I learned to turkey hunt in river bottoms. A 2 foot rise in elevation would be a mountain in most of the places I have hunted. Now I have a new place to hunt. While it isn't exactly mountains, there are some pretty steep hills along the creek drainages.

As long as I can remember, I have read that you want to above a turkey when hunting in hills if possible. I know if a turkey is ready to die he will fly over two rivers and run thru a burning five year old low country cutover, but in general do those of you that hunt hills find this to be a big thing to worry about or is it just another thing you want to try to get in your favor but no big deal?