Would you shoot?

[Bgoodman30]

Reminds me of a time duck hunting when the duck fell across the line and the neighbor met me there when I went to get my duck. He said it was his duck but I could have it on one condition. That was if we could trade blows and he went first. After he hit me square in the jaw and knocked me out, I woke up and thought great it's my turn to hit him. He just smiled and said ok, it's your duck. I don't hunt near the line anymore.

Wait what? [emoji23]


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[catman529]

Easy to say u wouldn't on here until it happens.

My thoughts exactly.... we all know it is wrong, but most of us would do it, if we called a gobbling bird into range and he was only a few feet across, sticking his red head up in the air

 

[Jcalder]

I let possibly my biggest buck walk a couple years ago. From the first chance at a shot he was probably within 10 feet of the line. Watched him walk right of my life. I done the right thing that day and would continue to do so.


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[Goodtimekiller]

I think y'all are being bit harsh , I don't know setterman from Adam , but I like the way he hunts turkey

Cmon folks we are talking straight up honesty , let's say a 170" buck is 5 yards past the line wide open ..,. I doubt anyone would pass ...this topic was a bit tongue in cheek but honestly for me it would depend on the adjoining property ... I passed one this year with this situation but that property was a farm with a house and obvious reasons not to shoot, now if it is a property with distant landowners or in an heir ship or something (very common here) yea I'll take the shot IMO

Duck

:tu: but I agree as well. Easy to say u wouldn't on here until it happens. I was honest with my answer like some others. I've never been put in that situation before and honestly I hope I don't for that turkeys sake.

unless you've been in the situation and didn't shoot.


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[AT Hiker]

I will give a recent situation that another TNdeer member and I experienced this past fall.

As brief as I can be; central Wyoming public land and I was experiencing his first mule deer hunt. The biggest buck we had encountered was spotted up a drainage less than a 1/2 mile away on public land. We climb 1,000 vertical feet in what felt like a 1/4mile, the foot hill so steep it was mostly climbing with our hands bracing the dirt in front of us. Once we crest the opposite drainage we finally spot the buck with his doe group, headed away from us due to swirling winds. We try to head him off, once set up and rifle braced on the pack steadied for a shot we find the deer again, crossing the boundary. One at a time jumping the fence, which we thought was still further up the drainage.
We watch, what would have been the biggest buck I would have hauled off that mountain in 5 years of hunting it, walk peacefully down the finger ridge. He could have shot, well within mere feet at first, his first mule deer buck.
Not once did we discuss whether or not to shoot.

For those nay sayers who will say a deer is not a turkey, your obviously correct. However, I can assure you our chances of being caught getting that deer back across the fence are less than walking mere feet to receive a 20lb turkey.

Like already mentioned, we slept good that night knowing the he won and lived another day.
Sure, it's rather odd to set out to end somethings life and have enough respect for it to give it a fair chance. Something only the conservationists get.

I have faith in everyone of you that say you would shoot, to either not do it if the situation did arise or to realize that after you did it that it just didn't feel right and chalk it up as another learning experience in life.



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[AT Hiker]

Catman,
I left out an important part of that story; On our way home we got pulled over in Missouri by a State Trooper. After 10 minutes of talking about hunting with the trooper he looks at me and says "well, I guess I better go get your buddy and let him out". Earlier, Will had been placed in the patrol car-waiting to be interrogated while me and the Trooper were BS'ing about Wyoming and hunting.
No ticket, nor do I think Will received a verbal warning. Sitting in that patrol car was punishment enough.
So you see, even law enforcement sees the distinction between traffic laws and hunting[emoji3]


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[Buzzard Breath]

As long as everyone is being hyper-critical of everyone else, how many of you are still willing to poke a turkey over a property line?

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[Setterman]

As long as everyone is being hyper-critical of everyone else, how many of you are still willing to poke a turkey over a property line?

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Not me, it's not worth it for a multitude of reasons

 

[Buzzard Breath]

As long as everyone is being hyper-critical of everyone else, how many of you are still willing to poke a turkey over a property line?

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Not me, it's not worth it for a multitude of reasons

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[Levee Jumper]

Catmans video brought up something I'm curious to see how others would handle. Be honest with us and yourself with the following question.

If you called a bird in on a property line and he was barely over the line, yet you're sitting on property you're allowed to hunt. Do you kill him?

