DEAD SILENT UP NORTH ??

[cryder]

Got new access to land west of Chewers I have not seen a sign or heard a sound of turkeys up there all season do they go up higher where I'm at later in the season or spend all there time in that very well posted field a mile down the hill,those guys are so tight and organized people I'm almost scared to ask for access, has anyone had any success up high with the gobblers around there?

[jackelope]

Spent 3 days in that neighborhood last weekend on public land and couldn't buy a turkey unless we went to Safeway.
I had a gobbler talking but he was on private land. That was literally the only bird we got into. I saw probably 6 different birds running down highway 20 at different times which was weird.

[ghosthunter]

I spent a week there 3rd -10th. No gobbles until Friday. And they where all in a safety zone area.

[jackelope]

I spent a week there 3rd -10th. No gobbles until Friday. And they where all in a safety zone area.

Ouch

[MerriamMagician]

Dead silent in Central Wa last weekend too... dang birds 

[270Shooter]

Got one gobble on Saturday in the wind, nothing yesterday and it was calm as could be with fresh turkey tracks everywhere we went, also central wa.

[Russ McDonald]

In the north east they would gobble in the roost but when they hit the ground nothing, that was on Saturday and very nice outside.

[cryder]

is the Arctic melt affecting the mating season   ill be back out there on Thursday no matter how much ice melts , I was set up in a gully on Friday above sacheene lake had two big bulls come walking in on my decoys sure made a quiet day worth while,first time with my gopro and the sun came through the trees just right to totally ruin the shot, ( just so everybody gets it right that was 30 miles north of sacheen lake,)  ,not giving that one up for nothing,not even access to that field down the hill from the spot west of Chewelah,   

[270Shooter]

is the Arctic melt affecting the mating season   ill be back out there on Thursday no matter how much ice melts , I was set up in a gully on Friday above sacheene lake had two big bulls come walking in on my decoys sure made a quiet day worth while,first time with my gopro and the sun came through the trees just right to totally ruin the shot, ( just so everybody gets it right that was 30 miles north of sacheen lake,)  ,not giving that one up for nothing,not even access to that field down the hill from the spot west of Chewelah,   

lol man put the bottle down

[WaltAlpine]

I was in the s w corner last weekend and we had almost zero action on a few pieces of private land and a lot of public area. These are places that are normally packed with birds.  Some single hens and a few toms here and there but no gobbles.
15 hours on Saturday and nothing but a good time to show for it. 

[Seatown5]

I'm heading over to colville tomorrow afternoon. My wife and me had a baby on may 2 so i haven't been able to make it over yet. Quite frankly I'm fortunate she is letting me go at all. Plus I'm taking a rookie over with me, so i would love to show him how enjoyable good turkey hunting can be. I have some decent honey holes, but they are on public. We all know how that goes, but it doesn't get hunted much where I'm at. Cross your fingers for us in hopes theses birds get vocal and plentiful for us.

[baldopepper]

I was working around  my house near Hunters last weekend.  Heard birds very early and then again heard several "very anxious" gobbles around 1:30-2:00 pm.  Not unusual around there for gobbles in that 1:00-2:00pm time frame this time of year.   Might pay off to be out and about in that mid afternoon slot. I don't need another bird, but I'm pretty sure I could have called one of those "anxious" birds in if I had wanted.

[Jester052]

I went out opening weekend to the NE corner for 2 days of hunting and doubled up as well as my nephew getting his first bird. I've noticed a lot of Jakes this year! It was great and with the number of Jakes I saw it's gonna get better. I even got permission from an old Marine to hunt his private 900 acres bordering 940 acres of public. We got 2 of the birds off of his property.

[cryder]

YEP !!! GUNNA TRY THE AFTERNOON SLOT,tried morning 5 times, not a sound,and I know this to be true because, pardon me !! , for the third time with this rough crowd, (I DONT DRINK !!! ),MAYBE JUST A GOOD SENSE OF HUMER OR A VERY WILD EMAGINATION,SO PLEASE JUST BE PATIENT WITH ME OR JUST IGNORE ME,but ill still be here were open all day !

[Tom Tamer]

Where we were, we hunted them in their winter grounds, 25-40 bird flock still all bunched like late march early April stuff. Dealt with hens and even Sunday the hens tried to pull the Toms away but I think they wanted to see if my grass was greener. My hunting partner and I came to the conclusion it looks like the breeding season is a couple 2-3 weeks behind, at least where we were. Late Feb. and March snows and wet damp April and Mays can alter it a little. Last year in the central I had henned up toms on Memorial day weekend.