my best roost hunt i was pretty much UNDERNEATH the birds. dont ask me how i did it lol...im almost positive the birds were awake and gobbling too...i thought they were farther than they were..stepped into the woods and said MAN! they are RIGHT there. silly me still called to them while they were in the tree...no decoys...95% of the time they will look for the hen and never pitch down to you if they are that close and can see well....sure enough 2 longbeards pitched down within range....i carried out a 3yo! cant remember if there were more...i just remember 2 longbeards...didnt even look at the other one..saw mine had a good beard and sent a load his way...

normally, i will setu as close as i can get without them seeing me...if i mess up and get TOO close i wont call till they hit the ground because i dont hunt with decoys...ive had it happen many times..call to them on the tree and they sit there for an hour looking for the hen...or they just pitch down the other way immediately because they didnt see the hen and thought they should have...terrain and foliage plays a big part in it...if they cant see where "the hen" is i will do a soft tree call..then a couple minutes later a fly down cackle and fly down with my hat...