States that shoot hens
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Georgia
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States that shoot hens
I have heard alot of yall talk of hunting with rifles and shooting hens. Until I got on this site I had never heard of this, in Ga it is only legal to hunt with a shotgun, and there is stiff fines for shooting hens. Is there alot of states out there like that?
#4
RE: States that shoot hens
ORIGINAL: Born 2 Bow Hunt
Usually hen are hunted in the fall and some states allow rifles.
Usually hen are hunted in the fall and some states allow rifles.
In the spring there are places you can shoot rifles in VA (I think...maybe) but it must be a bearded turkey... so in effect if a hen was bearded for example, you could infact take it in the spring time.
#5
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RE: States that shoot hens
ORIGINAL: JW!
And a lot of state regualtions say harvest is a bearded turkey - so hens with beards are legal.
JW
And a lot of state regualtions say harvest is a bearded turkey - so hens with beards are legal.
JW
#7
RE: States that shoot hens
In NY there is a fall season where you can shoot either sex. In the spring you have to shoot a bearded bird, so a bearded hen is fair game. We aren't allowed to hunt with rifles though, and even if we were I don't think I would...rifles would take the thrill out of it I think.
#10
RE: States that shoot hens
Spring season in MO you can harvest 2 turkeys with a visible beard (tom, jake, bearded hen) and in the fall you can harvest 2 either sex with a shotgun and 2 either sex with a bow.
Alot of people have a hard time shooting hens but since we have a fall season with lots of birds it doesn't bother me to shoot them in the fall. I will pass on them in the spring. I however don't like to shoot gobblers in the fall. I would prefer to see them strutting and gobbling in. Just my preference.
Alot of people have a hard time shooting hens but since we have a fall season with lots of birds it doesn't bother me to shoot them in the fall. I will pass on them in the spring. I however don't like to shoot gobblers in the fall. I would prefer to see them strutting and gobbling in. Just my preference.