Roslyn - Liberty area for birds?

[Bullets_n_Octane]

I know where to find birds in the NorthEast and SouthEast, but I would rather hunt land I know like the back of my hand, that I have hunted since childhood. While I understand that if you take the overall population numbers and numbers of Birds harvested, it is quite lower here... does anyone know if there is any decent chance at a bird or two in the Roslyn/Cle Elum/Liberty area? In the past, I've seen 6-7 bird flocks west of US97 and 3-4 bird flocks on the East side of US97...

During deer season last year, I saw 0 deer, 0 elk and a dead bear cub, and TONS of Wolf prints West of 97. East of 97 was obviously torched by the Table Mountain fire. BUT, wouldn't birds move back into a formerly burned area, and ARE Turkeys as easy a target as Deer?.. with the flight thing and all...? Just a few questions I have been hesitating to ask, but I figured why not...

[Bullets_n_Octane]

128 views and no response?....

I realize there is a post prior to mine regarding a similar question, but I asked questions that were not addressed in that post.... Do birds reurn to wildfire areas once regrowth has come in? Are birds as pressured by wolves as Deer/Elk..etc... anyone?

Also, slightly off topic... is there as many birds up in the Chewawa unit as there are in Teannaway and other nearby units? I've seen tracks around Fish Lake, but never any birds...

[turkeydancer]

Haven't hunted that area, but ....

Deer are easier than turkeys IMO as they are very wary knowing everything out there wants a free turkey dinner
Yes, they will move back into burned areas when they green up ...
Yes, they do get pressures by wolves as well as coyotes and everything else out there ....

[jackelope]

I've hunted the Liberty area a few times and have had shot opportunities at jakes every time. That is all.
I did not shoot in hopes of finding a longbeard, which didn't happen.

[kevinp16]

I too hunt in that general area every spring. Not sure about birds in Roslyn area, but Teanaway and Cle Elum do hold birds for the most part. Like I said in other posts, I believe there's more hunters then there are birds in these areas, and with that being said, you will need to put in serious work on scouting. It took me 3 years to get my first bird, but had to learn what area/ hillsides they tend to hang out in. Once your find that, you should find birds there every year. I try to start scouting as early as I can. This weekend I'm heading over to check trail cams and see if birds have moved into the area. It's all about doing your homework, and if you do.... It will pay off.

This year will be my first Spring season with my bow.

[oneshot12]

went out  just this past weekend  they still have a bunch of snow on the ground there . seen lots of elk and deer  but no birds   in the liberty area  that is right now ! maybe once it warms up a bit more and they want to leave the farmers fields and grain hoppers  then they might move back into the woods .once some of the snow is gone and they can get to the  food that is.but there are a bunch of birds there for sure  just got to find them is all.

[soccerftw123]

Hunted there 5 years in a row, every year they are somewhere different. Biggest group Ive seen was about 30 but that was in the fall.

[Bullets_n_Octane]

Awesome, great to hear guys! I plan to do the homework for sure. I'll be headed over this weekend for some scouting, figured I'd hit the hills in Mid May when most of the snow should be gone. Thanks for the tips too!

[Fishnfowler]

I live on the Cle Elum ridge and know the Cle Elum and Teanaway valley as good as anybody and better than most.  Living and working in Cle Elum gives me plenty of contacts.  I have a small property on the ridge and have around a hundred birds on my lot most winters.  This year I had the fewest mature Toms of any winter yet.  We generally have 15-20 longbeards, the most was 51 and before this year the least was 8.  This year I had 4.  I've been scouting both sides of the Cle Elum valley along with the Teanaway and Hidden Valley.  What I'm seeing on my place is consistent with the rest of my hunting areas.  The mature birds are few and far between.  We have a healthy crop of jakes and with two more years of good nesting, we might have something. 

As for this year, I would plan on burning a lot of boot leather and spending tons of time to get a mature bird. 

[kevinlisa06]

Personally I have never seen Turkeys in the Chiwawa area but I do know a few people that have seen them in there.


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[klickman]

I live on the Cle Elum ridge and know the Cle Elum and Teanaway valley as good as anybody and better than most.  Living and working in Cle Elum gives me plenty of contacts.  I have a small property on the ridge and have around a hundred birds on my lot most winters.  This year I had the fewest mature Toms of any winter yet.  We generally have 15-20 longbeards, the most was 51 and before this year the least was 8.  This year I had 4.  I've been scouting both sides of the Cle Elum valley along with the Teanaway and Hidden Valley.  What I'm seeing on my place is consistent with the rest of my hunting areas.  The mature birds are few and far between.  We have a healthy crop of jakes and with two more years of good nesting, we might have something. 

As for this year, I would plan on burning a lot of boot leather and spending tons of time to get a mature bird.

I'm seeing the same thing.  Been a tough few years for broods up until last year.  Give Cle Elum a rest this year boys and it should start to rebound fast.  I will be heading to Klickitat. 

[MADMAX]

Went to do some shed hunting over that way and saw some guys and their kids (youth hunt) putting the stalk on a flock that had a darn nice tom in it right next to the highway heading up to Blewitt before the teanaway rd on the right side.
2 things
1) Turks on the roadway right of way
2) probably shouldnt teach your kids that technique huh ?

Other than those never saw another all day in the hills

[Duckhunter14]

I have a cabin in this area and have been horn hunting over there a bunch. There are almost no birds around this year. Not sure if its a direct result of the fire or not. But the birds are few and far between. If you kill a mature bird in that area, you earned it.

[boneaddict]

Not sure how much wolves impact turkeys.  I guess we will find out.  Wildfire does very little to them, unless its an area that is moonscape, there is often plenty of pockets and strips of feed for them.

[Igottanewknee]

And if you find any morels, don't post it on here, just PM me....