Poll
Question:
Banning rifles??? YES OR NO
Option 1: YES
Option 2: NO
Option 3: To EACH his own(don't care)
Alot of talk about this, just would like to see how you vote.
Banning rifles??? For TURKEY HUNTING......... YES , NO OR To EACH his own
I wouldn't hunt them with a 22 let alone anything larger than that for the reason of safety.
I have a friend that shot one with a 7mm mag....I mean come on already.
Ban them!
muzzle loading rifles are legal in Ga. You can only hunt hogs with a firearm that is legal for turkeys during turkey season. Let them hog hunters have something to shoot them with. Its pretty disgusting to see someone actually hunting turks with one. Guess everything has ups and downs
Ban em....
keep it legal let man hunt with what he wants
Archery Only! :jackson:
Even though it is hard to understand, enough people get shot with shotguns turkey hunting let alone a rifle. I never knew they were allowed in SC. Glad they were banned here also.
Ban em!! Always been a little nervous hunting in Virginia just because they're legal.
What about for deer hunting?
my jaw literally dropped when i found out that rifles were actually allowed in some states, its pretty rediculous thought to me. cant be sporting to drop a bird at 80yds plus and theres not really a "my family needs the meat arguement" like there is with deer since you only get 1 maybe 2 meals worth of meat. i understand some "old timers" like the dont mess with tradition and ban anything but for safety reasons as well as management of turkeys it makes sense.
Id be worried to be in the woods and definently wouldnt feel good about using decoys either
Doesn't hunting turkeys with a rifle take all the fun out of it? I can shoot a bird with my shotgun farther than I care to admit
I would like to rifles in turkey hunting become a thing of the past.
If they can be safely utilized why would you want to see any type of hunting outlawed. We as hunters need to stop arguing with ourselves and worry more about our rights as a whole. Our kids and Grandkids might not be allowed to hunt them with shotguns if a lot of the folks in Washinton get their way. Whatever your opinion is get out and vote for pro-gun/hunting politicians.
i say ban them, but dirt road ninja is right. we should stick together more but i cant see a way of rifle hunting can be safely utilized. Since most of us hunt thick wooded areas and wear full camo. Just my 2 cents
Quote from: dirt road ninja on June 13, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
If they can be safely utilized why would you want to see any type of hunting outlawed. We as hunters need to stop arguing with ourselves and worry more about our rights as a whole. Our kids and Grand kids might not be allowed to hunt them with shotguns if a lot of the folks in Washington get their way. Whatever your opinion is get out and vote for pro-gun/hunting politicians.
I hear ya and agree with you whole heartily about our rights under the 2nd Amendment but at the same time "we" the sportsman and gun owners need to police ourselves too. As you can see by the voting that the majority of the turkey hunters feel that rifles have no business being a tool of choice in the pursuit of the wild turkey. This issue isn't about gun ownership and our rights under the 2nd Amendment but more so about responsible safety issue which come with the sport that we all love and cherish deeply.
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If you cannot call one in to shotgun range then you do not need a rifle to cheat.
A person who truly likes/loves to hunt turkey wouldn't use a rifle. I bet most of us on this site, myself included, are guilty of trying to gain very yard out of the shotgun. If a company came out with a shell/choke that would smoke'm at 100yards they wouldn't be able to keep them in stock.
What about the guys who are into longrange shooting and hunting. Going to Texas on a private ranch and killing a turkey @ 500yrds is a challange in it's self. It's not turkey hunting, but sounds like it would be fun. I like to know I have the right to do so, if I so choose.
I don't think this was the intention of this thread,sorry.
Quote from: 2ounce6s on June 13, 2011, 02:30:26 PM
I think you will find that safety is the predominant reason rifles are banned in most states.
"Many years ago, rifles were allowed during the spring gobbler season in South Carolina, however, following a tragic accident the SC General Assembly prohibited their use. Most states that have fall seasons do not allow turkey hunting with rifles. The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Technical Committee Task Force on Hunter Safety does not recommend the use of rifles for turkey hunting and national statistics indicate that when rifles are involved in a turkey hunting incident they are ten times more likely to cause a fatality."
Quoted from http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/turkey/fallseason.html
More of our hunting accidents are caused by shotguns with buckshot overall. During turkey season this year there were two accidents with shotguns using legal turkey loads close to home that were not fatal thankfully.
Hunter education is key to prevention.
On private land I don't care if you use a full auto or a 50 cal cannon and sell tickets and I'd probably buy a ticket :you_rock: but on public land should be shotgun only. Chief.
Ban them
dont give antis a open door to take more keep it legal :newmascot:
Quote from: dirt road ninja on June 13, 2011, 02:49:07 PM
A person who truly likes/loves to hunt turkey wouldn't use a rifle. I bet most of us on this site, myself included, are guilty of trying to gain very yard out of the shotgun. If a company came out with a shell/choke that would smoke'm at 100yards they wouldn't be able to keep them in stock.
What about the guys who are into longrange shooting and hunting. Going to Texas on a private ranch and killing a turkey @ 500yrds is a challange in it's self. It's not turkey hunting, but sounds like it would be fun. I like to know I have the right to do so, if I so choose.
I don't think this was the intention of this thread,sorry.
They make paper targets to shoot at that long of distances. You can challenge yourself with those if that is what you're trying to accomplish. Ban them when it comes to shooting turkey.
i thought it was for banning rifles all together. so voted no. If i new it had been for banning them for turkey hunting I would have voted yes.