RE: First Spring Turkey Hunt
Thats great, I hunted Michigan last year with a friend of mine who I never met before that hunt. We had talked on the phone for two years before I made the trip. It was awesome hunting.
Now for the calls, whatever you decide to buy practice using it and learn the turkey language. Know what to say and when to say it. I prefer mouth calls but slates and glass or box calls will work just as well. A push button call with shotgun adapters work great when it is not wet out. Glass calls with carbon strikers work well in the rain.
Decoys are a debate for the ages! I do not like them and rarely use any. Other people will use them only in fields, others in woods only. I think a jake and a hen are your best bet if you decide to go with them. Feeding or upright is ok, the jake may just make the gobbler mad and come in and whip him.
I will pm you with some info on our calls.