For the few years I've been hunting it's been in bluff country where all the turkeys are concentrated in the thin strips of woods on the sides of the steep bluffs. Thebirds are pretty much everywhere thereare woods and tend to go to the fields on the tops of the bluffs for everything but roosting. It's fairly easy to find birds.I've never even focused on a particular bird on the roost at night or in the morning. Usually I try to sit on the woodsline between a few of the gobblers hoping one of them finds me prettier then the many hens he is already with.

This year I got drawn for the first time in my neighboring state of Wisconsin. I networked distant family and friends and got permission to hunt on two farms and a partial of woods. Today I went to scout this unfamiliar territory and realized I'm thoroughly uneducated about turkey hunting!

Here's the 3 spots:
[ul][*]300 acre farm - mixture of corn, alfalfa, hay, and cow pasture. Woods alongthe sides of the propertyand some swampland. The farmer owns some of the woods. The woods are mostly poplar and birch with some maple, oak and pine. It's pretty thick, even given it's early spring and none of the undergrowth is up yet. He said he hasn't seen any turkeys yet this spring but has heard a few gobbles. When I walked the woodslines I found a few tracks in the mud and snow so there are at least a few around.[*]200 acre farm - all corn. Woods along the sides of the property. The woods have a bit more oak and maple along two sides, one side is moslty poplar and birchgoing towards a swamp(this side is REALLY thick). The farmer doesn't own any of the woods. Hesaid hehas seen occassional turkeys crossing the fields. While I was there I heard a tom gobbling from the direction of the swamp, probably from the opposite side, with thattight poplarwoods between us.[*]120 acres of solid oak woods amongst 100's more acres owned by others.It does lookfairlyopen amongst the trees, at least at this point early in the season.The guy who owns the property says that theturkeys often come in to feed on the cornhe puts out for deer right behind his house. He said he saw about 20 that morning, including some jakes and toms.[/ul]
I have no idea where to spend my precious 4 days of hunting! What area do you think is my best bet? How would you start? How the heck does one hunt in the woods without raising a horrible ruccus, especially if it's thick?

Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise and advice!