THE 1970s, spring gobbler hunting was less popular and a whole lot easier than it is today. I remember hunting entire seasons and never encountering another person in the woods. If you could hear a gobbler, he could usually be called in and killed. That's not the case any more.
Hunters now find that wild turkeys and their habits have changed.
There are more birds now than there were 20 years ago. You'd think they'd be easier to hunt, but that's not how it works. If you were a half-decent caller, which was rare back then, you could easily call in and kill turkeys. Today, a gobbler doesn't have to work hard to find female companionship. There are hens around every bend willing to respond to his affections.