turkeys in the tree's, eithical or not???

[adkmountainken]

i am not talking about roosted turkeys that you locate in the morning, that is just wrong. i flushed a group of turkeys in the field and a big hen flew 20 foot up in an oak, i drew, counted coup and let down, just not right in my eyes. now hunting with a stick and string is hard enough and turkeys are a whole different set of problems. i ask you, if you had a shot (safe, no people/houses) at a turkey, in your range, in a tree would you take the shot, i am curious.

[Bowwild]

Assuming legal I would.  I'd also shoot a cougar or a bear in a tree. I treat my favorite critter, squirrels with such prejudice on a regular basis.

[adkmountainken]

i think it is legal, i will have to check on that!

[Mohillbilly]

Turkey are sharp animals.  Getting within bow range of one, even in a tree is difficult.  Almost all turkeys I have encountered blew out of the tree asap.  Any turkey with a bow is a trophy.  Being in a tree doesn't make it any less challenging. If  you are hunting and bust them up and one trees, I would say go for it.

I will give one caveat though.  If you are heading out in the dark to a roost and shooting at turkeys under cover of darkness.  First of all it isn't legal shooting light and also seems wrong.

[GRINCH]

Whats the difference between on the ground at 8 yards or in a tree at 10.

[adkmountainken]

Grinch not much! i hunted them with muzzleloader for so long that i guess it is just instinctive to pass on a bird in a tree.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Ken, I think the poll results speak volumes.

[GRINCH]

Ken just seems to me the harder shot would be in the tree,on the ground they are in the open,don't know if it's legal,just my pennies worth.

[YORNOC]

Sure I would. If its legal its all hunting to me. I think of that as an animal slipping up, and that is usually how we get them, when they slip up.
If a big 11 point walks up to me at 5 yards looking the other way, it is much like a turkey flying into a tree.  Thats my cue to fill my freezer.

[adkmountainken]

yes it is legal, would have been a nice bird for Thanksgiving.....

[southernarcher]

In SC, it is legal to shoot birds in the tree from 30minutes after sunrise, to 30minutes before sunset.

[Tom Leemans]

Illinois law
It is unlawful to shoot a wild turkey while it is
in a tree before 7 a.m.

That said, just because they are sitting still in a tree, doesn't make it easy.

[KentuckyTJ]

Illegal in KY.

[ron w]

Are you nuts....why didn't you drop the string....How many chances do you get at a turkey let alone one sitting........I have to have a talk with you     This sport is challenging enough with out over thinking it!

[jjwaldman]

I wouldn't, not because it isn't ethical, just because I would probably miss and never find my arrow.  

[joebuck]

no

[gringol]

turkeys on the roost are not legal in any state I've lived in...With a trad bow I would have no problem doing it if it were legal.

[cyred4d]

Provided it is legal and you are sure your arrow won't go astray I don't have a problem with it.

[JamesKerr]

As has been said if it is legal I would have dropped the string on that bird. I would not shoot one off a roost but if one was dumb enough to fly in a nearby tree after I spooked him I would consider it fair game.

[Geezer]

If the law says that its legal then the state presumes you'll make the right choice based on your own set of ethics.  I think the only thing that would have made me stop is consideration for what happens to the arrow if I miss?