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Old 02-06-2005 | 07:57 AM
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Bobgobble2
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Default RE: Shooting turkeys on the roost

You shoot one out of the roost on one of my leases and it will be your last opportunity to hunt there legal or not!!!!Irregardless of the ethics involved here,to me its a huge safety issue!!I have been on a # of occasions set-up on a roosted gobbler to suddenly have a some dood send a load of magnums sailing just over my head!!!Its a sick feeling to be settled in on a roosted gobbler to suddenly have somebody go blazing at the birds while there roosted!Lowlight hours present difficulty in identifying your target AND whats beyond,besides the iminent possibilty of making a poor shot crippling a bird!We have alot of uneven country here and it is extremely dangerous to to shoot where one cannot see clearly through the limbs and leaves,and now with the progression of heavi-shot and other loads delivering more down range energy making them lethal at greater distances makes it that much more of a safety issue!!What scares me even more are the states where rifles come into play here!!Learn to call them in and apply some good woodsmanship you'll get alot more out of the sport without the possibilty of an accident in this regard!!!Bob
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