Does anyone out there have a problem with FWC limiting hunting
to shotguns? I only use a 16 Ga. shotgun with number 4 shot for turkey but I have
considered my T/C Seneca .45 sidelock with a patched round ball.
The reason is, I believe, that some hunters
have expressed concern at having another hunter using a rifle.
I hunt public (WMA) land exclusively and have never had a
worry about other hunters. Anyone that is scared of other
hunters in the woods should get in the closet and close the door!

If I was turkey hunting PRIVATE land I'd still want it to be shotgun only.

*closet door slamming*

I'd wear blaze orange turkey hunting if I thought I could still shoot a bird. Personally, I don't feel safe in the turkey woods if anyone else is around, even using shotguns. If I hunt a property that I know has other hunters on it, I make a point to speak with them before the hunt so that they and I both know where the other will be. It's eerie sneaking around in a woods completely camo'd where there are people wanting something to shoot at. There are too many stories of people getting excited and blasting at decoys, etc. In many cases, being a backstop for birdshot may just be a little uncomfortable, but a PRB wouldn't slow down if it found you let alone a .223 or .243.

If I was forced to hunt solely on public land and rifles were legal, I'd still turkey hunt. But you'd better believe that I would leave my B-Mobile at home!

Just be careful and have fun.

rw

Retard post of 2010 nomination goes toooooo.......

He's got my vote! My friend had a slug come down and grazed his leg while we were deer hunting in IL last fall. Luckily it was just a flesh wound and only cost him a pair of bibs, jeans, and socks. It could have ended up much worse if the slug would have been an inch over! After that I'm not sure I want to hunt public land again, much less with slugs, or worse yet - rifles!

The only thing isssssssssssssss,
If any one could , Ban Rifles, Then They can also Ban Shotguns, and Ban Handguns too.

Think About It.

JMHO

Many states only allow shotguns for turkey. Fewer states allow rifles. I don't think this is a "gun ban" situation. It has everything to do with safety. Too many people in total camo. More people get shot during turkey seasons than other hunting season, but very few fatalities. It's easier to recover from a load of shotgun pellets than a slug. In WI, you can't hunt turkeys with anything larger than #4's for the same reason

[QUOTE=Matchbook454;3639426]He's got my vote![QUOTE]
WHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was my closet door slamming violently closed. This is ridiculous. Why would you hunt them with anything else??? Besides maybe a bow, but you cannot even attempt to compare a rifle and a bow.

BigBuck95

One of the most exciting hunts that I ever had was back in 1979 in Virginia, where rifles are legal...

Using a wingbone turkey call that I had made and a custom made flintlock I killed my first wild turkey...

Guys that are into flintlocks are just as avid as any other hunter...

The problem is, I grew up hunting with a father that grew up hunting...Many hunters today simply don't start at 8-9 with small game and then progress, so safety has to be the overiding factor...

I believe it's a safety thing as well.....on public land at least...private land is just that, private...that should be for the landowner to decide... if you identify your target and beyond there wouldn't be accidents.