I'd like to get out during the week and can sometimes slip away mid day or in the evenings.
I've bagged one bird in the evening after calling a hen in that had a Tom in tow. Other than that one evening I have seen a couple birds from far off that seemed to be on the move but haven't heard any birds. I am setting up shop on the top of a small hill from a creek where there is a clearing. I sit in the wood line and put my decoys in the clearing. I've seen prints by the creek.
Question: If I cannot get into the woods until mid day, should I be hunting certain terrain/areas? Ie, creek bottoms? Should I try walking and calling?? Anything I should try mid day vs evening strategy wise?
Any recommendations appreciated!
Cheers,
FFN
Use a crow call and strike a bird. I've seen evening birds that were just as hot as straight off the roost and I've seen them when you had to take it easy and soft. Try a single Hen decoy and soft cluck and put style calling.
The farms I've hunted afternoons is slow. The birds will slip in silent. I usually camp out in a blind and call light.