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Is it legal to shoot two turkey's at once.
Machias:
I grew up in MO, probably one of the preimer turkey states in the US. It was always considered bad turkey hunting edict from the old timers to ambush birds, shoot hens, and or shoot more then one bird at a setting. And bad form to shoot more then one bird at a shot, since the chances of wounding a bird is pretty high when they are grouped together. I am NOT bad mouthing anyone above, I'm only saying it was frowned on by the turkey hunting elders where I grew up. :) My great grandpa would have slapped the snot out of me. :beatdeadhorse:
CP:
My dad taught me to try to wait for the birds to clump up and shoot when their heads were together. He grew up during the great depression, ammo costs money, hunting was to put meat on the table, and two turkeys are better than one. But that was a different time and place.
Wacenturion:
Meant to mention up above....criticism is directed at the WDFW.....not at anyone who takes two birds in one day or two at one time, as it is legal. :bash:
wastickslinger:
I could see an issue if there were a shortage of turkeys, or if we were trying to establish a population. The way I see it the bids are multiplying like crazy and are well established.
I understand the point about people taking a marginal shot at a second bird on the run. But hunters have the responsibility to make those descisions. I can recall a time when I shot a gobbler and his buddies just stood there.
So should all birds be one per day too? Ducks, Geese, pheasant? Second and third shot too risky?
Not stirring the pot, I just dont see the issue.
Machias:
Please don't take what I'm saying as an insult to anyone, it is not meant to be that way at all.
Of course you don't see the issue, to you, you put spring gobblers on the same level as pheasants, ducks and geese. Turkey hunting has a strong tradition in the south and midwest. There were unwritten rules of combat. :) Out smarting a battle weary ol gobbler is what legends back home are made of. If you bragged about shooting a bird from ambush or walking up or sneaking in and killing a bird you'd be looked down upon as none sporting. Kind of the same way guys are looked at for road shooting quail and pheasant or shooting ducks and geese after they land. Washington doesn't have the deep rooted tradition, the birds here don't have and I suspect never will have the status of the old longbeards back home. Guys would day dream of matching wits with a gobbler that had gotten away several times. There is a really good book called "The Old Pro Turkey Hunter" by Gene Nunnery that really tells about the traditions of Spring Gobbler hunting. Again no disprect meant, just trying to give a perspective of a midwestern turkey nut transplanted to the NE WA.
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