How do you know if the turkeys you're hunting are scared of your strutting jake decoy?

[GooseKiller24-7]

How do you know if the turkeys you're hunting are scared of your strutting jake decoy?

[the decoy hunter]

I would not use the word"scared"--in the field it is the presentation through calling/decoys that we all hope leads to a bird committing.Some birds are more receptive and some just seem to be focused on another point--more a derivative of the inertia of a the breeding season than anything else.Since we do not have a window on the underlying turkey politics of hierarchy within the landscape of an area we are hunting this may be a contributing factor.Perhaps your strutting jake decoy is not an issue with the local boss or there may be more pressing tasks that need attention.

[nascar_cowboy]

if your bird is coming in hot,gobbling and strutting then see's the decoy and suddenly breaks out of strut and starts to move away nervously that would be a good bet. try setting up on the same bird with a non strutting jake or just a hen decoy and see if that makes a difference. good luck