deer approaching turkey decoys.

[1bigrn]

About a month ago when I was out hunting Turkeys I had two deer approach my 3 decoys.

The two buck deer came out of the forest walked 100 meters up to my decoys and then proceeded back into the forest the same way they came. I don't know if they approached because of curiosity or because the turkeys made them feel at ease.

Has anyone tried to use turkey decoys for deer hunting?
Has anyone had a similar incident while turkey hunting?

 

[sawatzky]

yup, my buddy and I had the same thing happen at the end of the turkey season. I was thinking of using them for deer hunting in the fall.

 

[oopswasthatyourdog?]

I see turkeys and deer sharing the same areas in the winter all the time. I guess they are familiar with each other.

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

They eat the same kinds of food, so that may be the case here.
In fact, you may sometime see turkeys following deer on their feeding forays.

 

[Trotter]

I saw the opposite. A turkey approaching me while deer hunting. I was blocking. He came right by me, i didn't flinch, and was wearing blaze orange. Then I moved and he took off. Who said turkeys have colour vision????

 

[captonion]

I see turkeys and deer sharing the same areas in the winter all the time. I guess they are familiar with each other.

I have been using them going on five years now bow hunting deer as a confidence decoy. Works well.

 

[Pyd]

I know it would work very well, but I always wonder what would happen if I came out of the woods with my bow and a turkey decoy in deer season, the wrong fish cop on a bad day could really make your life miserable.

 

[drache]

I know it would work very well, but I always wonder what would happen if I came out of the woods with my bow and a turkey decoy in deer season, the wrong fish cop on a bad day could really make your life miserable.

"Im going to have to write you a ticket for hunting turkey out of season"
"But Im not hunting turkey"
"Son what kind of decoy is that"
"It's a turkey decoy Sir"
"And what are you going to hunt with a turkey decoy"
"Deer"
"......"

 

[ff33]

I saw the opposite. A turkey approaching me while deer hunting. I was blocking. He came right by me, i didn't flinch, and was wearing blaze orange. Then I moved and he took off. Who said turkeys have colour vision????

While hunting deer last year I had 30 to 40 turkeys exit the bush and walk right past me, some as close as 5 feet away. I was on the ground, back to a tree in full blaze orange. It's movement that makes them flee.

 

[oopswasthatyourdog?]

And boy do they ever make a racket at sun up. 10 Turkeys can sound like 10 000 000!

 

[Jay]

Yup, Huntress & I had deer around our turkey decoys and one of the deer even touched the Tom decoy with it's nose & moved it! Cool to see, deer are obviously very relaxed around turkey's. So, I'd consider using a turkey decoy as a confidence decoy in the fall for deer hunting.

Cheers
Jay

 

[Tex Critter]

Hmmm, I wonder if Deer decoys work for deer hunting?