When you use a decoy (which I do half the time) try setting her up behind your position so if she is seen, they don't get a fix on you. Try to soften your call as soon as you can get them about 50 yds out of range. Purrs and yelps. no putts. By the middle of the season, don't even think about using a gobbler decoy. The boys will split if they see one since they have had their butts handed to them a few times by then. When things get tough, I don't use a decoy at all and more times than not, a rangy old tom will come in silently while you limit your yelps to about 2 minute intervals. If you get a distant answer to your call, just be super patient because more times than not, one is on the way.-Mike
