moturkeytamer hit it on the head,if you follow this board the next few months you will learn more info on turkey hunting tactics and the gear to hunt them that you might not find in any book or video.i credit the people on this board that made my first hunt last year a success.read books,watch videos,practice your calls,sight your gun,if your lucky you might get one shot,very important.i chose to be self taught,im hardheaded that way.what i did was hunt on private land self guided so i had no hunting pressure and put myself in land with a good turkey population so i could hunt and learn without distractions.good luck and hunt safe.