This past weekend, in NW Illinois (Galena area), any decoy was a deterrent! Birds would come in, see the decoy(s) and turn around and leave so the decoys stayed behind after the first couple set-ups. Setting up inside the woods off a travelled field and having a tom search for the "hen", resulted in a very nice tom for me this time. I've had decoys work and not work, roll of the dice. I agree they're a pain sometimes, every time out is different.
Last edited by DeanAnderson; 05/02/21.
