fall vs spring behavior

[mhanaford]

real quick question. i have a spot where i like to hunt mule deer every fall. each time i go, i always at least see turkey sign, and in the last couple years, ive actually seen and interacted with turkeys in the fall down around the orchards, but i rarely actually see the birds on public land. ive never hunted turkeys there before, so i dont know their normal spring behavior in the area (and now due to this whole corona virus thing, i dont really have much time to get out this year).

how does their spring behavior differ from fall behavior? would it be a mistake to think i might find them further away from the orchards this time of year, and possibly on public land?

[Big game archer]

Flocks are way more broken up in the spring time because they are breeding and nesting. I shoot birds on public land every year in the spring time, some of these areas do not hold any birds during the fall/winter months.

[mhanaford]

so its a good bet that theyve spread out into the hills a bit?

[HillHound]

Yes sir. I have lone toms and toms with a few hens coming through my property now. Havnt seen the big flock that hangs around in 6 weeks. All broke up in the hills chasing tail