new scenario for thought

[guesswho]

Nope and nope for me.   I'd get the same rush shooting paper targets.  Just not the right thing to do for me. 

[SinGin]

I would body shoot the turkey just enough to wound him. Then I would chase him down for a couple of miles for a follow up shot. That seems like a sporting way. Ever try to out run a turkey?? Ya, I'm just kidding

[Shotgun]

I wouldn't shoot him until his feet hits the ground in either case

[turkey slayer]

I understand the question and it's a good one.

If you are willing to shoot a deer in its bed, why not a turkey too?  Same principal.

For me I too would shoot the deer without reservation.  If I am good enough to find a deer in its bed I have done my job.  I have my scent under control, using the wind in my favor, am being quiet and moving slowly.  I have beaten this deer at his game, on his terms.  Now I get to take him and win.

The turkey, it is about calling them in, hearing them gobble, not about sneaking under their tree. 

100%

[camp man]

I would shoot the deer where he lays before he jumps up and runs out into the highway and totals out a vehicle. As for the turkey, I would have rolled him off the limb ten years ago but now I would watch him until he saw me and flew off.

[whitelightning]

I don't hunt deer so I can't answer that one.  The turkey no, thats back shooting in my opinion, you're not giving him a fair chance.  Now like someone mentioned if it was daylight and I slipped up on him I probably still wouldn't shoot him out of the tree.

[bassmaster1228]

bang........ no more gobble

[VAHUNTER]

last spring when day broke i found myself 20yds from a hog of a gobbler strutting on the limb. i let him fly down . he landed just over the edge of the ridge out of sight. never got a responce from him that day. do i regret letting him go??? not at all

[chatterbox]

I wouldn't shoot the turkey off the limb. Illegal in NH, and immoral in my mind. I just won't do it. If he flew off, and I called him back in, different story.
The deer? Honestly I believe I would pull the trigger.  We don't get many shots on deer in NH. If I could get that close, it means I beat all his defenses, and would be very proud I accomplished that.

[wareagle99]

I wonder if the indians had this discussion....or just went back to the village with turkey

[PANYHunter]

I understand the question and it's a good one.

If you are willing to shoot a deer in its bed, why not a turkey too?  Same principal.

For me I too would shoot the deer without reservation.  If I am good enough to find a deer in its bed I have done my job.  I have my scent under control, using the wind in my favor, am being quiet and moving slowly.  I have beaten this deer at his game, on his terms.  Now I get to take him and win.

The turkey, it is about calling them in, hearing them gobble, not about sneaking under their tree. 

100%

x2

[neal]

I've been faced with the turkey scenario the bird was straight above my brother and I we didn't shoot it we let it fly down, it flew down straight away from us at 90 yds and when it hit the ground I yelp to him 2 or 3 times and he come right back to us dead at 20 yards. It is legal to shoot them out of the roost in WI but just didn't see it as much of a challenge, if someone did do it where legal I wouldn't have a problem with it. I feel if its legal you bought the tag put in the time your decision. Who am I to say what anyone should or shouldn't do as long as its legal.

Neal

[younggun]

I wonder if the indians had this discussion....or just went back to the village with turkey

Exactly what I was thinking. Turkey nuggets taste good no matter how they make it to the oil.

[mnturkey]

The deer would be dead, the Turkey would fly off the roost and I would try to call him back.
The fun of Turkey Hunting is having him to respond to my calls and watching him come in and strutting.