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Mountain turkey hunting?
« on: April 15, 2013, 10:02:11 AM »
Hey guys, I stumbled across this site when I was doing some research so I thought I'd ask a few questions.  I grew up hunting turkeys in the midwest so I am used to corn fields and small hill hunting.  I have permission to hunt on some private land  a few miles from Kettle Falls but it's essentially a logging road that goes up the side of a mountain.  There are a few small meadows from where it's been logged but definitely not what I am familiar with.  I've read people saying turkeys follow the snowline up the mountain, but are you guys talking about a forested mountain or one with actual pastures and fields on it?

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Re: Mountain turkey hunting?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2013, 10:33:00 AM »
There are a lot of birds around the Kettle Falls area.  Sounds like you've got a great place to hunt if you're the only one with permission.  I'd start by walking that road and look for droppings, wing drag marks, and look around for scratching spots.  Locate with crow calls or a peacock call to penetrate the trees better but don't over do it.  Check out those meadow openings and determine whether or not you should set up a blind (or build one on the fly).  It might take some patience and glassing to locate birds but once you do, you should be in the game.  I'd try to locate evening birds heading to roost as a first step.  The like to pitch down toward a flat on the uphill side, and I've read that they prefer to fly down to the west (not into the sun) so they can see the surrounding area better.  Don't get too hung up on the difference between the midwest and more mountainous terrain.  They are turkeys and most of the same rules apply with set ups.  Make it easy for a Tom to come to you and shoot straight!  Hope this helps.  There are some real turkey experts here so hopefully they will chime in as well.  Good luck!
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