Using Decoys

I have never used decoys while hunting wild turkeys. I've mentioned before how important hunting safely is to me. I've always thought that having a decoy around while making turkey sounds was a bad idea. I've read about people blasting decoys. Chances are that if someone shoots your decoy that they aren't going to hit you, but some guy taking a wild snap shot without knowing where I am freaks me out a little. Lately I've been reading blogs and forums about turkey hunting. I notice a lot of people consider it almost cheating to use a decoy. I don't think its cheating, but if I had known that it was effective, I might have tried it. I learned from turkey hunting forums that some guys used them extensively early in their turkey hunting careers. Later they didn't use them due to the bulkiness in carrying them around, hassle of setting them up and general no need to, because their calling and woodsman skills had improved to a point where decoys became obsolete. I still am concerned about the risk associated with hunting over decoys. I probably would try them if I was hunting on private land though.