Strut, there sure as heck aint nothing wrong with harvesting a big ole longbeard in the fall,thats what were out there for.I understand what you mean the fact he wont be gobbling come spring if you take him now and thats obviously up to the individual himself!Heres what I do to avoid this situation your talking about.I hunt areas I dont hunt in the spring!And much of it this time of year is on public ground,because the hunting pressure in most cases I have found is cut at least in half,and gives you a real opportunity to harvest a bird!Alot of hunters dont fall hunt turkeys and theres alot of other seasons open deer,quail,waterfowl,that hunters are concentrating there efforts on,leaving you with open woods to hunt!Just a thought that has worked for me over the years! Bob

Monarch isn't a butterfly it's the King of the Spring!