ORIGINAL: Widow_Maker
I was wondering how many Generation "X"ers are turkey hunters. I'm talking about ages under 30. I'm 25 and killed my first gobbler some 12 years ago. But it's getting harder and harder to find hunters my age. Many of the guys I hunted with growing up don't hunt at all now. This will become a problem in the future as hunter numbers decline and we lose voters to support wildlife conservation.
X'ers are often looked at negatively by hunting elders as well. I noticed this duck hunting at a personal level. The run and gun style of a new breed of hunters, myself included, sometimes rubs the old schoolers the wrong way. I am not an unethical hunter, nor do I disrespect other hunters, but it seems like my generation catches some heat when it comes to a more aggressive style of hunting. Any opinions?
If a hunter has the room to run& gun, i don't mind, but if there are other hunters about, then i view it as inconsiderate. Besides, with the number of birds around nowadays, its not as much a necessity as it used 2b. Also, with the advantage of experience to draw from, in the long run, u will kill more birds being more deliberate. JMHO
The thing i feel badly for the newer hunters is the inundation on videos (from which many newcommers learn) on the use of decoys! Hunt without decoys a few years, that way you will learn get the bird into range by scheming & plotting. Afterall, thats the essance of turkey hunting
If u want to use them that fine, but i think u will enjoy turkey hunting more without them. But there r times & places for them, just not all the time.
