ethics....

[Sundance]

thanks

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Although unethical, it is not illegal.....
They do ask (or used to) in the regs not to do it, but.....
Some people hunt for different reasons than others, that guy just wanted to shoot something, not hunt.

[Machias]

Not illegal.  Not my cup of tea either.  

[BIGINNER]

not my cup of tea either,... but i might consider it on the evening of the last day of the season if my tags not filled...  lol  

[bobcat]

I've shot grouse out of trees. Not sure I see the difference.   

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I've shot grouse out of trees. Not sure I see the difference.   

I guess it's just a "Turkey Hunters" mindset, kind of like ground sluicing ducks...
Every body has their own way of looking at things.
Ever try to call in a grouse ?
Or shoot males only ?

[Machias]

I've shot grouse out of trees. Not sure I see the difference.  

Not slamming on you but that is EXACTLY my problem with alot of Washington Hunters, they regard the turkey not as a Big Game Species, but a on the same level as a grouse, which is like compairing contails to deer, IMO

[fishunt247]

Bobcat...so you shoot ducks on the water too, geese when they land in your setup??? This is a problem with turkey hunting that's been around since the free tag days: some people now equate turkeys to grouse or pheasants. They are not. Turkeys can be (or in my opinion, must be) called, and you can have a lot of fun doing it that way. And most likely you shot grouse out of a tree during the day, not when they were in the tree at first/last light in their place of sleep. For turkeys, not ethical in the least.

[fishunt247]

Machias and Stick, funny how all three of us posted our replies at the same time, and without reading your two posts, our three ideas basically echoed the exact same thing. Bobcat, our opinions are turkey hunter opinions. I would guess that you don't turkey hunt, or if you do, you don't hold it to much of a tradition.

[Copperwood]

Like previously stated some people like to hunt and others like to kill. I don't do that but each to their own. P.s. grouse and Turkey are two totally different things. Just because they have feathers doesn't mean they should be compared.

[turkeydancer]

Not illegal ... hate to get in the ethics, but if the only reason they are hunting turkeys is to brag about bagging one then what won't they do to get one ... what level of any real satisfaction with the experience will they ever have? I'm glad the majority shares the same view ... not considered ethical, nor rewarding in anyway.  There is only one time that I would even consider it ... if the original "on the ground" shot somehow just managed to seriously wound the bird, he still managed to fly up somehow, and could be seen definitely suffering on the limb ... then it might be considered the "ethical" thing to do.
 

[ICEMAN]

Crap, here we go again.

It is a legal way to harvest a bird, lets just comment that some hunters feel it is unethical to shoot them from trees. No need to bash Bobcat for his statement.

Guys need to get out and get some fresh air. Anytime a group of hunters starts bashing each other, there is no end to the bashing. Why bash on someone who is following the law? Some guys choose to not shoot them in trees. Some duck hunters choose not to shoot birds which have landed. Some traditional bow guys really look down their noses at guys who use compound bows. Do we really need to put guys down who are following the law?

[carpsniperg2]

  you said crap and i thought it said carp i was like what the he ll did i do now

legal is legal/to each there own/we are all hunters/united we stand divided we fall

[Phantom Gobbler]

After hunting our first few years without tagging a turkey, my partner and I were visiting the homestead of a friend north of Colville.  Our friend and his son just couldn't believe that we had not killed a turkey yet when they were so abundant (this was before the two years of back to back hard winters recently that has trimmed the numbers of birds down up north).  To their way of thinking you just went out early or late, sneak up and shoot one out of the roost.  

Well we have not resorted to this "recommended" hunting technique to date, but stemming from the days when the objective was to put meat on the table, this would be an acceptable method of harvesting a legal bird.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

My sons first turkey hunt could have been over 10 minutes into opening day if i would have let him shoot a tom out of the roost. But i explained to him although it is legal it is not ethical. We had a good discussion and he agreed that it would not be fair.