When I saw birds strutting here in Indiana 3 weeks before our adult season last year I was concerned they would be winding down at the begining of our season. This was late April,then I saw several big Toms still struttting the first few days of June. I'm not going to worrie this year if they start early after seeing that,though I'm sure the earlier they start the sooner many of them are done so you get less encounters with love sick Toms.