Decoy Placement.

[Crappiepro]

Whats everyones take on this,Whats the best arrangement? I like them all facing towards each other, hens in a circle and a full strut dec off-set from the circle. Anybody else got a majic spread set-up?

[Ethan Givan]

I like to use a lone hen, or two hens and a jake decoy. I put the two hens together and then I put the jake off away from them a few feet so it looks like he is just trying to keep an eye on them. I got a full strut gobbler decoy this year so Im going to replace the jake with it and position it the same way as I have the jake in the past.

[Diamond Archer 01]

I do pretty much the same thing as you Ethan.

[Flintlock1776]

I found it does not matter. It helps to have them but I've taken Toms with decoys facing all differnt ways.'

Deer seem more particular on what approach they make on a decoy from what I have seen while hunting

[Crappiepro]

Ive always had luck with a circle set-up, I just wondering if there was any tricks anybody had.

[maytom]

Try facing the jake "towards" your set-up and the hens facing "away" from you. Being that a gobbler most likely will come in facing the jake and come in from behind a hen.

This way his tail fan will be blocking his head in each situation if he's strutting, giving you time to get onto him.

[PA_RIDGE_RUNNER]

I plan on a gobbler coming behind the hen decoys and face on with a jake or gobbler and place them like that so I can get a shot. So far that has worked for me.

[pointing_dogs_rule]

Try facing the jake "towards" your set-up and the hens facing "away" from you. Being that a gobbler most likely will come in facing the jake and come in from behind a hen.

This way his tail fan will be blocking his head in each situation if he's strutting, giving you time to get onto him.

Ditto

good luck to all

the dog

[Ravin R10 man]

I put up Pretty Boy with a hen on the ground right in front of him like he is ready to mount. Had 3 Toms do a bums rush on him last year...that stirred em up big time

[JimT]

I have been eyeballing the Jake Mobile lately. Anyone use jake/tom decoys on public land? Wondering how good of an idea it is. I usually just use two hens within a few feet of each other...

[BBR12]

I have been eyeballing the Jake Mobile lately. Anyone use jake/tom decoys on public land? Wondering how good of an idea it is. I usually just use two hens within a few feet of each other...

I very very very seldom use a deke' period. I feel like a gobbler decoy on public land is somewhere near insanity

[HardWayMike]

No Kidding! The only time I get out of the vehicle on state land around here is during the late spring and summer. Other than that I just drive around during deer season to see how others are doing. The "implants" and city folk (the ones that really don't know the difference between game and people, or they just shoot first and ask questions later) just plain freak me out. No offense to those of you that are stuck in the urban side but really know what you are doing. But I feel it is safer not to assume, ya know?

[dbHunterNY]

wind blows the decoys which ever direction it's blowing. so they tend to move and change directions with swirling winds. that's the best for me.

i just make sure they're more off to my left side, because i shoot right handed. also, they're close within 15 yards. this way, if the tom doesn't come right in tight to them, it's still probably within range and within the swing of my Benelli. Also, I figure that as he's coming in he's looking off to my side and not right in my direction.