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Post by Covehnter on Jan 28, 2004 20:41:37 GMT -5
Who has used these and what are some of your experiences w/ them? you like'em or not. I know what i've had happen but i was just wondering what you guys have witnessed.
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Post by flhuntress on Jan 30, 2004 0:10:27 GMT -5
i haven't used them yet...don't know if i will.
i'm kinda scared that it'll spook off a gobbler who doesn't want to bother with the competition.
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Post by WR on Jan 30, 2004 17:36:06 GMT -5
My experance is if he comes in , he's the man . ;D
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Post by bogobble on Feb 1, 2004 17:03:23 GMT -5
Usually when gun huntin i just carry one lone hen, or one jake. when bowhuntin I like the Spring Jealousy set-up by Jay Gregory. it's a jake treddin a hen. I think this set-up will bring ole Tom in better than just a feedin hen and or jake.  Fl, that's a good point. I think you might be right if it's late season and the gobblers have been fighting for weeks, but in early season, I think a breedin set-up (usin a jake and hen) could entice ole Tom to come on in. |
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Post by flhuntress on Feb 1, 2004 17:29:22 GMT -5
OHHHHHH YOU DO HAVE A POINT...THANKS ;D
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Post by benhuntin on Feb 2, 2004 14:12:33 GMT -5
I havent tried the actual breeding decoys but I do basically the same setup with a seperate jake and hen. I believe the passive jakes will work more consistantly than the full strut tom decoys .I always use the smaller passive jake with a hen directly in front of it. Ive had gobblers beat the crap out of my little jake on a pretty consistant basis early in the season.
Later in the season they just sort of stroll on in to steal the hen without causing a fight.
Ive tried the bigger jake decoys and the full strut decoys but they dont seem to work as well for me.
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Post by Covehnter on Feb 3, 2004 11:08:44 GMT -5
I my self only use the breeding set up when i know i am dealing with the man of the land for that area, I've wrestled with a bird for days, and finally challenged him w/ a half strut jake over a hen and another hen just off to the side. . . . he was fooled and was rolled. ;D
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Post by Brokenbucket on Feb 6, 2004 8:42:35 GMT -5
BoGobble made a good point about jake use early, when territorial fights are still taking place, but the birds will get rundown from breeding and fighting and may turn away from a hen/jake set-up.
Years with an abundance of jakes will see a mob of jakes gang up and run off a mature gobbler, so if in doubt, use a hen. The breeding season is about the hens, not the jakes.
The Flambeau feeding hen would be my choice as the others are in the head-up/alert position and the feeding hen is more relaxed.
Take a regular hen decoy, place her on the ground, run the stake through her tail and mount the jake on the stake; stick a stick on each side of him to prevent the wind from blowing him out of position and you have a breeding pair of decoys....
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