This won't get a jake or confident 2-year old to come in, but a boss gobbler with hens will take the bait almost every time. The single best decoy anyone can own is a submissive, half- or quarter-strut jake. If you're into shooting any legal turkey, this type of jake will draw in anything with a beard.

The Best Turkey Decoys: Reviews & Recommendations

• Best Overall: Montana Decoy Wiley Tom 3D & Miss Purrfect XD.
• Best Hen Decoy: Avian-X HDR Hen.
• Most Realistic: Dave Smith Decoys, Upright Hen.
• Best Combo: Avian-X HDR Strutter and Feeding Hen.
• Best Budget: Redhead Foam Turkey Decoy 3-Pack.

I don't do any on the limb Yelp's. I just sit and as soon as they hit the ground that's when I'll start calling if. You can get anywhere where they're rounding the corner.

My go-to setup for bowhunting turkeys is what I call the love triangle. The love triangle consists of two hen decoys set very close - say three to five yards - at 45-degree angles. Directly between the two hens, but farther out at 10 to 15 yards, I place a male decoy over a bedded hen.

The decoys are set in a circle with a small flock or an individual decoy in the center. No matter which way the wind is blowing, ducks will either head for the upwind, inside edge of the circle of decoys to land at the tails or they'll target the small flock (or single) in the center.

Setting one or two decoys up in an area where a gobbler can easily spot them when responding is ideal for hunting wooded areas. When a tom sees the decoy, he often will use the road or pathway to strut and show off while responding. Many hunters will often use a hen and a jake decoy.

The more realistic a hen decoy is, the more likely a gobbler will be to come to that decoy. I've found that a mounted hen decoy will lure in a gobbler much faster than a plastic hen decoy will. I've discovered that the more realistic the hen decoy looks, the better your odds will be to bag a gobbler.

If he's looking to feed near another deer, set up a feeding doe decoy. If he's aggressive and ready to dominate other bucks, get him riled up with a young buck decoy. And if he's looking to mate, entice him in with an estrus doe decoy.

On smaller, confined waters, a spread of six to 36 decoys should be sufficient. On larger waters or dry fields, hunters should put out as many decoys as practical. I never heard of anybody scaring ducks or geese away because they used too many decoys. Typically, the more, the merrier.

Bartz says, "Sometimes when birds have had a lot of pressure, a small spread will work better than a large spread. I've done great with 12 decoys per hunter. It takes this many to conceal a hunter in a layout blind.

J Decoy Spread Also known in some 'fowling circles as The Fishhook or simply The Hook, the J is the go-to spread whenever you target divers, regardless of whether you're gunning from shore or from a boat. Visually, the J is just as it's written.

For extra encouragement, placing a group of teal five or so yards out in the water in front of the blind helps. Depending on the size of water you are hunting, anywhere from six to twelve teal decoys will work.