silent you mentioned THE most important part of turkey hunting. Knowing where they want to go and getting there first. Calling a bird into a place he is already headed for is as easy as it can be. Thats part of learning and comes with experience. Calling "behind em" is a complete waste of time for the most part and MORE than a poor way to spend precious time and limited days afield.

IMHO getting in front of a bird and calling them where they were already headed is no harder or special than stalking them. You basically are ambushing them, you are just calling at them to hear them and convince yourself you "called em in". Sitting for hours in one spot knowing the bird will be back later in the morning when he is done with his hens, IMHO is boring as hell and really not maximizing ones time and odds afield. But thats the beauty of it, theres something for everyone.

Good luck to EVERYONE,
RA