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Old 03-28-2005 | 09:27 AM
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Thanks!

What part of the season do you guys prefer out there? First week? Middle? Last week? Is there a lot of hunting pressure early in the season? When is the hen competition the worst? We're still trying to decide if we should go before or after our WI hunt period....we only get one week in WI....so we have to plan everything around it.

Do the birds respond to aggressive calling or is conservative calling better? Box call is my prefered call...no problem there...always care a couple different ones. Is it hard to locate the birds or do you normally hear a few each morning? Which locator calls work best? Here in WI, owl works great in the morning and at evening. During the day it's mostly crow. I do have a hawk and coyote howler if needed. Even throw in a goose call every once in awhile. How close do you need to get to them on the roast to be able to call them in? How far will they travel to the call?

I better stop....too many questions. Just a little pumped up for information. The toms have been strutting every morning in the neighbor's field behind our house....up to six at a time. That's a good way to get the blood flowing in the morning. Too bad our hunt period this year is still a month away.

Thanks again,
Craig
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