A great introduction into bowhunting! Well planned turkey hunts make a great intro to hunting for kids.

Use the bow and explain your reasons for choosing it over the shotgun (noise, challenge, skill required, etc.) Setup on the blind is a touchy subject on many forums, but here is my opinion. Blinds work better for me forturkeys when set out in the open (i.e., at least 15 yards from the tree line in an opening or field) because the darn things come from every angle and basically ignore the blind when they see the decoys, so you may have to shoot180 degrees fromwhere you expect to get your shot. Calling from the blind is just fine as long as the birds are somewhat in line with you and your decoy. I have seen many birds shy off and disappear when the call wasn't coming from the direction of the decoy. I always quit calling when the bird is in sight of the decoy unless he's about to hot-foot it out of the country. If you're hunting exclusive-access land (and most of us don't), then leaving the blind is fine, but I just take the blind in with me well before the birds come down out of the trees in the morning. You never know who sees your blind when you are not there, and they are not cheap to replace! I am not worried about the birds being blind-shy when they see it for the first time because it's the first time they've seen the decoys also, and they almost always key on the decoy. Again, this is just my opinion!

Don't forget to have your kid video the hunt: it'll probably be a poorly producedvideo from your point of viewbut an irreplaceable memory for both of you!!!