Posted By: noxqses
Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/15/18 11:33 PM
I know it is probably not ethical but is it legal?
Posted By: ken starling
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/16/18 12:22 AM
Yes. They are not amigratory bird
Posted By: hetman
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/16/18 12:28 AM
in the head then repeat dang corn vacuums
Posted By: DQ Kid
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/16/18 01:22 AM
Best place to do so, line them up if you're lucky!
Posted By: krmitchell
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/16/18 04:21 PM
Yes and with a rifle. Same with quail.
Question needs better clarification of season and county. It is Not legal in some E TX counties (they only have spring season)
From TPWD under Means and Methods:
Baiting
Baiting for game animals, nongame animals, and game birds is lawful on private property, except for turkey in certain East Texas counties and migratory game birds statewide. See county listings.
Posted By: noxqses
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/17/18 02:16 AM
Coryell County, Spring. Definitely not E. Texas.
Posted By: chrswr
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/18/18 07:07 PM
They are steeling YOUR corn! They should be dealt with appropriately!
Posted By: Hoytman
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/18/18 07:16 PM
LOL, its funny how different some of us feel about turkeys. I love to hunt em and would be happy to have that many but like yall say they do clean up the corn.
Posted By: GLC
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 01/18/18 08:38 PM
True
Question needs better clarification of season and county. It is Not legal in some E TX counties (they only have spring season)
From TPWD under Means and Methods:
Baiting
Baiting for game animals, nongame animals, and game birds is lawful on private property, except for turkey in certain East Texas counties and migratory game birds statewide. See county listings.
Same in Red River County, no hunting over bait and can be taken bow or shotgun, no rifle.
Posted By: drycreek3189
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 02/09/18 09:21 PM
I would gladly trade all the hogs on my place for a handful of turkeys......corn be damned !
Posted By: WileyCoyote
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 02/11/18 06:07 PM
ummm probably because all those non rifle county's turkey populations are Eastern's and TPW is trying to protect them, unlike the more common Rio Grande's, west of about I-35.
Preston Peninsula at Lake Texoma, in Grayson County is all Easterns too, and are highly protected plantings by TPW.
Ron
Posted By: MELackey
Re: Can one shoot a turkey under a feeder? - 03/01/18 03:23 AM
We are in Coryell also and have a crap ton of them most of the time. One morning I had 2 flocks come off the roost on different ends of my hunting area. Feeder went off and they were waiting for it. I had 57 birds at one time. Friggin turkeys everywhere.