Would you shoot a turkey out off the roost?

[superdown]

i think what it boils down to is... who cares how somebody else gets their two spring turkeys?  doesnt hurt you any.  hell turkeys arent even native here anyway.  i dont care if somebody wants to fill their turkey tags by shooting off the roost.  if they want to do that and take the fun out of it, just to fill their tags, thats their decision

  It does matter.  We all share the woods together.  Every year guys are shot by other hunters because they are set up working a bird and some knuckle head tries to stalk in on the tom and blasts him not knowing there was a hunter sitting under the tree directly behind the Tom.  I know you would be pissed if you got shot in the face (if you lived).  Some guys think knothing of stalking turkeys.  Ethics and safety do go hand in hand in some cases

hunter safety is an entirely different issue.  just stop already

This is for you deaner
Donny, you're out of your element

[Karl Blanchard]

Absoluetely not!  And I wouldn't let anyone with me do it either!  Zero sport in it and classless in my opinion.

ive never shot a turkey off the roost but.... if you shot a deer in its bed would it be classless?  is it only sporting to shoot a buck thats called in?  where is the difference?

^^^^Your original post.  Comparing shooting a bedded buck to a roosted bird.  That is what we have been debating and what you have been repeating.  If you had posted what you just did at the beginning we would not be having this conversation.  I agree with you.

[scottcrb]

I wouldn't do it. I've been hunting Turkeys for 5 years now and been under trees with roosted birds and didn't take the shot. I have also been set up under a tree with decoys out and my buddy calling behind me to lure a turkey in that we had roosted the night before just to have someone walk in and shoot him out of the tree right at shooting light.  Really pissed us off the guys walked right past our truck and had to have heard us calling . Don't shoot birds out of trees!

[Nice Racks]

I was out hunting in PA for turkey one morning. As the woods slowly started to light up, I caught some movement on a tree branch just above me. I strained my eyes looking for a beard on it, but it was still just too dark. A few minutes later I took another look at it and I could now see the neck and head moving around a little, but still can't tell if it's a Tom or not. Even did a couple soft purrs but nothing. Some gobbling off in the distance caught my attention for a few minutes. Finally I remembered about the turkey in the tree above me. Took another look and to my surprise the thing I thought was a turkey turned out being a raccoon. His tail was what I thought was a turkey's neck and head.  But to answer the topic. No not me. The bird has to be on the ground in PA to be legal.

[seth30]

Not to thread jack but I shoot crows out of trees all the time

[Karl Blanchard]

Not to thread jack but I shoot crows out of trees all the time

Whats your favorite recipe?

[deaner]

i think its worth saying, ive seen it mentioned here a couple times now that in other states, eastern states to be exact, its illegal to shoot them from a tree.  i see why, because it obviously makes life easier... BUT        these are states where turkey are native wildlife.  fact is, they dont even belong in washington.  they were brought here as a cash crop

[coachcw]

I'm just gonna have RT climb the tree and scare the tom out ! If it happens to be a big old coon them we get another story about a bad ass fight.

[Karl Blanchard]

I'm just gonna have RT climb the tree and scare the tom out ! If it happens to be a big old coon them we get another story about a bad ass fight.

I got $20 on the raccoon!

[deaner]

okay superdown profile updated you thilly billy.  ithnt that thooper?







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[superdown]

i think its worth saying, ive seen it mentioned here a couple times now that in other states, eastern states to be exact, its illegal to shoot them from a tree.  i see why, because it obviously makes life easier... BUT        these are states where turkey are native wildlife.  fact is, they dont even belong in washington.  they were brought here as a cash crop

All joking aside they are enjoyed as a game species for the thrill of the hunt if you want meat then go to the store.Just because they didn't have the drive or desire to cross the Mississippi on their own does not mean they should be decimated or taken in a unsporting fashion. 

[superdown]

okay superdown profile updated you thilly billy.  ithnt that thooper?







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That's funny

[Karl Blanchard]

okay superdown profile updated you thilly billy.  ithnt that thooper?







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Outstanding!

[bobcat]

I don't want to get in the debate here, but I'll just answer the question- yes I would. Sounds like a lot of fun to me! Of course I would rather call one in but I see nothing wrong with shooting one out of a tree.

[ghosthunter]

everyone wants everyone else to be subjected to the same rules they impose upon themselves, that is what I'm against.

me too...we agree again...good googly moogly we could end up pals and stuff

Look out you guys aren't going to start swapping spit now are you?