new scenario for thought

[knightrider]

you hear a bird gobble in the dark, you ease in to what you think is a hundred yards. next time he gobbles he is right above you, legal shooting light begins. do you roll him out[where legal] or does he fly off?

now you sneak into your favorite deer spot get settled in. when legallight begins you see a 130 in buck bedded on the flat in front of you. do you shoot or let him walk away?

to me its the same thing im out there to bring something home and im gonna shoot.

[Basser69]

The bird no, I won't shoot one off the roost.

The deer, I roll him when he stands up.

Just a personal thing on the bird

[knightrider]

i know everyone will say its a personall thing im trying to figure out the mentality they are both in their bedroom, maybe my question should be why is one different than the other. and yes i respect everyones opionins and reasonings on this matter i would just like to here them. thanks

[TURKEYWHACKER]

Illegal to roost shoot here (wouldn't do it if ya could) and it would be like shootin' a dove off a branch or a sittin' quail, just aint right.
Now that buck is gonna ride home on the hitch haul. 

[selinoid44]

I'm pretty sure the roost shooting is illegal here.
For the deer, not big enough head gear yet for me. I'd have to pass.

[Gamblinman]

The deer takes a dirt nap.

If the turkey flies down in range, he does too, otherwise, I hunt him later.



Gman

[dfosh]

I would not shot one off the roost ,just not hunting for me .I don't deer hunt but i would wait for him to start moving .

[hookedspur]

The deer takes a dirt nap.

If the turkey flies down in range, he does too, otherwise, I hunt him later.



Gman

Same for me.

[TnHunter]

Not shooting one off the roost. JMO

[bird]

Roost Shootin' is Roost Shootin' - Legal or Not 

[magicman]

The bird no, I won't shoot one off the roost.

The deer, I roll him when he stands up.

Just a personal thing on the bird

[sugarray]

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.

Deer do not react to calling like turkeys, they are hunted 2 entirely different ways, and this is what colors most people's opinions, IMHO.  

Don't just say roost shooting is roost shooting or that the deer isn't big enough, explain why you feel this way for turkeys and not deer.  This is a great question and should be an eye opener for many of us.  It is not about what is right or wrong, b/c the question is why one and not the other where legal, it is what are your opinions (that is all) about why you have decided to hunt the way you have.

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. 

[bird]

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.

Deer do not react to calling like turkeys, they are hunted 2 entirely different ways, and this is what colors most people's opinions, IMHO. 

Don't just say roost shooting is roost shooting, explain why you feel this way for turkeys and not deer.  This is a great question and should be an eye opener for many of us.  It is not about what is right or wrong, b/c the question is why one and not the other where legal, it is what are your opinions (that is all) about why you have decided to hunt the way you have.

I don't have to explain diddly as I think what I said is very simple to understand.......

Roost Shootin' is Roost Shootin' ~ Plain & Simple! 

[Old Gobbler]

These roost shooting debate threads , although started innocently, are as predictable as the sun rising out of the east each morning - nothing but trouble

[sugarray]

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.

Deer do not react to calling like turkeys, they are hunted 2 entirely different ways, and this is what colors most people's opinions, IMHO. 

Don't just say roost shooting is roost shooting, explain why you feel this way for turkeys and not deer.  This is a great question and should be an eye opener for many of us.  It is not about what is right or wrong, b/c the question is why one and not the other where legal, it is what are your opinions (that is all) about why you have decided to hunt the way you have.

I don't have to explain diddly as I think what I said is very simple to understand.......

Roost Shootin' is Roost Shootin' ~ Plain & Simple! 

NICE there Mod