RE: hypothetical turkey situation...what do you do?
The thing I'm trying to improve on is setup. In this case, he gobbled and may be coming. Where do I setup?? I've blown more opportunities with bad setups than bad calling. I look around quick and figure out where he may come from, find a tree, look at what I can see from there, and if it doesn't look right I quickly reposition to a different tree. Other times I'll call one more time but a contented cluck/purr and scratch the leaves a few times to may him think I'm feeding. Then move closer and find a good setup tree where I can see and yet have some brush to break up the outline. Patience kills birds and I wish I had more of it. Make sure you are comfortable when you plop down so that you can wait him out. I've been busted when I thought he was gone 45 minutes later and got up only to have him fly off...