Big Yac,
Glad to see a fellow Ohioan here.
Especially one with some apparent great hunting values.
Kudo's to you for setting your standards and sticking by them. Hunting in Tuscarawus Co., your day for your trophy will surely come. Hopefully sooner then you think.
You'd be welcome at my camp anytime.
I think my good friend Pahoo said it wisely in his post and is worth repeating:
Pahoo, Hope you don't mind I emboldened a few sentences.
Here's another 'law versus ethical' situation I was personally involved in.
I'll keep it short:
A fella we'll call 'Bud' was turkey hunting. He had one turkey tag. He let out a few purrs from his call standing on top of a ridge overlooking a very densely,thicket covered hillside that went into a deep ravine. A gobbler answered back. Gobbler was halfway down the hill and Bud knew gobbler was traveling on a major deer trail going towards a powerline which crossed the ravine.
Bud runs and sits up on the powerline, continuing to call and lure the gobbler to him. Worked like a charm. The gobbler got to the powerline and was following a deer trail up the powerline towards Bud. Bud still couldn't see him cause there was a small 3ft. tall mound of dirt between Bud and gobbler. Bud called tom up the hill and when toms head and neck cleared the top of the mound, Bud shot. Dead bird.
The problem was, directly behind Buds tom was another tom that Bud didn't see or know was there. This second toms head/neck was directly behind the first and was killed also.
Now legally, Ohio's law does not permit Bud to keep the 2nd tom as he's only got one tag.
I know what Bud did, but I ask you...
...does Bud illegally keep and eat the second gobbler or let it rot in the field?
Glad to see a fellow Ohioan here.
Especially one with some apparent great hunting values.
Kudo's to you for setting your standards and sticking by them. Hunting in Tuscarawus Co., your day for your trophy will surely come. Hopefully sooner then you think.
You'd be welcome at my camp anytime.
I think my good friend Pahoo said it wisely in his post and is worth repeating:
We teach that the foundation of an individuals hunting code, should be the hunting laws of our state. These are based on ethical and moral principles. Hardly ever perfect but certainly fair,good and equitable. What happens in the field after our classes can only be controlled by individuals conduct. If any hunter can't even get passed that, then there is really something wrong....
Pahoo, Hope you don't mind I emboldened a few sentences.
Here's another 'law versus ethical' situation I was personally involved in.
I'll keep it short:
A fella we'll call 'Bud' was turkey hunting. He had one turkey tag. He let out a few purrs from his call standing on top of a ridge overlooking a very densely,thicket covered hillside that went into a deep ravine. A gobbler answered back. Gobbler was halfway down the hill and Bud knew gobbler was traveling on a major deer trail going towards a powerline which crossed the ravine.
Bud runs and sits up on the powerline, continuing to call and lure the gobbler to him. Worked like a charm. The gobbler got to the powerline and was following a deer trail up the powerline towards Bud. Bud still couldn't see him cause there was a small 3ft. tall mound of dirt between Bud and gobbler. Bud called tom up the hill and when toms head and neck cleared the top of the mound, Bud shot. Dead bird.
The problem was, directly behind Buds tom was another tom that Bud didn't see or know was there. This second toms head/neck was directly behind the first and was killed also.
Now legally, Ohio's law does not permit Bud to keep the 2nd tom as he's only got one tag.
I know what Bud did, but I ask you...
...does Bud illegally keep and eat the second gobbler or let it rot in the field?
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