At first glance, one might think that there is really nothing to putting out turkey decoys. Right? Just put the plastic replicas in a field, get yourself hid nearby and call. Birds see the decoys and ...

Today, turkey decoys are almost as important as our turkey calls, shotguns, shotshells, and vests. And, like each of these pieces of essential hunting gear, decoys are practically without number and ...

The background in the upland woods changes almost daily during gobbler season, from gray-brown, with no leaves, to green in the early going of the season. Leaves pop out and give us one more thing to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A well-placed turkey decoy just might bring your prey right to you. Dennis ...

Just because we can shoot turkeys at longer ranges doesn’t always mean that we should. At its very best, turkey hunting is a close range game. Having a big old tom gobble and drum his way into 15 ...

Over the years we have discussed on these pages the use of decoys, whether they be for ducks, geese, deer, coyotes or turkeys. Each hunter has their own way of setting decoys. There are basic rules to ...

A skinny "jake'' turkey decoy, left, and a flopped-over foam hen turkey decoy were enough to help lure in a nice tom turkey for John Myers in May near Barnum.

We asked our turkey experts to pick their favorite decoys to help fool spring gobblers. Here's what they carry with them in the woods We asked three of our turkey experts to pick some of their top ...