For me, and this is hard to answer as it's not really a reality for me anymore because of the places I hunt, but if he's a mere few yards across the boundary he's probably dead. I have no doubt I'll catch hell for this answer but I'm just being honest. I'm not one to cross property lines and seek out a bird, but in this scenario I'd probably take him out.

I try to always go about my time in the woods with high ethics and standards, but I'm not sure I could restrain

I know if someone was hunting property neighboring mine and had this scenario I'd be okay and understand if they took the shot.

How about you, and be truthful

Setterman I'm going to find the perfect big oak tree to carve you a giant wooded stirring spoon. I like ruffling peoples feathers as much as anyone but this is too much lol.... Go find you a gobbling turkey in the morning and leave these poor folks alone, your gonna give someone a stroke.

 

[scn]

Catmans video brought up something I'm curious to see how others would handle. Be honest with us and yourself with the following question.

If you called a bird in on a property line and he was barely over the line, yet you're sitting on property you're allowed to hunt. Do you kill him?

For me, and this is hard to answer as it's not really a reality for me anymore because of the places I hunt, but if he's a mere few yards across the boundary he's probably dead. I have no doubt I'll catch hell for this answer but I'm just being honest. I'm not one to cross property lines and seek out a bird, but in this scenario I'd probably take him out.

I try to always go about my time in the woods with high ethics and standards, but I'm not sure I could restrain

I know if someone was hunting property neighboring mine and had this scenario I'd be okay and understand if they took the shot.

How about you, and be truthful

Setterman I'm going to find the perfect big oak tree to carve you a giant wooded stirring spoon. I like ruffling peoples feathers as much as anyone but this is too much lol.... Go find you a gobbling turkey in the morning and leave these poor folks alone, your gonna give someone a stroke.

Check the date on the original post. Resurrected from last year.

 

[Setterman]

Catmans video brought up something I'm curious to see how others would handle. Be honest with us and yourself with the following question.

If you called a bird in on a property line and he was barely over the line, yet you're sitting on property you're allowed to hunt. Do you kill him?

For me, and this is hard to answer as it's not really a reality for me anymore because of the places I hunt, but if he's a mere few yards across the boundary he's probably dead. I have no doubt I'll catch hell for this answer but I'm just being honest. I'm not one to cross property lines and seek out a bird, but in this scenario I'd probably take him out.

I try to always go about my time in the woods with high ethics and standards, but I'm not sure I could restrain

I know if someone was hunting property neighboring mine and had this scenario I'd be okay and understand if they took the shot.

How about you, and be truthful

Setterman I'm going to find the perfect big oak tree to carve you a giant wooded stirring spoon. I like ruffling peoples feathers as much as anyone but this is too much lol.... Go find you a gobbling turkey in the morning and leave these poor folks alone, your gonna give someone a stroke.

Even though this is from last year it certainly doesn't mean I don't like stirring it up occasionally

Make me a striker instead, lol

 

[Levee Jumper]

My apologies, didn't read the date. I take it that everyone has made up since then.....

 

[Shanman]

Can't stand poachers, trespassers, or thieves. Some young men are driven by greed in situations like this and they just have to have it, no matter what, but a grown mature man knows in his heart what is right and what is wrong. When I was younger and immature sure I'd shoot it, but nowadays no way. Heck the whole game is to CALL IN a turkey and try to get a clean ethical shot, if you can't get him to cross the line.....there's always tomorrow.

 

[Levee Jumper]

I have a job I gotta work tomorrow

 

[catman529]

Old thread from last year... but I did have another encounter with a strutting tom just across the fence this year. I don't think I could have got the gun off my back without getting busted but I wouldn't have shot anyway. Got some great footage


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[Westtnduckhtr]

I'm shocked by some of these responses.
Blatantly knowing and shooting one on property you don't have permission to is illegal.

I am also surprised by some of the responses.

How many times have so many of us said "We hate a thief"?
Or, "I hate a poacher"?

Please tell me how poaching a bird on someone else's private property (when you don't have permission)
isn't both stealing and poaching?

Am not talking about an arbitrary line where the animal or bird is standing,
but when you know it's on the other side.

How is this any different than saying I'd steal or poach anything
so long as I felt I wouldn't get caught?

To me, doing this is far worse than any type legal hunting tactic we might otherwise feel is unethical.

If you choose to shoot you better be prepared to pay the consequences as I had someone do this very thing 3 years ago at my farm. After an ass chewing by me, TWRA almost arresting them, I decided to give them another chance. It was a very bad scene and one neither will ever forget.