!

[monsterbuck]

Just picked up the DSD strutter earlier this year, and looking forward to using it along with my avian x hens this spring. The DSD is the best looking decoy that I have seen.

[Whitetail Addict]

Originally posted by dhaverstick:
I don't know if this is a coincidence or not but let me tell you how good I think the DSD and AvianX decoys work.

I got a DSD jake and two AvianX hens delivered to my house two Wednesdays ago. I took them out of the boxes, inflated the hens and put all of them in my hunting closet.

This past weekend it snowed six inches at my house and I heard birds gobbling both mornings. Man, if those dekes can work from inside a closet imagine how effective they'll be when I actually pack 'em around!

Darren

:D    :D    :D

Bob

Those are some awesome decoys!

Good luck!

Bisch

[Friend]

DSD....FINE DECOYS!

[R. W. Mackey]

DSD, best on the market, my hunting partner and I have
Bow killed 11 in the past two years since starting using them.
I had grown gobblers run 200 yards across a field to attack my
DSD Jake. Many up close and personal fights at 10 yards or less. We even had a dominant Hen jump on our Hen decoy
Last year, talk about a buttkicking. We've had Coyotes come in on them, Bobcats and even a Great Horned Owl tried to take off with a hen last year.
  I,think the Jake is the ticket, Gobblers just cannot stand for a Jake to be any where near a Hen. They pass by the hen and come straight to the Jake almost every time.
  Monster buck, let us know how that Strutter works, I know some folks use them with success but I'm betting you will miss some action from young Gobblers and Jakes.
RW

[quail]

DSD Half Strut Jake has been a game changer for us. Avian X is a copy of Dave's work. I believe the research and artistry that Dave put into that decoy far surpasses anyone else's work. Something magic in the body posture of that bird that drives gobblers berserk. I have shot 2 birds while they were standing on the back of the decoy. My stake has been bent from all the abuse that poor jake has taken. DS D decoys and a Double Bull  blind have led to the demise of at least a dozen birds in the past 3 seasons between my hunting partner, son and myself. Better get the peanut oil ready!

[maineac]

I have to tell you, the DSD half strut makes a popup blind an insurance police.  I had two birds under ten yards not notice me just kneeling in some sparse brush they were so wound up about the jake laying on its side.

[ChuckC]

If I could afford only one decoy, which one should it be ( hen etc ?)
ChuckC

[tradarcher816]

Been tossing around the idea of DSD decoys for a while now... I cant decide if I want to take the plunge, but the more I read about you guys and your success the more I want to pony up.

[wooddamon1]

Originally posted by ChuckC:
If I could afford only one decoy, which one should it be ( hen etc ?)
ChuckC

X2?