I live up in northern iowa and on the nice clear mornings the birds have been gobbling. The toms have been fighting some too. I'm not to worried. I wouldn't be if I was you either. Now the part about people out trying to call them in, that would upset me if it was on the land I was gonna hunt. Are you hunting public or private? Well sorry to hear it may be a tough season for you but good luck. The tough birds to kill are the ones that make you a better hunter though. You can always think of it that way. The glass is half full.