It's the same as hunting in the morning.... Just in reverse..
In the morning do we also try to get as close to the roost as possible and hope to call a bird to us..
Same in the evening.. Except the bird hopefully isn't as henned up and calling to him and getting him interested is easier..
With that said. If you are too far away from the roost and he is around the roost waiting for fly up. You aren't going to call him away from it. He's about to roost. But.. He should be in the vicinity of his roost tree around 7pm i would say.. He'll put around for a bit, feed, then fly up later.. You will not call him out of that comfort zone. What you need to do is get in between him and the roost and call and hope he stops by for a quick look.... Or be within that comfort zone where he know he can go to you and still get back to roost before dark.
Like i said. It't the same as hunting in the morning except in reverse. Morning you're facing the roost tree, in the evening away from it. The rest is the same, calling, etc. The only major difference is the hens are off nesting or roosting in their area leaving ole tome lonely.
