A YouTuber recently posted a video of a wood duck hunt where they shot most, if not all of them after they landed among the decoys. I objected, but it seems I’m in the minority, based on the thumb-count. Not a waterfowler, so I decided to ask here.
Is it unethical to shoot birds on the water? Are the ethics any different for woodies than other birds?
Thanks for your input.
Yes it is in my opinion it is unethical. I would only do it if I were starving and needed the meat . That goes for all Bird hunting. I don't shoot at running game either with the exception of rabbits being run by beagles. I like to eat wild game but I do not have to depend on it for my food supply and neither does 90% of the rest of the population. Shooting sitting birds and running Deer is in my opinion un-sportsman like and hunting for me is sport and recreation. I don't fish with dynamite or quick lime either.
Why is shooting running deer un-sportsman like? Because there's a higher risk of wounding? But then it's un-sportsman like to shoot sitting ducks because the odds of hitting the duck are too high? Seems pretty contradictory and arbitrary. Shooting moving birds good, shooting moving deer bad. Shooting sitting birds bad, shooting sitting deer good.
