Hey Ski! Welcome to the board! There are many turkey hunters here who can give you lifetimes of advice, so you are in the right place! Remember, nobody knows it all. Just ask anybody here how much knowledge they knew when they killed their first turkey, compared to now. You do not have to be an "expert" to harvest a nice bird. Show me the turkey hunter who knows it all, and I will show you someone who is no longer hunting turkeys due to boredom. There are no stupid questions, just stupid replys. Nobody here will give you a hard time when you are after information about this form of hunting. The responses about the type of calls to use starting out, are on the money. My only added suggestion is to take a couple of decoys, one being a jake, with you. Make sure the jake is set up close to the hen, if not in a breeding position, facing where you will be sitting. The majority of the time, if a tom sees the decoys, he will come in, cirlce around the setup to face the decoys head on. This should give you ample opportunity(s) to shoulder your shotgun to fire. Some guys set their decoys up at maximum or near maximun shooting range.(35-45 yards) Unless you are afraid of someone else stalking up on your decoys due to hunting public land or well hunted land, go ahead and set them in at about 20 yards or so. This should bring in the bird for a really tight shot. Good Luck and I hope you enjoy the show!!