RE: which season is better?
As far as the ease of harvesting a bird, the fall season is "better". There is a (general) lack of competition from other hunters, lots of turkey noise in the woods (if you know what to listen for), plus the birdshave not been educated by pre-season practice...No need to break the fall flocksup, they (hens, jakes, and family flocks) willcome readilyinto your lost calls - unless you are challenging aflock of mature gobs, then you best break them up.
As far aspure adrenaline rush of turkey hunting goes, hard to beat the spring drumming of an unseenmature gob...
-fsh