I hear where you're coming from on that JW. I mean where do you draw the line?...jumps up on a log, low hanging limb, or flys up into a tree. To be honest as I sit here if a bird came to me and for some reason flew up into a tree to get a look I think I'd not shoot it. It would be weird to see and I think I am more likely to chuckle at that bird thinking he knows the "unwritten code" of turkey hunters and deserves a pass lol.

I guess I am a little defensive on turkey hunting here. We don't have generations ahead of us mentoring new hunters in the ways and traditions of the great sport it is. I have had the privelage of hunting down south in your country and up here with some die hard turkey hunters and the respect and traditions has rubbed off on me for sure. I am a sponge when it comes to listening to guys like you and jalva, bosstom etc. I also see more and more die hard, hard core turkey hunters in Ontario who do take the passion to a great extent. We are building a tradition in other words so you get bothered by such a drastic difference of perspective.