RE: your advice on using calls, scents and decoys.
Yes I do use calls decoys and scents
October 1-15 (no calling) just watching im in michigan by the way
October 15-November 25 grunting estrus bleats and rattiling maybe decoys with a buck and doe from october 15-nov 14 (gun season opens on the 15 of november)
November 25th - JAN 1st ill normally just stalk with fresh snow maybe a few estrus bleats after the rut cause all the young does/ yearlings and all does that were breed late last year will come into estrus so just try to find little does and maybe a big boy behind him.