I had the same problem on my Ia private Saturday. I called everywhere early before 7:30, and not a gobble anywhere. I'm stumped. Scouted 2 places around Des Moines, and where I shot one a couple of years ago is flooded on the easier access, but still my best option with a very long walk. I'm down to a few days left to hunt in May or I'm eating a season 4 tag AGAIN in Iowa. I really need a 60+ bird to make my season
The part that has me stumped is that in the last two hunts, I've seen 5 hens...& no Toms or Jakes. The valley they roost is miles long and you can typically hear a gobble a looonnng ways, but there has been hardly anything the past few days. Either someone snuck in there within the past few weeks and shot all the gobblers or they are in a 'fall time of year' funk that won't gobble or care about hens. I'm not sure.