Hi Bill,
Welcome.
As you see, I moved your post to the Turkey Forum. It's a VERY popular topic and all the information is here so start reading.
One place to start is my Turkey 101, you can get the link from the 101 page here:
http://www.cookshack.com/smokin-okies-guidesHave a read and then ask some questions. The Turkey 101 will get you started and read a few of the posts here. LOTS of good info.
At the top of this forum are the HOT topics, those in bold. There is a link to Turkey 101 there as well as reports from years past, which help a lot in learning the lessons of previous cooks.
Russ