Since I live in Missouri, this applies right?
Legal time was 6:12 am where dad and I were in southeast Kansas Saturday morning. We parked about 6:00, questioned each other on where to set up, then heard a gobble. Started rushing to that side of the field, set up on a point that gave us a view across the field as well as a bit up into a little neck. Hadn't more than set the decoy and sat in my seat than heard another gobble, about 50 yards behind us. Looked at clock, it was 6:10. Let out a single yelp. Gobble, and fly down. Another gobble behind us. A minute later, he too flew down. Both just jakes with about 4" of beard. They started walking away from us, but a yelp on the boxcall at my side had them fanned out and strutting. So what if they were jakes, they all look the same in the ziplock bag. I shot the first one, then dad popped the other. Signing tags at 6:15.
My boy had shot a mature Tom on the Kansas opener, but this was the first time he had been out and actually clearly heard gobbling, watched the fly down, heard some calling and the reaction. At least I think he saw it, in between turning pages of the book he brought to read......
Also, for $20 at Wal-mart, those fold up camp chair things with stubby 3" legs are worth every penny. No more sitting on wet ground, no more sitting on a short stool with nothing comfortable to lean back on. These things were awesome.
Walmart Mossy oak turkey chair