I hope his helps a little. Most people fail to realize that mother nature intended for the hen to come to the gobbler. That's why he gobbles. When you call and he hangs up too far or at a creek or something, he just says "alright, I've already done more than I'm supposed to, you come the rest of the way." My best strategy when this happens is to aim your calls farther behind you and it sounds to him like the hen is leaving. He'll sometimes come a litttle farther and give you the shot you need. You can also use a mouth call and some other call at the same time to come across as more than one hen for a little more encouragement.