bird hunter
Member
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? thanks
#1491676 - 04/15/1309:52 AM
Re: roosting turkeys...
[Re: bird hunter]
EnCon Police Moderator
Registered: 03/01/04
Posts: 3899
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.