Royle Scrogham...

I’ve always been a run and gun turkey hunter. Since the age of 13 many a long beard has fallen victim to my old Mossberg 835, but a few years ago, I made the decision to go strictly archery only on everything. As turkey season neared, I was having a hard time figuring out how I was going to draw my bow without getting busted! I knew hunting from a blind was an option, but when a bird will answer my calls but won’t come, I can’t handle it…I must go after him!  It’s in my nature, I’ve always hunted that way. So how could I get away with this? Lucky for me, I ran across a Facebook Video of the Heads Up Tom Turkey Decoy. It looked to be my best option, but I was still a bit skeptical. That was until I had my first long beard come running to five yards from my HUD before I could even get my bow drawn. My heart was pounding out of my chest! I totally bombed on a five-yard shot!

The coolest thing about the HUD Turkey Decoy is it gives me options. I mount mine to my bow, but I can easily slide it off and stick it in the ground like a conventional decoy. I’ve also found that running it with a hen decoy can be the turning point for a highly pressured long beard. Once a long beard realizes the HUD decoy has a hen, one better be prepared for a self-defense shot, as the tom is going to get close in a hurry! The HUD allows me to stay light and mobile at-all-times. Using it as a conventional decoy or bow mounted has yet to disappoint! The adrenaline rush I get from a weary ol’ tom charging in to challenge my HUD decoy is second to none! Better yet, is watching a buddy experience the HUD for the first time. The number one question that I get asked about the HUD is, “Does it really work that well?” I have now hunted with the Heads Up Decoy for three years in three different states, both public and private land…and the answer is YES! I don’t go to the turkey woods without it. I’ve taken two birds already this year with the HUD, and I still have a tag left... So stay tuned, there’s more to come!