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Joined: Mar 2012
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I just got off the phone with the guys in Montgomery and they verified that there will be no decoys used during the youth weekend the enforcement officer stated. I then called The Montgomery office of game and freshwater fisheries. I asked to speak with Mr. Sykes they said he was unavailable but Fred Harders, Assistant Director was in (334) 242-3465. I said that sounds great. He also confirmed that no decoys will be used during you season this year and told me to send a letter to my CAB advisory representative. I can understand some of the regulations that they have made changes to but this is utter ridiculousness that when taking kids we cannot use decoys. They are the future of hunting and if we cannot make it fun I doubt they will be interested. Try getting a five-year-old or seven year old to be steel with no decoy in front of them for the Tom to lock onto. Slim chance at that. Below are the CAB Congressional districts and who your rep is. Please do as I did and give them a call, email or send a letter. https://www.outdooralabama.com/site...0addresses%20rev%204-12-2021%20w-map.pdf
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Old Mossy Horns
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It’s either bad for the resource or it isn’t. Doesn’t matter who’s using them.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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12 point
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Ive taken plenty of kids, some as young as 4, never used a decoy. You don't need a decoy to take a kid hunting.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine
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If it’s that bad of shape that the kids on youth weekend can’t be able to use a decoy then drop the limit to 3 or even 2. I would gladly search for someone to take to introduce them to turkey hunting just so I could go. Just makes it that much more difficult for younger kids to have success. Sad times.
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12 point
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Ive taken plenty of kids, some as young as 4, never used a decoy. You don't need a decoy to take a kid hunting. This...I never used them as a kid and don't want my kids to learn on them. Sure it's tougher but need to learn sometime and why not start early.
2017 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion
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I don't use decoys and haven't when youth hunting either. However, I hunt timber and I know a lot of guys that like to hunt fields that will need to learn some new strategies. I think I would sell my shares in Pop-up blinds in the state of AL this spring. 
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8 point
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Maybe everyone will get upset and quit.
Lease prices are too high and there’s too many decoy hunters anyway.
I hope they outlaw foodplots, box stands, cell cameras, and corn feeders for deer too.
Seriously though, I’m not calling them about the outlaw of decoys. Just go and enjoy hunting with the kids.
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Talking Turkey
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I wish they would outlaw decoys again.
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Ive taken plenty of kids, some as young as 4, never used a decoy. You don't need a decoy to take a kid hunting. This...I never used them as a kid and don't want my kids to learn on them. Sure it's tougher but need to learn sometime and why not start early. Agreed.
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Doesn’t MS have the 7 day youth season? I’d like that - and have decoys legal for youth season only.
Cause decoys are about money now. Money > management.
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Ive only killed one bird with a decoy, and I felt like I cheated. Had to kill another one quick to wash that bad juju off me.
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Doesn’t MS have the 7 day youth season? I’d like that - and have decoys legal for youth season only.
Cause decoys are about money now. Money > management. Yes their season isn’t just a weekend.
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Booner
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Booner
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I’ve never killed a turkey with a decoy out… yet to kill one…
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I never have used one. Woodsmanship....Calling Ability.....and just plain learning to understand the habits of Turkeys is how I was brought up. They NEVER should have been legalized in the first place. Do away with them and that will slow down "Still hunting Deer Style" on green patches by folks that can't kill one any other way.
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Good. Decoys are stupid 😀
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
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Asking for the kids - are fans considered decoys?
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" -
D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Asking for the kids - are fans considered decoys? Those old lady revival church fans? Naw man.
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it froze over
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Ive taken plenty of kids, some as young as 4, never used a decoy. You don't need a decoy to take a kid hunting. I wish they would outlaw decoys again. I never have used one. Woodsmanship....Calling Ability.....and just plain learning to understand the habits of Turkeys is how I was brought up. They NEVER should have been legalized in the first place. Do away with them and that will slow down "Still hunting Deer Style" on green patches by folks that can't kill one any other way. All of the above…..
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later... 
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Asking for the kids - are fans considered decoys? Those old lady revival church fans? Naw man. Yeah ... those. 
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" -
D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Corn works better than decoys anyway
I ain't fightin nobody that swings around in trees with a running chainsaw like Tarzan. - FurFlyin
Oh I just thought u were a dumba$$ 🤣 my apologies… - jb20
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