Yeah!...it's tough here in new york too....the gobblers are already strutting...havent heard any gobbling tho. Even tho, i think the seasons real close to being dead on when our season come in. Not sure if the other new york hunters feel the same but with all the snow finally melting off we havent gotten any sort of ground cover even showing green...the hens wont start nesting till then. Havent heard them gobbling and thats good for us cause our season doesnt start till may first...still a long way off.
As far as calling prior to season...i'm not so sure that turkeys become call shy....i was once told by an old turkey hunter that turkeys were the 'smartest dumb bird'he's ever know. Idont like to bring them in with calls but will make my scouting efforts to find out where they travel, where they spend most of their time, where their roosting and strutting areas are. I would hate to sit down at the base of a tree in march and hear a hunter calling to draw turkeys to him, thats just defeating the purpose of early season scouting. But to each his or her own.

btw: i have so many turkey hunting thoughts running around in my head....i get too carried away, not to mention i might be so far 'right-wing' from the rest of these guys as far as the ideas if turkey hunting...but the ideas i take afield work the best for me...i'm never regretting my choices.