I'm no expert either, but I think the 1:00 thing (noon in CT where I'm hunting) has something to do with the DEP not wanting people to bump birds while they're nesting. Its not unusual at all for birds to gobble their heads off one day and nothing the next. Sounds like how my season is going so far. A yote will definitely spook the birds. I don't know how it really effects them tho, like if they will be back soon or stay away for a while...