MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • May 7, 2023
The practice of using turkey decoys seems straightforward: set them in front of you, sit down and call in a bird. That might work, but there are plenty of subtleties and specific set-ups that could make your decoy spread a lot more effective. Position decoys and your best shooting lane off to one side, left for a right-hand shooter and vice versa. How many and what sex to put out? If you use only one, use a hen. If you want turkeys to go in a particular direction, face your decoys that way. Face your feeders toward the woodline and the heads-up birds into the open field. Position your strutter facing away from the direction you expect birds to approach from. Experiment. ~ Bob Humphrey