While by no means trying to diminish the challenges associated with a bow/blind, I just can't rate it as that much more difficult and at times any more difficult than shotgunning, at least in my country.

Main reason being movement. In my country, rarely do we catch a tom by himself.

In the early season, it is not uncommon for them to still be in flocks of other toms and hens even though they have already started the gobbling/strutting routine. They tend to stay behind the hens and follow them.

So I have to let a lot of turkeys pass before I can get the one I want within range, even shotgun range. In doing so, I have a lot of eyes around me, and very rarely can I make the shotgun shot without some type of readjusting or movement required.

Granted, with a bow/blind, my effective range is limited, and sometimes my ability to move quickly is compromised, but with the blind I can literally have turkeys within 5 yds all around the blind and not have to worry about suttle movements or even drawing my bow back. Not so while shotgunning.

The above situation is where for me, I'd just as soon be in the blind with a bow as up against a tree or backed into a bush with a shotgun.

Now later in the season when the hens are staying on the nest and I can catch a lone tom or even a group of 2-3 and can call them in, the shotgun does give me more mobility and range as compared to the bow/blind.

For arguements sake, I'll retract a little and agreethat shotgunning, as a whole is somewhat easier as compared to bow/blind. But to say shotgunning is WAY easier, well thats not been my experience.

Not wanting to be argumentative, just curious as to what experiences causes you to draw your conclusion.