| Whitetail deer are very smart creatures. | | | | Probably the most common decoy is the deer |
| However, many hunters have bagged trophy | | | | decoy. Buck or doe decoys are available. A big |
| bucks by using decoys. Hunters that choose to | | | | buck decoy will probably send younger bucks |
| use this tool must be careful about which decoy | | | | running especially in the late prerut, but it may |
| to put in place. One main concern is that decoys | | | | bring a large buck out to investigate. Doe decoys |
| may make deer more nervous instead of setting | | | | used during the rut, especially with scents and calls |
| them at ease. It really depends on how real the | | | | produce fair results. It depends on placement and |
| decoy looks, if scents are used and possibly even | | | | the scents used. Nothing is certain with deer |
| the time of year. | | | | hunting but this scenario has brought in some big |
| Many hunters feel that deer feel at ease around | | | | bucks. Also, some feel that using more than one |
| turkeys. Wild turkey tend to inhabit many of the | | | | deer decoy in one field helps deer feel more |
| same areas as whitetails so the two are familiar | | | | comfortable. For example, several does feeding in |
| with each other. Turkey are extremely hard to | | | | a field usually will not upset a buck in the least. In |
| get close to so it is thought that deer feel fairly | | | | fact bucks tend to walk right on out if several |
| comfortable around them. Some hunters use | | | | deer are already in the field. |
| turkey decoys in a field to help deer feel at ease | | | | Using decoys takes some experience in knowing |
| and to steer them toward the stand. Deer and | | | | when to use them and where. Some decoys may |
| turkey have been seen sharing a field at the | | | | be pricey but are worth it if it turns out to be a |
| same time many times, but for some reason | | | | great deer attractant. Hunters have been |
| deer tend to go to the other side of the feeding | | | | experimenting for years with decoys and have |
| area from turkey. It may be because turkey | | | | had varying results. Most experiment for |
| tend to be aggressive over the chosen feeding | | | | themselves to see which decoys work best in |
| area. In any case, placing turkey decoys on one | | | | individual hunting areas. Take the time to buy a |
| end of a field may force deer to graze on the | | | | decoy and experiment with it in different |
| other end. | | | | situations. |