bigc, I hunt a lot of wooded areas here.. Yes we have some fields as well but I concentrate on an area where it is heavily traveled and the birds get spooked quick.. This is all private land that is open to the public as it owned by woods companies that supply the paper mills and the like here.. I like to find where a skidder trail or grown up logging road that will lead back to the field or fairly large opening. I set up in these around 60 to 70 yards back. I find the turkeys will travel these while trying to avoid the traffic or other hunters. It also allows them access to the fields and allows you a place to set up and try to coax them out into range. While I am not real sure about but I think they feel less nervous in cases like this..

I am just now starting my 7 year of spring hunting with my first 3 years getting nothing for birds and now I have been 2 for 2 the last 3 years.. It has been working for me so far but this year maybe different.. Who knows until my time is up if I can pull it off again.. So I am just offering something a little different to think about that is all..