Don' t forget to fly down! No response at all this season to locators in the morning, but I know generally where a few birds like to roost. In the woods before first light, decoy set up and ready to go. At first light, had a gobbler responds IMMEDIATELY and rather urgently to some soft tree calls. I never did hear him fly down, but then again he never heard me fly down either. Talked to this bird (estimate maybe 50-60 yards from me) for a good half hour, then hear him gobble considerably further away and that was the end of that. Not that flapping my hat on my leg would have definitely done the trick, but it just might have...

Trust your shooting ability (and practice practice practice). I had a chance at a bird strutting behind me, and I could have taken the shot left handed but was second guessing my skills. Also, had a chance at the same bird very quickly right handed, but didn' t want to cripple the bird. The more I think about it, the more I realize I could have made the shot. Had I done so, the fly down lesson above would not have happened cuz my tag would have already been filled...

Nothing happening? Move! I spent too much time calling to nothing but crows and woodpeckers. Was afraid to get up after 15-20 minutes of not hearing turkeys to move, thinking as soon as I stand up I' d see them taking off to the next county. Instead of waiting 30 - 60 minutes after no action before moving, go find a bird!