There is all kinds of research you can do on turkey hunting...probably more than you could do on deer hunting. Once you get started turkey hunting, it becomes very addictive! The first time a gobbler sounds off to one of your calls...it is the coolest feeling in the world...an even better feeling when you shoot one!

I would go with a 12 gauge...this is what most people use to turkey hunt with. As far as calls go, I would get a box call, a slate call, and a mouth call. Mouth calls are pretty difficult to master, but you can do the most with them. Slate calls and box calls are easier to use. When starting with the mouth call, try to learn the basic yelp first and then go from there. You can find example calls on the internet and try to mimic those to get the rythm / sound of different types of calls down. Just google 'example turkey sounds' or something to this effect.