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#1491654 - 04/15/13 09:01 AM roosting turkeys...
bird hunter Offline
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Registered: 09/20/07
Posts: 33
Loc: Hamden
Hello
settle an argument...
You're calling in a tom, and as he comes close enough he flies up into a tree for a better view. Is this a "roosting" turkey or does roosting only refer to an overnight stay? Can you shoot that bird in the tree?
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#1491666 - 04/15/13 09:35 AM Re: roosting turkeys... [Re: bird hunter]
RayC_dup1 Offline

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'Roosting' a turkey is generally what you might do in evening (to find out where they will be in the morning).

Shooting one that is up in a tree is not legal.

http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2700&q=514460&deepNav_GID=1633
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#1491676 - 04/15/13 09:52 AM Re: roosting turkeys... [Re: bird hunter]
EnCon Police Offline

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NO, you can't shoot it if it's in a tree.

From the regulation:

(c) Method of take
(1) No person shall hunt, pursue, kill, take or attempt to take any wild turkey without a validated turkey permit, in addition to the license required by Section 26-27 of the General Statutes.
(2) No animal, including a dog, may be used in hunting or pursuing any wild turkey.
(3) No person shall take or attempt to take any wild turkey with the aid of real or artificial bait; over any baited area; with the use of electronic amplified turkey calling device or live decoy.
(4) No person shall take or attempt to take any wild turkey by participating in a cooperative drive or assist in hunting, pursuing or killing of wild turkeys without a validated permit. This provision shall not prohibit a hunter that has voided his or her turkey permit due to the use of all the harvest tags attached to the permit, from calling for another hunter with a valid turkey permit.
(5) It shall be unlawful to shoot from a building or other permanent structure.
(6) No person shall take or attempt to take any wild turkey which is roosted in a tree.

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#1491701 - 04/15/13 11:53 AM Re: roosting turkeys... [Re: bird hunter]
bird hunter Offline
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Registered: 09/20/07
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Loc: Hamden
Thank you, I shoulda put money on that one.
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