Well I guess there is always more than one way to skin a cat. It sounds as if you've tried it all, and agree that all ways can be successful. I guess the reason I couldn't understand how people thought aggressive was so bad, is because they had a far worse definition of it.

Carrying around alot of stuff such as a pop up blind can be alot of work, which is why I usually have the blind set in a good area the night before with decoys and stools waiting inside. I show up, set out decoys, climb in and wait for daybreak. I only do this when I hunt the afternoon before though and have an idea of where the birds are. If the birds positions have changed, I climb from the blind and hunt on foot.

I realized something last spring about the enjoyment part though. Calling in a bird for someone else is just as thrilling for me as killing a bird I didnt call in. I called in a tom for my buddy last year, 22 lbs i think, 1 inch+ hooks, 10" beard. We hunted that particular bird for three days straight, nearly all day. Called him in to be blasted at a whole 9 yards on the last day of season. I honestly think I was more excited than he was. If all goes as planned this year, I hope to be calling in a tom for my dads first hunt.