As for the hunter who whomps a tom from the roost, while I would not engage in that activity, myself, even if legal, and while I would not claim that such an act is sporting, I can understand a different point of view. A current " hot topic" in Minnesota is bear baiting. It is currently legal (though there is a push to ban the activity), but is it sporting? Ethical? (I don' t hunt bears. . . .)

In Minnesota we can' t hunt mourning doves, either. Does that mean all Texans (and other states where it is legal) who shoot doves are unethical or unsporting?