The pecking order impacts every facet of wild turkey behavior – especially once the winter flocks start to break up prior to the breeding season. Young male birds that have enjoyed social acceptance throughout their first few months of life find that things change quickly once early spring arrives. Everyone seems to go their separate ways and become much less tolerant; new feelings of urgency are developing inside. It all must seem terribly confusing to a jake.
Indeed, the spring breeding season ushers in an all-new set of rules for turkeys. Some young, sub-dominant males figure things out quickly and resort to a safety-in-numbers approach, forming small gangs of marauding bullies. Others don’t know any better. They foolishly decide that they can compete one-on-one with the big boys for hens. It’s a tragic story that doesn’t typically bode well for such intrepid jakes.
These social storylines are more than just interesting to watch. A savvy turkey hunter uses all of this drama to his or her advantage, employing specific calling and decoying strategies that up their odds of putting a crafty old tom on the ground. Decoys that tell a compelling story – either individually or when placed in combination – are powerful tools for today’s turkey hunter, and nobody makes more effective turkey decoys than Avian-X.
The form of the new Avian-X LCD ½ Strut Jake perfectly portrays an intruding young male. He’s trying to establish his dominance, but has yet to fully learn fear. His half-strut body posture and subordinate head position tell the tragic tale of a young gobbler living dangerously outside of the pecking order. He’s challenging the dominance of any incoming tom and giving off signals that he’s an easy fight.
Once his threatening and unacceptable body posture captures the attention and ire of an approaching gobbler, the full glory of the ½ Strut Jake’s astounding detail takes over and commands full attention. Trademark Avian-X coloration and paint detail appear incredibly true and lifelike, while deep relief showcases the painstaking subtleties of every carefully crafted feather and crease on the ½ Strut Jake’s convincing, Dura-Rubber molded body.
AVIAN-X LCD ½ Strut Jake
- Soft and Quiet Dura-Rubber Body is Completely Collapsible
- Half Strut Body Pose and Sub-Dominant Head Position Challenges the Dominance of Mature Toms
- Attracts All Gobblers
- Perfect Feather Detail
- No-Flake Paint
- Drawstring Carry Bag Included