RE: early seasons versus late seasons
I hunted a variety of seasons.
My traditional hunt is WI. is May 12 to the 16 this year. Our group always hunt late seasons in WI.
What I have learned. though they may not be as aggessive OR you may run into the second peak of gobbling. That is the hens are on nest and so Mr. tom is very lonely.
I would rather have first crack at them and do so in several other states I hunt. But with patience and knowing your area (finding birds) you should be able to kill one.
For instance my humt in MI. is always for opening but I do take my kids for May 3 to May 31 and have called in several nice Toms right up to the last day of May!
Tactics are pretty much the same but you need to know when to call and when to move and when not to do either! That comes by experience cause each bird I have encountered has been somewhat different.
Not much help I know....but that is why it is called hunting.
JW!