Turkey hunting etiquette 101

[Blong]

Here is what I was taught by my mentors a long time ago, may not be right but it is the way most do it down here.
1. Never go in on someone working a bird
2. If there is a truck nearby, keep moving.
3. You can only be given a turkey to hunt by the guy who has been hunting him. Never hunt the bird that he unveiled to you without his consent.

What are some self governed rules you use?

[dirt road ninja]

Follow the golden rule. Do on to others as you would have done to you.

[Blong]

Follow the golden rule. Do on to others as you would have done to you.

Bingo!

[hobbes]

Your rules about cover it.  It's the yahoos that don't follow those that can ruin a hunt. 

[Spitten and drummen]

Your rules about cover it.  It's the yahoos that don't follow those that can ruin a hunt.

and with the growing numbers of wanna be turkey hunters , I find I run into this type more and more.

[Gooserbat]

Only thing left to mention, is its only polite to stand on his head after you halfway shot it off.

[West Augusta]

I've had people sneak between me and a gobbler I was working and let me call it to him.  He got the bird.
I've had people pull up in a car and owl hoot a bird I was working into the ground.  That bird gobbled himself out. 

You were taught well.  These two weren't

[mgm1955]

Your rules about cover it.  It's the yahoos that don't follow those that can ruin a hunt.

Well said!

[Hooksfan]

Here is what I was taught by my mentors a long time ago, may not be right but it is the way most do it down here.
1. Never go in on someone working a bird
2. If there is a truck nearby, keep moving.
3. You can only be given a turkey to hunt by the guy who has been hunting him. Never hunt the bird that he unveiled to you without his consent.

What are some self governed rules you use?

I'd say you pretty much summed it up as to the ones I was brought up with. In more recent times, I might add this one: Don't get on an internet forum and ask specific questions about where to kill a turkey or name exact locations on public areas where you may have found birds.

[fenderhunt4]

Well said. Wish these were posted on everyone's turkey tag. Not that the guys who do those things would abide by them anyway. Common courtesy and common sense seems to be fading.

[zelmo1]

  Got cut off opening day last year by a pair of youngins. I worked the bird into them and they killed it. I was mad but moved on. They knew I was there and didn't care. My kids would get a verbak whoopin from me and they would stay home for the rest of the season. Do what you think is right. You have to live with yourself. Only my 2 cents.

[paboxcall]

Hunt and respect the ground with the same you'd expect from others.  Occasionally you will be disappointed.

I've had people sneak between me and a gobbler I was working and let me call it to him.  He got the bird.

Had that happen my first year hunting, guy crawled in between us and the approaching gobbler at day break, never made a sound while we called.  About ten minutes after fly down, BOOM - about 70 yards away.  Guy gets up runs to the turkey and then takes off running down the ridge to his vehicle. 

Wonder if he was proud of that.

[contagious]

What is this etiquette you speak of ?  Back in the day yes, now, not so much.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BowBendr]

Just a general sign of the lack of character that exist in a lot of people these days.

I agree, all the rules above should be printed on your license....so I can chew your arse out when you break them.



Sent from Gobblers Knob, NC

[Blong]

 

What is this etiquette you speak of ?  Back in the day yes, now, not so much.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you saying that you used to use it but not so much anymore because others have no respect?