Remember that El Cheapo full strut cabelas decoy that everyone was talking about last week? For 15 bucks, it was a no-brainer.... and surprisingly, the quality of it is actually better than average, IMO. I had a jake fan from last season that I saved for a full strut decoy, and I also saved a couple extra wings. I normally keep a few wings around to lone out to buddies and what not... I like to have wing with me to imitate a fly down from the roost. Anyway...
The decoy looked much better with the real jake fan, so I figured adding a couple real wings would look even better.
Here's what the decoy looked like before surgery...
A little nip/tuck around the irredescent should feathers...
You end up with a tight slot (get your minds out of the gutter, fellas)
Grab a dried wing...
... and stuff.
The slot that I cut in the side of the decoy is tight enough that it holds the wing rock solid. In even the strongest wind, I doubt this thing is going to fall apart.
Finished product...
Turkeys, hide your mothers and your daughters... Tommy is lookin for some love!
The decoy looked much better with the real jake fan, so I figured adding a couple real wings would look even better.
Here's what the decoy looked like before surgery...
A little nip/tuck around the irredescent should feathers...
You end up with a tight slot (get your minds out of the gutter, fellas)
Grab a dried wing...
... and stuff.
The slot that I cut in the side of the decoy is tight enough that it holds the wing rock solid. In even the strongest wind, I doubt this thing is going to fall apart.
Finished product...
Turkeys, hide your mothers and your daughters... Tommy is lookin for some love!