Avian X or DSD turkey decoy?

[Frylock]

Which one and why? Both seem pretty damn nice, can't decide.

[GadwallGetter530]

Which one and why? Both seem pretty damn nice, can't decide.

I'll be hunting over DsD's this weekend. I'll Let you know how it goes. They look friggin awesome.

[Bootlipkiller]

Which one and why? Both seem pretty damn nice, can't decide.

I'll be hunting over DsD's this weekend. I'll Let you know how it goes. They look friggin awesome.

You should just crawl around on the ground. That seems to work!

[GadwallGetter530]

Which one and why? Both seem pretty damn nice, can't decide.

I'll be hunting over DsD's this weekend. I'll Let you know how it goes. They look friggin awesome.

You should just crawl around on the ground. That seems to work!

Yeah, Makes buying decoys for hunderds of dollars seem kind of silly.

[Frylock]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

[GadwallGetter530]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

Let them see you around 500 yards away. Then jump in a ditch, they'll run right up to you.

[Frylock]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

Let them see you around 500 yards away. Then jump in a ditch, they'll run right up to you.

Got it. I'll post pics.

[Bootlipkiller]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

Let them see you around 500 yards away. Then jump in a ditch, they'll run right up to you.

This^

[NuffDaddy]

Walk straight at them with a turkey fan taped to your hat

[Frylock]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

Let them see you around 500 yards away. Then jump in a ditch, they'll run right up to you.

This^

Serious?

[NuffDaddy]

If you can make gobbling noises it is better.

[GadwallGetter530]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

Let them see you around 500 yards away. Then jump in a ditch, they'll run right up to you.

This^

Serious?

It work for us once. Trying to sneak around and be all serious like. Got busted by a group of 6 or 7 birds. Then they just ran right at us. All the way down the levee. Lol, killed them at maybe 3 paces away. Very close.

[Bootlipkiller]

Okay, now that we've got that straightened out how do I hunt turkey's?

Let them see you around 500 yards away. Then jump in a ditch, they'll run right up to you.

This^

Serious?

It worked for us once. they thought we were turkeys I guess. We saw them and crouched down and crawled into a ditch. They ran within 10 feet when we let them have it.

[rebelp74]

DSD, they're 100% made in the US and if anything like the goose decoys probably 1000x more durable.

[3geese4me]

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I will be the oddball and say Avian X. I picked up a breeder hen and have been satisfied with it.

[DeadEye_Dan]

I have a DSD and it's a nice decoy, but totally unnecessary.

I hunt without decoys about 99.7% of the time

[sws002]

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I will be the oddball and say Avian X. I picked up a breeder hen and have been satisfied with it.

Yup. Ive got the Avian-X jake and breeder hen. I honestly don't think the DSD or Dakota look any better and they are quite a bit more expensive. After watching my jake take a 5 minute ass kicking from a pair of jakes last year I am convinced.

[jarbo03]

I have a DSD and it's a nice decoy, but totally unnecessary.

I hunt without decoys about 99.7% of the time

Only killed 1 bird while using a decoy, and that was a $10 blow up decoy. They can be fun though, the fighting and raping of a plastic decoy is fun to watch.

[NuffDaddy]

I use those foam and rubber ones you got for like $15 out of the big box in the middle of the turkey section at cabalas.

[Eric Haynes]

I have a DSD and it's a nice decoy, but totally unnecessary.

I hunt without decoys about 99.7% of the time

Only killed 1 bird while using a decoy, and that was a $10 blow up decoy. They can be fun though, the fighting and raping of a plastic decoy is fun to watch.

Same. Maybe 2. I just roost them at night then go in the morning. They gotta fly down at some point :lol::lol:

[Frylock]

So what are the drawbacks of using a decoy?

[assateague]

Having to tote that bastard around with you.

[aunt betty]

It's the time of year where this video applies.

TK and Mike demonstrating how you call turkeys...
enjoy.

[Frylock]

Having to tote that bastard around with you.

Been thinking about that, those DSD decoys are big and heavy, and I move slow as it is.

[Frylock]

It's the time of year where this video applies.

TK and Mike demonstrating how you call turkeys...
enjoy.

That was darn funny!

[Eric Haynes]

So what are the drawbacks of using a decoy?

Not really any drawbacks except carrying it. If you roost the bird, there is no reason to bother with a decoy. I won't even go out anymore unless i know exactly where a bird is. I'm far to lazy to go out for nothing lately

[Frylock]

So what are the drawbacks of using a decoy?

Not really any drawbacks except carrying it. If you roost the bird, there is no reason to bother with a decoy. I won't even go out anymore unless i know exactly where a bird is. I'm far to lazy to go out for nothing lately

Gotcha, thanks for the advice.

[3geese4me]

With me, I hunt a ton of open prairie and like the decoy just as something for the birds to see from off in the distance. If I hunted heavily wooded areas I doubt I would use a decoy because outside of 50 yards a gobbler wont be able to see the decoy anyways.

[sws002]

With me, I hunt a ton of open prairie and like the decoy just as something for the birds to see from off in the distance. If I hunted heavily wooded areas I doubt I would use a decoy because outside of 50 yards a gobbler wont be able to see the decoy anyways.

This.

I'd say probably only about 5% of my turkey kills have been over decoys, but recently it's probably closer to 50%. Been trying to get more on film and have picked up bow hunting as well, so decoys have become a staple for me now.

[NuffDaddy]

Having to tote that bastard around with you.

Been thinking about that, those DSD decoys are big and heavy, and I move slow as it is.

That's why i use the collapsable foam ones. They are less than a pound and fold up into your backpack. I hunt mostly woods so don't really care about detail in decoys. Being mobile is the most important thing in turkey hunting to me.