went out again today for the last day of the youth season before opening day tomorrow... we got to the public land we decided to hunt, and there wasnt a soul there. when we got there it was thundering, i got out of the car and all of a sudden GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE. everytime it would thunder, two or three birds would gobble. this was very exciting, we thought this was gonna be a good day. so we went out and set up on one of the birds that was gobbling. and just as his gobbles start to get closer, it starts to lightning like no other. so we high-tailed it back to the car to wait out the strom. we waited for about an hour until the hail, thunder, lightning, and radiculous amounts of rain passed. we get out of the car, and try all ideas we have for locating turkeys......... not a peep. the rest of the time we were there we didnt hear a thing. it was like someone flipped a switch and they shut up, which you cannot blame them for the storm that came through. hopefully these birds wont be too pressured during opening week, as the next time we can get out there is next weekend. good luck to all.