Invest in snake boots.
Buy a vest with a chair frame in it
Accept the fact that an animal with a brain the size of a walnut will make you feel and look like an idiot more times than not.
For me, the easiest call to learn was a glass friction call. I?ve got one from Cody I love. The call less and listen more is the best advice you?ll ever get. Learn the cluck, yelp, and cut on whatever call you get. If your shotgun will shoot a 3.5? magnum shell then shoot it. It hurts like hell but I?d shoot a 4? if they made one. Once you decide on your ammo, see what your effective range is with that ammo in your gun. Not your friend?s gun that is just like yours. Your gun. Typically, your max range is when you consistently get around 10 pellets in the head and neck area.

Lastly, turkey hunting is more addictive than crack and meth combined.