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    RUN & GUN

    Mar 16, 2021 5 minutes
    By Bob Robb

    Pursuing turkeys on government ground is generally a sink-or-swim proposition. Those who have done some pre-hunt research have two legs up on those who show up on opening day hoping for the best. I try to avoid these wannabe gobbler getters during the season by being as mobile as possible. I want to be able to attack a spot and then, if nothing’s shaking or I find that I’m being encroached upon by others, cover ground until I find birds I can work without competition. When I set up I want to give myself the very best odds for drawing a gobbler within my comfortable shooting range, and that usually means using full-body decoys.

    If you’ve ever used life-sized turkey decoys you know how effective they can be, but you also know

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