I like what gmil said about takinga fewwith your gun first. I was thinkin about that as well, but I also thought that if you were to bow hunt turkeys before you gun hunt them, you will probably respect the turkey and turkey hunting way more as bowhunting turks is a little tougher. But you also might get so frustrated that you just flat out give up. I agree with gmil, you might wanna think about taking your gun a few times and trying to get a couple under your belt, but don't let us stop you. I gota buddy that has never killed a turkey, and he refuses to take a gun turkey hunting. Everytime we go he takes his bow, he's like you, wants to takehis first with a bow. There's nothin wrong with it, just knowthat there are no guarantees in turkey hunting and you're gonna have to screw up a lot to learn a little.