The Renzo Turkey Decoys
We recently received a package of Renzo's turkey decoys to review. Decoys are very important to bow hunting for turkeys. Having good decoys can distract a Tom as you draw back. Decoys can also bring the Tom in those last few yards.
The Renzo is a one dimensional decoy which means that they are
flat. The Renzo is a photograph of a turkey that is laminated to a
plastic backing, making the decoy 100% waterproof. The Renzo decoy
is incredibly realistic looking. You could easily mistake it for a real
turkey. The Renzo decoys are light weight and and easy to set up. To set up the decoy simply unfold it, put a steel rod into the leg of the decoy, and use the plastic clip to hold it flat. You can set up three decoys in less then 30 seconds. Carrying the decoys is easy, simply tie it to your belt or your turkey vest using the holes provided in the decoy. A bow hunter can easily carry a flock of six to ten decoys without any trouble. The advantage to having a number of decoys is that you can set up only what you need. If you are setting up in a oak flat you may want two or three decoys. On the other hand if you are hunting in the middle of a field you may want to set up up more decoys. Having more then one decoy will give you more flexibility in different situations
When bow hunting there is already a lot of things to carry. In most cases bow hunters are carrying a blind, bow, arrows, calls, and decoys. The Renzo decoys are very light and easy to carry. Three dimensional can be very difficult to carry into the field. This will limit the number of decoys that you can carry. This will also make it unlikely that you will use the decoy. When cutting and running you want to move fast. You also want to be as quite as possible. You have your blind and chair on you back already, you don't need any extra weight. In the photo to the left I have three Renzo decoys in my hand.
The package that we got had three decoys in it. There is a upright hen,
a feeding hen, and a Jake. This allows you to have
many options for set up that you would not have with just one or two decoys. If
I had a hot Tom gobbling I would use the following set up. The Jake
would be 10 yards away, pointing right at the blind. The upright hen
would be 15 yards away and slightly to the left of the Jake. The feeding hen would be
to the left of the Jake in the middle. The three decoys would
form a V pointing right at the blind. I would face one hen
pointing at the blind and one point sideways to the blind so the Tom can see at
least one decoy at all times. If it is a slow day and there is no gobbling, this would be a good time to go to a feeding area and set up. This set up will be a little different. I would set up with the Jake in the middle pointing at the blind. The two hens would be 10 yards on either side of the Jake. One hen would be pointing at the blind and the other one will be sideways to the blind. The reason for putting the Jake in the middle pointing at the blind is that Toms will walk in front of the Jake decoy. This will give a perfect shooting opportunity.
An advantage to a one
dimensional
decoy is that they seem to move as the turkey walks towards it.
As the turkey walks behind the decoy it seams to disappear. This can hold the attention of the turkey as you
take the shot.
The Renzo decoys are realistic and light weight. They are easy to set up and carry. They are very affective and durable. The Renzo decoy also comes with a DVD. The cost of the three decoys and DVD is about $40.
The only draw back to the decoys is that you have to have at least two set up so that the Tom can see them coming from any direction. This is a very minor criticism of this product. I would like to point out that there is no product that works in every situation.
I will be using The Renzo Decoys this turkey season.
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