RE: Taking a Tom off the roost-Ethical?
Whether it' s ethical or unethical, legal or illegal.IMHO, I think if a person has truley experienced Turkey hunting, they do it for ONE reason. That reason is the thrill of working that old Tom. Personally , I could care less if I pull the trigger or not. Dont get me wrong here, I like sportin around, braggin about how long his beard and spurs were , just as much as the next guy-But I would rather take a kid or someone else thats never been before and call an old tom up to them, then not have anyone to share the experience with. I' ve had plenty of oppurtunities to shoot birds off the roost , maybe it was the way I was brought up but I never took those birds off the limb, I just waited and gave them a reason to fly down > Never mattered to me if I took them or not. I guess I can thank my old man for that trait ..
And Proud to have it ! COMEON