Abstract: A method of assembling a turkey decoy includes coupling a head assembly and a tail assembly to a body using a head attachment mechanism and a tail attachment mechanism, respectively. The method also includes coupling a biasing device to each of the head and tail assemblies. The method further includes coupling a movement mechanism to the head assembly and the tail assembly for initiating movement of at least one of the head assembly and the tail assembly. A method for operating the turkey decoy includes positioning the turkey decoy in an outdoor field. The method also includes pulling the movement-applying string with sufficient tension to overcome a bias of the first force-applying device and modulating the position of the head assembly. The method further includes pulling the movement-applying string with sufficient tension to overcome a bias of the second force-applying device and modulating the position of the tail assembly.