.When i leave the house i go turkey hunting,alright in my book....

..JESUS IS COMING BACK BE READY...

I agree, GobbCaller's comment just about says it all.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Beating an old gobbler at his own game is the biggest test of woodsmanship there is.There is more to turkey huntin than bein a good caller.

I think its totally fine. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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If I had to leave my calls or my woodsmenship I would leave my calls. I love to call them in, but it is satisfying to figure them out and beat them that way.

Ryan Tucker

I can't see any problem with that concept. It makes it no different than deer hunting.
I'm sure there are hunters out there that would never shoot a gobbler they didn't call in, but these same hunters have to get their turkeys at the grocery store if their calling doesn't work!

75% of the birds I have killed over the year have been from stalking turkeys. Sometimes the brid just won't call in no matter what. Stalked a tom last year for over 4 hours until I nailed him at 40 yards with 3 hens within 30. It's a fun way to do it, and is the most productive way around my hunting spots. It completely ethical in my book.
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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; This topic was hammered on this and one other forum last spring. I'll take the minority side and say that AMBUSHING is NOT Turkey Hunt'n.... I recall one guy saying that it's no different than sitting in a tree stand over a well traveled trail,waiting for a nice Whitetail buck to come along. Well,I disagreed then and I still do. No matter how &quot;savy&quot; we think an old Tom is,he has no sense of smell for the hunter to overcome. He's coming back to his roost 'cause that's where he felt safe that morning. He can't circle down wind and use his nose,so if everything looks OK and you remain perfectly still and quiet in your Mossyoak(or whatever),he's probably going to come right in....... BOOM!!!!!!
How about shooting turkey over feeders or baited trails.... Is that ethical? It's certainly legal in some states. How about shooting a gobbler off a limb at 8 O'clock in the morning.... That's legal in some states,but is it ethical? You guys have to decide for yourselves what's ethical,and decide based on what you feel is right...As for me,I play this game for the &quot;juice&quot; not for the number of birds I can toss in the back of my pickup.... Not trying to step on any toes..... just my opinion,and I appreciate the opportunity to state my case.

In my book, if you are legal, you are ethical.