I try to get out as early as I can. Of course when I do then the turkey are late to the mating game. Whenever I go late the turkey have already packed up and headed for the hills. I travel from the wetside to hunt the NE corner. My advice it to make friends with people where you plan to hunt and reach out to them to see what's been happening throughout the year. It helps to be prepared to go home empty handed the first time out, but more knowledgeable about the location and conditions. I myself put down two weeks at the end of April, and will go again in September and most likely November if they run the season out again.
