This topic could fit just about anywhere so I'll post it here since this forum gets more people visiting it.


I got to thinking in my tree stand today[8D] about different hunting ethics for different animals.

Birds.... Why is it only considered ethical to shoot a bird in flight. How many birds get wounded each year due to bad shooting? I know I have done it and we see it all the time on TV when a bird gets hit but keeps flying. Seems to me the more ethical thing would be to shoot a phesant, grouse, goose, duck or what ever when it was sitting motionless on the ground or water.

Big game and turkey.... Why is it not considered unethical to take standing shots on unaware big game animals and turkey. Seems to me that taking a turkey strutting in front of you it isn't any different than taking a duck on the water or a phesant in the grass.

So why the contradiction?