Got set up in mosquito hell about 20 yds off of a field edge where I had heard the birds yesterday and they were all roosted in the same locations...plus a few more! Three were about 100 yds to my right, 1 at 200 yds left, 2 straight ahead at 300 yds, 1 behind me to my right at 300 yds.
The one to my left came down first but went the other way. The three close ones came down and set up strutting about 60 yds ahead and to my right along the edge of the field. It was open in front of me and to the left, open brush behind me and thick brush to my right.
At times I could see them strutting through the brush. I hadn't done any calling until they were all down and I realized they were not moving. Yelped a few times and they responded. Next thing I knew they gobbled about 15 yds to my right in the thick brush! The 3 of them, 2 toms and an jake, stepped out and spent a few minutes looking for the hen and all I could do was freeze because I wasn't set up to shoot that direction and there was always at least 1 bird that would have busted me if I had moved anyway.
They eventually went back the way they had come and set up strutting again. I shifted around the tree to allow a shot to the right and called again but this time only the jake came to me. He walked a circle around me and left headed up the hill behind me while the toms seemed to be moving farther away down the field edge. Once the coast was clear I moved about 3 trees closer to the strut area and did some more yelps which were answered. I shut up and waited and they gobbled again a good bit closer.
Eventually I saw them headed my way along the edge and they were walking and looking this time and not strutting so I got my gun ready and as the lead bird stepped out into the clear at 26 yds I sent a load of 9's his way and put our team on the board!
