RE: The 4 Days I hunted
Oklahoma
First time I hunted there. But I thought it was rather normal for the beginning of April. Worked birds each day one in run and gun and the other we just waited out.
Michigan -
Weather was crap.......Big Toms where henned but where alone after 10 if you could find them. Trip was cut short due to family illness. Went back for last season with my duaghter and could not beleive the woods where so silent. We had good weather but we did not see more than 2 hens the first day and did have one gobble the second. It was extremely unusual.
Wisconsin...
Again the weather was crap. Lots of fog and rain. I could locate Toms and most seemed to get more vocal after the close of the season for the day. Was extremely unusual.
But in each area we scored because we got lucky. More so from scouting that knowing birds use the area from time to time. Wasn't so much our calling techniques but I chalk it to scouting and patterning birds. I say this year was more of wait and ambush.
JW