If you can get the dominant hen to answer you, then repeat everything she says, because sometimes a hen will get so annoyed with a repugnant copycat that she'll come in and bring the gobbler along with her. Or, adds Salter, you can wait the tom out by setting up, calling sparingly and paying attention. The gobbler may try to sneak in silently, especially if his hens leave him to go to their nests. The best time to hunt strut zones is after most of the breeding has occurred. During this time gobblers will be on the prowl for hens through midday, going from strut zone to strut zone trying to entice a hen to come to them.
Toms especially like to strut in open sections near nesting areas.
Strut marks are made when toms drag their wings along the ground. To find them, look for parallel lines that are a couple of feet apart in the sand or leaves. Look for breast feathers in a bowl-shaped area. Turkeys come to these locations to delouse themselves and gobblers often will hang out around them waiting for hens to arrive. Jolly suggests giving turkeys what they are used to hearing at that time of day.