Our season doesn't start until May 1st. So I guess I hunt the late season every year. I usually get one. Sometimes it can be tough but as long as you roost the bird the night before, your success rate goes way up. Calling one in is great but I bet half the birds I have shot, hit the ground within shotgun range. No calling required. Early season has it's perks, I'm sure, but so does the late season. Most hens have been bread and are nesting, so the Toms are out looking for the next brown feathers of love. Hunt anytime you can, it's better than sitting at home or work.