We asked our turkey experts to pick their favorite decoys to help fool spring gobblers. Here's what they carry with them in the woods We asked three of our turkey experts to pick some of their top ...

At first glance, one might think that there is really nothing to putting out turkey decoys. Right? Just put the plastic replicas in a field, get yourself hid nearby and call. Birds see the decoys and ...

A skinny "jake'' turkey decoy, left, and a flopped-over foam hen turkey decoy were enough to help lure in a nice tom turkey for John Myers in May near Barnum.

With springlike weather setting in through much of Missouri and Kansas this past week, I couldn't help but daydream about coaxing a big old tom into my decoys during the upcoming turkey season.

Oh Tom, how you haunt my dreams. That beard. Those beady eyes. That throat wattle. You're a beauty, old friend. And this year, I must make you mine. I speak, of course, of Tom the Turkey — Meleagris ...

When I first started chasing gobblers in the spring, very few people used decoys. Now many feel naked if they walk into the field without a turkey decoy or three. I hunted several years before getting ...

Darrell Bartel, a former Green Bay resident now residing in Waupaca, had an idea. It all started years ago when he shot his first turkey. Because decoys are a must for most hunters, he purchased a ...

Today, turkey decoys are almost as important as our turkey calls, shotguns, shotshells, and vests. And, like each of these pieces of essential hunting gear, decoys are practically without number and ...