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Is it legal to shoot two turkey's at once.
ICEMAN:
:o :o :o Hole E Sheeeiit! You said a mouthful!
Very good write up of this situation, you obviously know the whole story on Turkey in this state. Thanks for the input.
Intruder:
Wacenturion & Machias have elaborated a lot on my original take on this subject. There's a rich tradition around turkey hunting (South/Midwest) that has grown up over decades. Compare this to Washington's rich 10 year history of viable turkey hunting(sarcasm). Much of that tradition is based on management principals.... leveling the playing field. Killing a turkey in and of itself is not a difficult thing to do. Hunting & calling one to 40 yards or less is a whole other matter. Much of what the traditions do is emphasize this by making some of the easy methods (rifles, roost shooting, Jake shooting, etc) "socially unacceptable". It's not nearly as much an elitist type a thing as some of the flyfishing doctrines that some folks adopt. The turkey traditions are more about manners, honoring the birds, sportsmanship, "safety", and stewardship. Remember, there was a time when the turkey was almost wiped out and over harvest had a lot to do with it. Much of those traditions were established and handed down as a result of that.
As far as our F/G Dept in WA: I don't necessarily believe they really have a well thought out long term plan regarding any hunting in WA let alone turkeys. So, I would assume they will continue to manage turkeys reactively much as they seem to do with other game.
I'm pretty much a pup compared to Machias when it comes to tagging turkeys 50+ compared to my 20 or so. One thing that I can say however is in terms of pure satisfaction there's no comparison "for me" to calling 1 in as opposed to killing 1 another way. I'll never ambush (done it 3 times) another turkey as long as I live. A buddy and I were discussing this very point while hunting yesterday.... comparing turkey hunting and sex. Calling in a big Tom is like sleepin w/ 2 super models and killin 1 any other way is like bein 15 years old in the bathroom w/ a National Geographic. In the end the result is similar but the level of satisfaction is quite different. :lol4:
Wacenturion:
Intruder.....I like your analogy...could not of said it better. Thanks for the chuckle....now I have to clean the coffee off my laptop screen.....lol. :chuckle:
Head-shot:
--- Quote from: Intruder on April 17, 2008, 09:23:56 AM --- Calling in a big Tom is like sleepin w/ 2 super models and killin 1 any other way is like bein 15 years old in the bathroom w/ a National Geographic. In the end the result is similar but the level of satisfaction is quite different.
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:chuckle: :chuckle: that's funny good analogy
bearmanric:
well i only shot one tom. he came in awsome once i got to with in 50 yard's of him. i'm happy with the one. got into bird's every day. Rick
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