Hunting spring gobblers after 12 noon
 

In my state that is against the law. So MD. must think it is not ethical and I have no problem with that. I guess they figure it is not fair to wait by the roost tree in the evening for the turkeys to come back. How do y'all feel about that? And what about your state.

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Natty, KY season use to be like that also but changed a couple of years ago I think know you can hunt all day. I think it is good because some people only get to hunt in the evening. Last year that was all I got to hunt.

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Here in Pa. we can only hunt spring birds till noon.They don't want ya spookin hens off of the nests.In the fall we can hunt all day.

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Fla started all day hunts a couple years ago.
have only taken one bird after 12:00 noon.
I don't think there should be any problem with afternoon hunting.


I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.

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..Here in wva,we must be out of the woods by 1 pm,by that time im ready to come home...:).

..JESUS IS COMING BACK BE READY...

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We have the same here aswell quit at Noon , how ever I have hunted a couple of States in the afternoon that I was in. I once killed a Gobbler in FL. aswell at 5:00pm .I don't think I could habdle hunting turkeys all day ,darn near killed me...BT

Edited by - BOSSTOM on 01/08/2002 07:00:34

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You can hunt all day here in Arkansas. IMO there should be no problem with it ethically or environmentally.

Romans 8:28

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Last couple of yrs. in TX we hunt allday go out in the morn hunt till about 11 or so depending on the birds go get lunch a quick nap and back out by 3:00 or 4:00 and hunt till dark good for roosting birds too next day same thing

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Here in Mn.,the season will be open until 5:00 for the first time.Every year before this we closed at noon.DNR here did studies that showed that a noon closing served no real biological reason.Not many hens would be spooked of there nest with a 5:00 close.They didn't keep it open till sunset because they don't want people shooting them off their roost trees.With only a 5 day season for me to hunt in here,I'll take advantage of the new 5:00 close,if needed.

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I hunt in the evenins a lot! nothin wrong with evenin huntin as long as
you don't shoot em off the roost after they fly up.

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Here in wisconsin you can hunt until 5:00p.m.
Afternoon hunts can be great if you find a bird that will work.

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Here in Oregon we have always been able to hunt all day. For me, it's good because I normally drive 4-5 hours to my hunting area. I do not think it bothers hens on the nest either.

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WELL IN ALABAMA YOU CAN ONLY HUNT SPRING TURKEY'S ON WMA LAND TILL 12:00 NOON.
THEN YOU CAN GO GET SOMETHING TOO EAT AND GO TO NATIONAL FOREST LAND TO HUNT TILL DARK.

GOD BLESS SAFE HUNTING

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aim for the broad side of a deer and aim for the redhead of a gobbler.
GOD BLESS SAFE HUNTING
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Never done it yet, but plan on tryin it this year(if needed...lol) with buckmaster1 in KY. Like BOSS says I'll probably be dead at the end of the day...lol

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Here in Calif you can hunt till 4:ooPM.I'm usually out of the woods by noon!After the second week of season its usually getting up near 85 degrees and will sweat ya to death!

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Mike, I think your state has the right idea.I don't think hunters disturb nesting hens all that much.Only problem with Pa. is they are still in the dark ages.Hell we don't have Sunday huntin here because of a 300yr old law still on the books.

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I've taken several Toms between 2 and 3 pm. It seems like if they are hened up in the morning, they give them up afternoon and will come strutting in.

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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Pretty much agree that PM hunting has little if any negative effect on bird populations,and I do dearly &quot;love&quot; that afternoon hunting. Sunday hunting is another &quot;bone&quot; here in NC. Heck,we can't even get it out of legislative committee and on to the state house floor for a vote. The church(I do dearly love my church)has put the fear in legislators and convinced them that this issue is a &quot;non-starter&quot; for the voting public,and therefore it should be tabled. We'll get it eventually,but who knows how long it will take.....

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I live in KY & we can hunt all day, I really love it that way. just opens up more chances to be in the woods!

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Oregon is all day and we have more birds every year .

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In Colorado, you can hunt from half hour before sunrise, (first shooting light), to half hour after sunset,( end of shooting light).

...Rocky Mountain High...

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Normally, by noon, I've had enough and am ready to go back to my truck, unload myself of all the stuff I carry in, then go back to camp to get cleaned up, eat lunch...and take a nap!

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Several of my hunting friends killed birds in late afternoon last season. Four of them, to be exact.

Ky has had an all-day season for awhile now, but the flock still keeps growing, despite record high kills every 1 or 2 years. Pretty good evidence that it isn't harmful from a wildlife management point of view.

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We hunt all day here in Washington. Last year was my first year out here, and man are the days long in May in this part of the world. Lots of hours to get on a bird though. But by the time we break camp and head home, I'm beat. This Mississippi boy loves to hunt from dawn to dusk, but I gotta throw a nap in somewhere.

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here in dawg country, we can hunt all day. and as far as ethic's are concerned, if it's legal and you agree to it then have adit. i've noticed that alot of times ethic's depends on who you talk to.