we are now just a society thats based on RESULTS = Success. Its that way in sports, hunting, fishing etc etc etc. While that can apply to certain areas of life, I never found turkey hunting to fit that model. Sure shooting one is everyones goal but a hunt is not a failure if you dont kill one, and IMO your hunting skills or ability is not based on your # of kills.
But in the world we live in now of social media and influencers that are looking for followers, sponsors, likes, and money that is what its all based on. You can't "grow" your brand if you are not shooting turkeys, so that stretches the lines for ethics and boundaries to do whatever you legally can to kill birds. Ive said it a ton on here but LEGAL doesnt mean its right to do.
Now to be very clear, I was not always of the mindset I am today. Age, experience, mentors and other factors helped me mature and really understand what was truly important in life and in hunting (specifically turkey) I like most others had teen years where all I wanted to do was kill stuff and impress my friends so part of me understands it these days. Just seems those "teen years" have grown well past those ages. I see very few younger crowd hunters these days really CARE about turkeys or obsess about them, and by that I mean truly study the biology of them and understand them. When you truly CARE about a species you hunt, it changes you and changes how you hunt them.
But in the world we live in now of social media and influencers that are looking for followers, sponsors, likes, and money that is what its all based on. You can't "grow" your brand if you are not shooting turkeys, so that stretches the lines for ethics and boundaries to do whatever you legally can to kill birds. Ive said it a ton on here but LEGAL doesnt mean its right to do.
Now to be very clear, I was not always of the mindset I am today. Age, experience, mentors and other factors helped me mature and really understand what was truly important in life and in hunting (specifically turkey) I like most others had teen years where all I wanted to do was kill stuff and impress my friends so part of me understands it these days. Just seems those "teen years" have grown well past those ages. I see very few younger crowd hunters these days really CARE about turkeys or obsess about them, and by that I mean truly study the biology of them and understand them. When you truly CARE about a species you hunt, it changes you and changes how you hunt them.