When used strategically, deer decoys can add excitement and even more success to your hunting. Whether you’re a die-hard ground hunter or ambush deer from a tree saddle, there are decoy options that ...

How many times have you been in a treestand, seen a shooter buck in the distance and thought, “man, I hope that deer comes my way?” If the answer is never, you’re a dang liar. All of us have been in ...

Let me make a few things clear. Using deer decoys is best done when every person on the property knows you are using them. For obvious reasons, safety is very important. This is why, personally, no ...

Road hunting is, unfortunately, a prevalent activity in some areas. On the last day of the regular deer season, DEC officers ran a two-hour deer decoy detail using "robo-Bambi," a motorized doe ...

And my decoy is 153 yards away. I gave a presentation to the local Rotary Club recently, and my topic was hunting and the status of various game species. I mentioned using a deer decoy in my ...

As alluded to above, Woodsby navigated slight terrain changes and used a lightweight decoy to close on his ... one of the most unique and earliest deer hunting experiences in the country.

Since that encounter, I’ve been pro-decoy. No, I don’t use a deer decoy in every situation, but when hunting an open area where bucks can see, and I can call those bucks, I want to give them a ...