ORIGINAL: TEmbry
ORIGINAL: SwampCollie
ORIGINAL: kdsberman
So your saying its fine to shoot a turkey with an assault rifle too, just because the meat tastes the same? Have we forgot the key word here, which is "hunting"?
Ok ok...fine. If you want to shoot a turkey with a rifle (notice I said "shoot", not "hunt"), go find a Turkey Shooters forum. But we HUNTERS like to congregate on the Turkey Hunting forum, which consists of HUNTERS who respect the bird and learn to develop patience and learn to call in the birds within shooting range to be able to get the "thrill of the hunt" not thrill of the kill.
Goose will have to forgive me for speaking for him here.... but no he didn't say its fine to shoot a turkey with an assault rifle... while there are lots of definitions of an assault rifle, the commonly accepted definition (including a high cap magazine) would infact be illegal under Florida law. Goose at no point in his post encouraged anything illegal or even immoral or unethical.
The plain and simple fact here is that his state, as well as several others have deemed it legal to take turkeys with a rifle. Period. Choosing to hunt a turkey with a rifle doesn't make you not a "hunter". By legal definition, purchasing a license and going afield under legal conditions makes you a hunter... or in the states eyes... just buying a license makes you a hunter.
This forum is for anyone who hunts turkeys, under any and all legal conditions... that includes fall hunts with dogs, spring hunts with guns, archery tackle, and yes.... rifle hunters as well. If you don't like the cook, get da hell up out da kitchen.
Preach it Sawmpman, preach it.
I agree, 100%. While you will never in a million years catch me turkey hunting with a rifle, who cares if others do it legally?
The only concern I have with it is safety, If rifles are allowed, I believe hunter orange should be a neccessity. I'd likely not hunt with decoys if rifles were allowed around me either.
Here's a very good point.... if rifle hunting was permitted in this state, Iwould probably not use decoys... or call for that matter... just so some yahoo doesn't fire into the woods to kill me...
I will post my opinion though... its not hunting, regardless if its deer, or turkey or ducks or quail.. If its over 50 yards... fair chase has left the building