Blind or decoys on youth day? What's your opinion?

[Zobo]

    I always think from a safety perspective. You'll be on public land in a heavily hunted state with your 7 year old. I'd skip the decoys, especially any male decoys.
     Remember that idiots sometimes shoot at decoys. So if it definitely has to be one or the other I'd go with a blind.....and 2 blaze orange caps for after he shoots his turkey. Your not only being safe you're teaching safety.
    Remember too, that the blind could just be a well placed piece of camo netting strung across two trees, very easily carried. And with it being youth day and probably not too crowded you could pack a lightweight single hen. We used to take the cheapo collapsible ones before the heavy realistic plastic came out and you know what, they worked!

[Marc]

One thing I will mention about taking kids, is that their hands and feet GET COLD.

Warm clothing (warmer than you think they'd need), with good gloves and boots...  Hands and feet get cold.

I used thick socks with snow boots for the kids (thankfully snow boots are cheap), and mittens in the morning.

I used to take out a couple old thick duck hunting jackets...  They would lay on one, and pull the other one over them, and sleep until the birds started gobbling...  I looked for a cheap camo sleeping bag, but could never find one.