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![]() to shoot a roosted tom,you know who goes silent when he hits the ground,with a bow?
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![]() I had 1 bird give me fits my first season.He would ALWAYS go the other direction from me.Peed me off.The last week end of the season,I decided I was gonna kill him in the tree.I crept up to the edge of the food plot and owl hooted,he gobbled from up on the ridge,like always.I eased thru the plot and into the woods towards him as he gobbled at crows and hens.I made it to about 50 yds of him and then realized, I'd much rather sit down and "play the game".I did,and like always with him,I lost.But I enjoyed it!!!!!I've never considered it again,yet.
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![]() You would have to be pretty darn good to slip up on a roosted gobbler with a bow unless it was pitch dark and you knew exactly which tree he was in and that would be tough in the dark.It is tempting when you've been beaten by one all season but thats the whole point of the game, to beat him at his own game.I probably would have approached him in the dark, called to him one time just to hear me, and then circled around behind him on the opposite side and sit down and wait for flydown.Hopefully he would do what you say he always did and fly down straight to me.
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![]() I've been tempted a couple of times but did not cave. Those birds will get in your head sometimes....although as stated before, I'm not opposed to calling in an airstrike by our armed forces to kill one. Yeah.....napalm will do.
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![]() What is the difference between shooting a bedded down deer OR a roosting turkey?
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I think it would take a good bit of stealth to get close enough to kill one of the roost. Would doing so make a person less of a hunter? No. Less of a caller maybe, but not less of a hunter (in the purest sense of the word). I wouldn't care to shoot a roosted bird, but, then again, I've not ever been to the point that my next meal depended on my hunting success. |
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Intentionally shooting a turkey from the limb is bad mojo and should be avoided. I never have and never will. I do know a person that has and he's more of an opportunist than a hunter, much like deer hunters would be when they killed turkey in the fall if there was a season. |
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![]() I wouldnt shoot a bird off the roost
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![]() I wouldn't shoot a bird of roost either, but just never figured out what the deal is. You can shoot a bedded deer, but not a roosted bird. Seems about the same. I haven't shot a bedded deer either and just think it is ironic or maybe even hypocritical folks will shoot a bedded deer but not a turkey on roost. I don't really see the difference.
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![]() Please explain what the difference in still hunting a deer is then still hunting a turkey or do you run turkeys with a dog?
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![]() Dennis, it's just people who consider themselves purist. I'm somewhat of a hybrid in that respect. I've had people say they wouldn't shoot them if they didn't strut or gobble. To that I say bull****! If you take that approach you'll miss out on some of the old daddies. The ones that come in silent usually have some respectable spurs. But nothing is concrete in turkey hunting. I do know one thing. I'm ready to stand on some necks!
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![]() there is no difference IMO but I raised that same question here and you wouldnt believe the chit I stirred up just from being curious.
![]() I have no desire to shoot a turkey off the limb..........the best part of turkey hunting is calling one to the gun IMO but I dont really see a difference in shooting one off the limb over shooting a big buck that is bedded down. same thing really. |
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