As I stated above, there are very few birds in the area this year for some reason and those that are there seem to be older and wiser! Not sure if the hatch last year wasn't too good or what, but it has beenreally slow here. I scouted for weeks in this area before the season as I usually do, and the most I heard gobbling at one time in any morning was 2. On the first day I got one of these to answer me about 200 yards away at about 9:00, and he would not come my way either. After trying to move on him, I think I ended up spooking him.

Last year I had very good success in just going to this area and calling every 15 minutes or so and waiting them out. Even if I didn't hear any gobbling on the roost, I would usually be able to get one to come in looking and would eventually hear a gobble as he got closer. I did shoot one that came in silent also. So, to answer your question, yes there are some other birds around, but if I try to move and call, they are used to that game and just don't answer because they know it's not real. And if I get aggressive with the calling, they seem to know that is not real also, so they keep their distance.

Since I sort of have the "Spring Gobbler" patterned is why I thought I might be able to ambush him or something like that??

I'll be going up to Pa. to hunt with my cousin this weekend. Hopefully, we'll have more cooperative birds to hunt up there. I was up there for the first day and we did get one and had about 3 othersgobbling around us.