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.

MONTGOMERY | Alabama hunters have been using turkey decoys since the spring of 2005. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve been using decoys correctly. “Some of them are going to get within 50 ...

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 ...

They’re twin tools of deception, turkey decoys and turkey calls, meant to fool lusty gobblers. Nate Hosie uses both. That’s not how things always were, though. When the host of “Headhunters TV” was a ...

Reaping/fanning: Many expressed concern that the use of male strutter decoys may make turkey harvesting easier. The lifelike turkey props are used to lure actual turkeys. Hunters use strutter decoys ...

It never fails during turkey season that I will get calls and emails from people wondering what went wrong with their turkey decoy setup. Many times the problem is the decoy itself. Turkey decoys come ...