hambone44
Senior Member
I have been doing a good bit of afternoon hunting this year, and have another buddy who has too, because we both have to be at work most mornings like a lot of folks which doesn't allow for time to morning hunt.
The morning AND afternoon birds are mighty tough where I hunt because they are on a rather small property with a good bit of pressure and "education".
My buddy killed a very nice bird Wed. afternoon which came in silent to the gun all the way.
When I showed the pics to another guy I know, he downplayed my friend's kill and stated it was a shame to kill that bird in the afternoon, and turkey hunting is meant for mornings only. This guy has access to a 2800 acre plantation with almost NO hunting pressure on turkeys for years...and can also go any morning he wants because his work is lax on it.
I told him I don't think that is a correct assessment for him to say this based on the fact, too, that he hasn't been hunting for many years at all, and that this just wasn't true,
and some folks cannot go in the mornings and therefore enjoy going when they can, and I also stated that I have not heard a gobble the last 3 mornings and on NO afternoon that I have been have I heard a single gobble. For this reason, it seems more of a challenge, at least where I hunt, to hunt them in the pm, and therefore, should not be considered immoral or unethical or a shame.
My question is, what are opinions concerning afternoon hunting being wrong if it is perfectly legal and even more of a challenge, generally, than morning hunting? Do you think it is unethical and/or a shame to hunt in the afternoons, especially if that is the only time you can go during the weekdays?
The morning AND afternoon birds are mighty tough where I hunt because they are on a rather small property with a good bit of pressure and "education".
My buddy killed a very nice bird Wed. afternoon which came in silent to the gun all the way.
When I showed the pics to another guy I know, he downplayed my friend's kill and stated it was a shame to kill that bird in the afternoon, and turkey hunting is meant for mornings only. This guy has access to a 2800 acre plantation with almost NO hunting pressure on turkeys for years...and can also go any morning he wants because his work is lax on it.
I told him I don't think that is a correct assessment for him to say this based on the fact, too, that he hasn't been hunting for many years at all, and that this just wasn't true,
and some folks cannot go in the mornings and therefore enjoy going when they can, and I also stated that I have not heard a gobble the last 3 mornings and on NO afternoon that I have been have I heard a single gobble. For this reason, it seems more of a challenge, at least where I hunt, to hunt them in the pm, and therefore, should not be considered immoral or unethical or a shame.
My question is, what are opinions concerning afternoon hunting being wrong if it is perfectly legal and even more of a challenge, generally, than morning hunting? Do you think it is unethical and/or a shame to hunt in the afternoons, especially if that is the only time you can go during the weekdays?