There must be some humongous turkeys out there? I've shot a lot of turkeys with a bow and I gotta tell you not one of them have I ever snuck walked up on in bow range.
Not sure if the friend was bow hunting as well but last I knew turkeys didn't wear camo?
One thing is for sure either this was no accident or this kid shouldn't have ever been allowed to play with anything sharper then silly putty.