What are the hens doing?

I was in Litle Rock yesterday. I actually was suprised driving over and back to not see any birds in the fields of AR or TN. Sun was out but didn't see any birds working the fields.

Early season can be tough. You need to see what the hens are saying. Or since you seem to have seen their path the other day you may just set up accordingly and call them when they get down. Get between them and the food/.

I change my cadence, pitch, and tone depending on the time of year. high, high, low....high,high,high,low is typical for me in early season. And rarely do I call more than once at a bird I know is there. I'll call and then hush up and listen and watch.