I hunt turkey in southern Indiana, and the last 2 yrs, I have seen the birds breeding as early as 1st of March. When they breed that early or even mid march,,by the time the season is in, the Rut is over and hunting is difficult to nearly impossible to call them in. Especially after the first day a shot is fired and all human activity is being done in the woods as the chase even causes more in the birds becoming still mouthed to a call. Heck by the time you hit May,,its so danged hot the birds won't work and your fighting chiggers and tics let alone all the mosquitos that its not worth the sweat. This year is going to be totally different than the last 2 yrs as I am seeing the birds still all together and hanging in flocks still around me so we could be in for a normal sesonal hunt. As I live in a huge wooded area and keep tabs on everything, I wouldn't give up on Patoka for turkey hunting as a lot of guys kill birds in the mid section of the lake, the Jackson ramp area, and west side of the dam location. Its not big woods, but the birds are there and in good numbers.