by fishman31 » Sat May 09, 2009 1:41 pm
Have you tried roosting the birds? By that I mean going out in the last hour before dark. At this time you go out to the areas that you think they may roost in and call with either your shock gobble call or your box call. Most important only make a few calls. Not too many you do not want them to get 1. call shy, 2. to leave the area that they are at and come to you ( this would most likely happen if you had lots of daylight left, the tom would be inclined to move from where he is to seek out this hen call. So then the next morning you would set up where you think he is and find out he went to where you were last.) After roosting a bird you must get to your set up long before light. If you have to use a small flashlight to get there you are getting in the woods at a good time. This is extremely important you want to be setup before they can see you, before they fly down and meet up with the hens and this darkness helps you sneek in without them being overly alarmed.
By hunting like this you may see your success rise.
I have killed all of my birds within the first hour of daylight.
Nathan Krusko