Bill, I agree with you 100%about the coyotes. I dont think they kill alot of adult turkeys. Like you say, they are aware of the coyotes and may be less vocal. They are also aware of more humans in the woods. I know alot of guys that walk around in the evening yappen on their turkey calls hoping to hear a gobble. They call this roosting a gobbler, I call it spooking a gobbler.
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