BuckAlley gave you some good advice, but I will scout anytime of the day I get the chance. I figure that I want to know where they are using and what time of the day they are there. You have to keep your eyes open and watch out not to spook them. I look for leaves raked back where they have been feeding, dusting spots, drag marks, droppings, tracks (note whether there is a general direction that they are traveling. Also note the size of the tracks- when you see a tom' tracks, you'll know it.) Sometimes I will backtrack the tracks to see if I can find where he flew down. His feet will land together ant then he will start walking. If you know the area well, you may be able to tell where they are heading and avoid spooking them. A perfect scouting trip is oe whe you go in, find sign, make solid deductions about what that sign means, and get ou undetected. You will probably not know whether you were detected, but you can try. Also, I don't go "afield" the last week or 2 BEFORE opening day. I will only try to locate them on the roost then. While I'm out there, I also look for antler sheds. And if you find any box turtle shells, let me know. I like to make turkey calls out of them.

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