RE: Experienced Turkey Hunters ?
I do hunt windy conditions. Use a loud box call or mouth diaphram to get some distance.
Do I move or just start blind calling... Both. If I know turkey are in the area I will blind call and it has worked. I had prefer to find a gobbling tom and try working him in. Knowing he is there will inspire you to bestill and really put a best effort in to get him.
I prefer to get to the roost when it's still dark. IN a full moon situation, don't try to get as close. They will bust you easier.
I have found using some decoys out near the roosting site along with some feeding purrs and clucks works pretty well for me in the evenings.
When turkey hunting anything is possible... More likely it's starting to reverse. THe peak of the spring season is winding down. Turkey's may becoming less vocal. This can also be attirbuted to hunting pressure. (I personally think there is a news publication something like "Turkey talk" and they let all the turkey's in the area know hunting season is in, this would certainly explain a lot more...).
To jake or not to jake that is the question.... No perfect answer there. Some would say that it can indeed scare away smaller birds. I have watched a many a jake fight each other. I personally never use a jake. I feel it's more iffy than anything else. Some would also say that using a jake ticks off the ol tom...I feel I had rather take my chances with the former.
It's certainly a challenge to try and guess where they are going to go and what they will do. That is the hunt though...
Gotta love the hunt....