He won't let anyone drive in the fields or look for mushrooms in the woods. Hunters sneak into the blinds before dawn and tiptoe right back the way they came when the hunt ends. We have birds gobbling all season long here because we're not walking through the woods scaring them. While turkey hunters are accustomed to going to the turkeys, with thorough scouting you can let the turkeys come to you. Like whitetails, wild turkeys are creatures of habit.
Birds strut at the same places throughout the season.
If the habitat doesn't change radically, they'll use the same strut zones year after year. Eye begins scouting his farm in February, although prime scouting time arrives a week or two before Missouri's late April opener, when gobbling activity peaks. I'll start a turkey up with owl hoots and watch and listen to where he goes. In open country, you can drive the roads and look for turkeys strutting in the fields. Then get out of the car, and search for sign.