Hey Brent B, I may not be the right one to give you advice but I'll try. I usually go out about a week before season comes in and hit the ol' crow call and hoot owl call. Normally this will provoke an answer from a bird. Since turkeys move a lot it's kind of hard to pick a spot and hunt it like you do deer hunting (This is for Spring gobbler). Normally once you have located some birds you will have a general area to start hunting in. Try to keep them located throughout the week, put them to roost the night before opening morning. Morning of, locate them to make sure there still there. Hike in close, not too close, 150 to 200 yards. Get set up in a good fly down area, a place that doesn't have a lot of brush or next to a field. Locate them again and start calling to them as long as it's starting to get daylight, you don't want to becalling to them on the ground when it is still dark outside (an old bird might pick up on that). During the fal I here it's pretty easy if there is birds in the area, most people are deer hunting anyway, just set on your hunting stand and give some lost calls and you might bring a feeding group of turkeys by your deer stand. I tried to help, like I said, "I may not be the wright guy to be telling you. I ahve only been hunting(Spring Gobbler) for a year but killed a bird with a 9 inch beerd and 1 1/4 inch spurs. Killed a jake in the fall 2years ago. Good Luck, it's really a joy when there talking to ya. Even better if you can get more than one going.