Shooting hours ethics.

[Brad Harshman]

Be honest.  If this happened to you what did you do?

[Jonathan_S]

If my goal is to limit out do I have the choice to select a legal option 

 

[lokidog]

Silly question, even those who would shoot two minutes early aren't going to say so.  The morning legal time is so dark that I will usually wait for five minutes or more to shoot as I usually like to know what I'm shooting at.  I do wish they would make the evening time five or so minutes later though as the birds seem to like to fly those ten minutes after close and it is still plenty light enought to ID them.   

If my goal is to limit out do I have the choice to select a legal option 

 

Huh?  There is a legal option, maybe there wasn't when you posted?

[gaddy]

so many times this has happened. I wait. most times if not spooked they wait. of course whose to say whose watch is a couple minutes off

[bobcat]

who carries a watch or phone with them?

Who doesn't?

[ghosthunter]

This has happen to me many times . I always wait.

[D-Rock425]

This is why you buy a gamo whisper

[lokidog]

This is why you buy a gamo whisper

I prefer my scuba gear and a gunny sack....

And yeah this -

who carries a watch or phone with them?

Who doesn't?

[jaymark6655]

I would wait, usually I can't even see at the start of legal shooting anyway and have to wait a few more minutes anyway.

[BiggLuke]

For me, the only real question is, is it light enough to Identify them?
I know I would personally hate to shoot a triple in the dark, and they turned out to be 3 pintails, or 3 hens. Then there's no excuse, cause you shot the wrong kind of birds.

Sometimes it's just better to wait until well after legal shooting time.
For instance... really thick fog. Pretty much all the the birds are just a black sillouette.

[coachcw]

most guys I've  Sen dont wait
 if its safe to see the birds dont have a watch. sky busters now thats another hot topic

[Fishnclifff]

We wait.
There are *censored*s that start 5 min early and scare away EVERYTHING that WAS near us.

At Ridgefield refuge where I mostly hunt now,
the gamies like to hide in the dark and watch the time.
Every once in awhile someone gets a little visit in the blind.

"who carries a watch or phone with them?"  Seriously?

You have your frikin cell phone with you. I know, I hear them ringing or making stupid noises while in the field.

By the way, the gamies go by cell phone time.

[scottcrb]

just wait give the others around you the same chance . you know your gonna scare off any birds in another persons spread if you shoot before legal time.  i set an alarm on my phone for legal shooting time and atomic time on your phone is always correct. when it goes off then you can shoot.

[h2ofowlr]

Why start early?  Most can't ID them when it's that dark anyway.  We have waited until after opening the last few times, so we could pick out drakes only.

[Fishnclifff]

just wait give the others around you the same chance . you know your gonna scare off any birds in another persons spread if you shoot before legal time. i set an alarm on my phone for legal shooting time and atomic time on your phone is always correct. when it goes off then you can shoot.

 

Exactly what we do.