I've talked to many on this subject as to whether you should or shouldn't call to your birds while preseason scouting.We do quite a bit of videoing before season starts up and much of it is done by the aid of a turkey call.We always manage to harvest our birds come season too.I've also learned a whole lot through the years on how to talk turkey by my preseason scouting in calling in birds.Spooking them is one thing,but calling to them and watching how different birds react to your calling to me is a helpful tool in learning how to call to ole tom turkey.Obviously its not something I would practice everyday on the same flock of birds,but it sure appears to me as long as your not spooking them it has had no effect on alot of the birds we end up harvesting during turkey season.Whats your take?