weeks. For alot of southern guys, for the entirity of the season. Going to nest, for me, is more of a waiting longer in the mornings tactic than time of year tactic. The hens usually hit nest from 9-11am....if a hunter waits it out, the gobblers are alone and a spike in activity can be noticed just before mid day after the hens hit nest and leave them on their own.

My week schedule this spring sucks. Class till 11AM every morning...BUT, this will allow me to hit the woods right as the gobblers are cruising on the lonesome as all hens are on nest. It will also help me break from the habit of those short morning hunts, leaving after the initial burst of activity after flydown when it gets slow around 8 or 9. I will be forced to hunt longer this way, and it may just pay off.