RE: locater calls before daylight?
Like the rest of the guys, I just let the day begin on it's own. Most of the places that I usually hunt are privately owned land, so I roughly know where the roost areas are at. When hunting a new place, I would do the same thing as well. Get there well before first light, walk to the edge of the woods and wait till you hear one sound off on it's own. In my neck of the woods they will start gobbling anywhere from 5:25am - 6:00am, so after hearing that first gobble you would have about 15-20 minutes to get closer to set-up on them before starting the game. This is pertaining to hunting in NY state, out west is another story, I never been there before so these tactics might not apply.