Ok so I've never been turkey hunting but wanting to get started. I know nothing about turkey hunting besides what I see on tv. What do I need call wise? Gun, I was looking at the turkey thug 20 gauge. Let me know it all lol

Seems like on this forum, you'll get offered alot more help if you start out by saying "hey I have 800 acres that's run over with turkeys but I don't know anything about hunting them"

The sticky at the top has good info. A good slate and/or box is a good place to start as far as calls. Get ya a cd to listen to that has REAL turkeys recorded and try to sound like them. As far as a shotgun, really any shotgun with screw in chokes is sufficient until you find out if your gonna stick with it. Get ya a good choke and find shells that throws a good pattern at whatever distance you feel comfortable. Most people use 40 yards as a testing distance. Good camo is a must and be covered head-to-toe. Heck all this is covered in the post up top. Give me a buzz if you want some help one morning

I'll say this, I have 350 acres and nobody on our place turkey hunts. Every field I went to had turkeys all in it. One field would have 12/15 everytime. So we have some. Hellfighter just let me know I'll take yeah

That should get you some help! Good luck and welcome to the madness

Yep. PM's are on the way now I bet. Honestly it would be very difficult for somebody to just tell you how to turkey hunt. Once you go a couple times and get a little bit of a feel for what's going on your questions will become a lot more specific and you'll get some really good advice on here.
As for one of your questions though, if I was gonna buy a 20 gauge shotgun in that price range I would get an 870 compact over a mossberg any day, but that's just personal preference.

As far as guns go "GO BIG OR GO HOME" Browning BPS 10 gauge is a man's gun! You'll "roll one" out to 70 yards.

I'll look up that 870. My doors open if someone wants to go

Here are some secrets that the others will not tell you. They will probably tell you I am lying.

1. You should always call as much as possible.
2. The more decoys the better.
3. Only buy calls with Micheal Waddells picture on them.
4. You really don't even need camo.
5. Turkeys sense of smell is better than a deers.
6. Always use fox urine or hen-in-heat as a cover scent.
7. Do not shoot at a strutting turkey.The pellets will bounce off
8. The turkeys will not come to calls after lunch time.
9. Invest in a good gobble call. Use it often.
10.Only sissys wear snake boots.

Dammitt man. Great advice. I'm writing that down.

I got the first week planned pretty much, but I'll get with ya after that if you don't get flogged to death by the rest of these goobers.

U get first choice and chance

good luck brother,hope you kill a bunch.

I'm no expert and learning as I go for the most part....but here are a couple things I've learned during my first 2 season....

1. Take some time finding a good choke/shell combo for whatever gun you buy...watching one fly away is hard to swallow
2. In most cases, less calling is "more"...try to not get overly excited when you get one answering and call to every gobble...still trying to learn when more calling is the way to go....
3. Have fun and its a great time to scout for deer!!!

My biggest turkey hunting flaw by far...just can't help myself.

if your not sure whether to call again or not ..DON'T

1. Get a comfortable turkey lounge/chair/cushion - I can't stress this enough (without this #2 is impossible).
2. Be very still.
3. Keep gun up and ready.
4. Unless you are planning on running-n-gunning, find your setup a day or two in advance (clear limbs/grass/stuff out of your way, find good leaning tree,...etc.)
5. You will have little or no chance of pulling a gobbler off hens; however, if you can pull the hens - the gobbler will follow. My experience has been - that once a gobbler has some hens, unless you can head them off - take a nap till about 9:30. Then get after him again - he'll be looking for some more tail.
6. I like decoys and believe they give an advantage - a couple of hens and a jake.

Mine too....no doubt!!