Geographical: Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest

Topology: Hardwood ridges with pockets of white pines and hemlocks, surrounded by open pasture or cropland

Winter Roost: Dominant Toms will roost in pines or Hemlocks near or on a rise or ridge

Spring Roost: Hardwoods bordering open Fields or Logging Roads for a Strut Zone.
Early Season Toms will scarcely Strut waiting until late morning
late in the season or a shortage of Hens will cause the tom to hit the strut straight from his roost