RE: first turkey
The first year I hunted turkeys I got out maybe 3 or 4 times, and I didn't score. One of those times though I had gobblers sounding off in multiple directions and called one in but it was just out of range with no clear shot. Even though I didn't score that day, that was the day I believe I got hooked for life. After that season I moved to a different state and didn't have the opportunity to hunt for several years, but the next season I did hunt, I was out maybe 3 or 4 times and called in 2 longbeards together about a week into the season and killed my first bird.