I've taken 15 turkey in the last 3 years with my bow, with 4 of them being this fall. About half with a blind and the other half without. Like you, it is my first passion and since bow hunting them, my shotgun hasn't seen the light of day. If fact, I haven't gun hunted anything in that time. Kansas is having a archery only season this year for the first time - can't hardly wait. For a couple of years I would take the first one with a gun and try for the second with a bow before learning enough to actually achieve it. I had to teach myself since I knew no-one where I live that bow hunted them. Whenever I asked, they would say "I have a hard enough time getting one with a gun!". Once you get one, you learn a lot and it becomes much easier. Now, the last two spring and fall seasons, I've tagged out. I far prefer not using a blind now and I actually have far better success with no decoys. Just me, my bow, my ASAT suit and some calls.