yes this has really helped ducsauce thank you. how many decoys do you use? what i really want to know is what type of cloths do you wear?

if your planning on hunting this bird once season comes in...i think you can call....but SPARINGLY...dont fire him up by answering his gobble with a cutting cadence or a few yelps...not now anyway...give a couple of soft yelps and walk away, he's certain there's a hen looking for him. I've been able to keep an old boss tom looking for what he thinks is a hen in the area by clucking and tossing a couple of yelps out at him, he stayed on the hill for a few days....then my own season opened..and i had this old tom checking the area where he heard me calling from. when dawn came and he pitched from his roost he instinctively flew down to where he heard my tree yelps and let out a big ol' gobble....it was then that i would cut him off with my own aggressive calling...cackle..clucks..yelps..and to bring him running..some heavy duty cutting. By the time opening day came around he was so fired up and sure his hen was right out in front of him that he practically ran to me.
Now, this might be a special occasion, but it has worked for me more than once, and i think if your attitude is right in the turkey woods..you'll get that bird. Good Luck!

I have 2 decoys that I use. I don't always use them b/c they are not a necessity IMO. They do help though. I have a hen and a jake. Sometimes I don't even have time to set them up in fear of being spotted.

Froman hit the nail on the head w/ the clothing.

Turkeys are the best eyes and ears in the woods so be careful.

Thank you guys for the info it really helped

I agree camo head to toe and most likely use a little ground blind just in case. I would also try just using a lone hen decoy instead of the jake and the other hen iv found that sometimes they get spooked by the jake for some reason and they will keep their distance.

Yeah for clothing, All camo. You need to be able to blend in as much as possible.

[>:]ok i have another question how can i find a flock of turkeys? like last time i went scouting i only found a tom i think thats what it was so any advice? thank you ok would 2 hens be better than just 1?

Are two hot women that want to get some from you better than one?

You canonlydo the work of one hen turkey with your calling. Finding an isolated tom is what you want, he'll be looking for company.

Most"flocks" at this time will consist of mainly hens anyways, and you can't takehens duringspring modern gun.

But...if you do find some hens...a boss tom will probablybenear by.

To find them you can always glass fields...find roosting spots, big trees near water with turkey poop under em...

I wouldn'treally concentrate on finding a "flock." To be successful, it's much easier to find one lonely tom, who wants some lovin.

Hahaha so i just need to make yelps for one hen or both of them? thank you very much. have you used diaphragm calls?

...yup....if ya got two hen dekes....ya yelp like six times for one bird...wow...wait...thats twelve for two....hmmm...nawww....you'd be better off just yelpin as if your the only bird...