Hey guys, tell me what you think of this theory. The birds haven't been talking or responding well to calls for basicly the whole season so far. The guys that just ride around tooting on locator calls aren't getting birds because they aren't answering or they aren't coming in when they switch to turkey calls. The veterans and especially locals are tagging birds because they have spots that have produced in the past. Does all of this sound pretty correct?

Here's my THEORY for how the birds will be when we arrive on Thursday. The birds will likely be very call shy, but they won't have been educated too much because most mature toms aren't coming to calls. What I mean is they haven't been educated like they get when they come into set-up after set-up. If they aren't coming in, they aren't getting conditioned to spook when they come into decoys or be extra paranoid. With this being said, if you can find their strut zones and roost areas you're almost tagging him. I'll bet there aren't as many idiots stumbling onto birds, blowing set-ups, and still tagging like there was last year. It sounds like this year is requiring the leg work before you bag your bird. Reminds me of the Easterns back home. So what do you guys think of my theory? I know it is oversimplified at best, but I'm optimistic.


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