I find for myself it depends.. Here turkeys can be vocal for a while and then shut right off.. Maybe it is a tom and hen ratio I am not sure. But here the hunting has been slow for most everyone. Our way of hunting is mostly in and around woods so it varies a lot. They can be vocal early in the morning and then nothing. This nothing can last for around a week and start right back up for a day or 2. How loud depends on how close they are when they start coming at you. Yes we have a large predator issue as well but a vocal tom most commonly is on the move and trying to stay ahead of him is where it is at most of the time.