Heck, to be honest.... if it's your first year, you can take a camera and have a ball. If you got a need to kill something then take a shotgun for the first few birds. Learn the game and then do the bow. But honestly, killing turkeys is not the fun. I have more fun just working a bird and calling for someone else. It's been that way for 30 years. I could care less if I ever kill another turkey. I don't like the meat that much. A butterball is a lot better on the table.