Would you shoot a turkey out off the roost?

[bobcat]

Yes, good point, but in this case, I'd say this thread is not an argument or a fight. Just a discussion with different points of view. I don't think it hurts anything for us to talk about it and share our views.

[KFhunter]

I must lead a boring life,  I didn't know there was a "kink community".


Is that like those furry parties?

[janttihunter]

I dont judge people who do shoot birds on the roost, but I dont do it. Where I learned to hunt turkeys back in Maine it was illegal. 

[turkeyfeather]

I must lead a boring life,  I didn't know there was a "kink community".


Is that like those furry parties?

Are you sure you really want the answer to that question? 

[runamuk]

I must lead a boring life,  I didn't know there was a "kink community".


Is that like those furry parties?

Are you sure you really want the answer to that question? 

I sent some info privately..... but the pont is it does not matter what genre or where you spend time if it involves groups of people the infighting and "I am right" attitude will be prevalent there is no circle I have been in that does not have its purists its my ethics are better than yours ...this is where laws come from societies acceptance of a middle ground or baseline ethic...argue enough and they will change it for better or worse.  example of better=prohibiting the marrying of 12 yr old girls against their will...example of worse= banning hounds and bait.  but as long as you thing their way is wrong and your way is right to heck with the law the more and tighter and more restrictive the laws will get.

[Deer slayer]

So I have been sitting on this topic for a week wondering what would be the best way to answer it without having hate mail sent to me. I would never shoot a turkey off the roost. I would also not hunt with someone that would. If they did it when I wasn't hunting with them is one thing but it won't be done when I am there. People I hunt with enjoy having that bird come strutting in and doing it the traditional way. Also the areas I hunt are privately owned that I have either asked to hunt or is family owned so I have the right to say no. The last thing I would want to do is stress the birds out on the properties I hunt or ruin a roost tree. I also don't see any fun in shooting one out of the roost.