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 ...

I love decoys. I’ve got a half dozen turkey decoys in my garage and a whole basement full of duck and goose dekes. I enjoy setting decoys and trying to imitate how I think real birds would be ...

In the deadly serious game of venatic chess that is spring turkey hunting, a match that recently played out on a mesquite/live oak flat overlooking the Llano River concluded in a draw. It just as ...

When it comes to using decoys to attract a wild turkey within shooting range, having a complete understanding of the big picture is essential. And it starts with the bird. Wild turkeys see in color.

NEW RINGGOLD – It is a decoy spread that has stood the test of time. From South Carolina to New York State, oh so often a display of two hen decoys, sometimes accompanied by a jake, has been just too ...

Turkey hunting has commanded our springtime calendars for the past two decades. We’ve chased gobblers throughout the United States and Mexico, hunting an average of 50 days across a half-dozen states ...

In this April 11, 2014 photo, Theresa Vail, Miss Kansas, shoots through a gobbler decoy's feathers during filming of a television hunting series called "Limitless," to air on the Outdoors Channel next ...

When the 2010 Minnesota turkey hunting season opens a half-hour before sunrise on Wednesday, hunters will be faced with various decisions. Many hunters employ decoys to help lure an amorous gobbler ...

Turkey hunters can be like any other breed of outdorspeopole, running the gamut from bare-bones minimalists to gadget-crazed trend setters. Of course "spending up" is everywhere in the great outdoors ...

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.