RE: Any tips on hunting in a crowd?
I see you are a dedicated fisherman getting into turkey hunting, I can relate. If there are any rivers or lakes in the wma I suggest these areas. If there is no water then I suggest finding somewhere that has some. This is the way I go about it with some success beating the crowd, and if no turkeys are in sight you're already on the water so just do a little fishing while you're there!!
I don't know where you live in Alabama but I do know Guntersville lake in north Alabama has some wma's on it and since it is a TVA lake most of the land around it is huntable.