New to Turkey Hunting

[Chet43]

Have been reading posts over 2014/15 and have read 3 or 4 books about turkey hunting/calling etc.

I live in the Seattle area and my grandson who really wants to hunt turkeys lives just east of Redmond. I know King & Snohomish counties have very few if any turkeys at all and I have tried to locate birds by talking with biologists, loggers, hikers and whenever I am out in the woods in either county and have had no luck at all.

About how far south from Redmond will I have to drive before I start to get into some areas that have a higher probablility of seeing turkeys?

[Bucks2Ducks]

I would be spending the 100$ on gas to go to Eastern WA and actually find turkeys, hard to get a young kid hooked when there isn't a lot of action.

[Woodchuck]

 

[Chet43]

To get sa kid into turkey would the Cle Elum/Ellensburg are  be a better area or should I go south to the Yakima area?

What about going over Stevens pass to Lake Chelan area?

[turkeydancer]

Your best chance for turkeys is the NE corner where 67 to 75% of the state harvest occurs with Colville being the "Turkey Capital" of Washington.   There is a ton of public land and most farmers are open to giving turkey hunters access especially those with kids.              You should hook up with the local NWTF chapter in your area ...  Russell McDonald is the Vice President of the Lake Washington NWTF Chapter and is on this website (might PM him).

[Russ McDonald]

I saw your first post but had to get on the road to pick up some solar batteries.  What everyone is saying is very true.  NE corner of WA is the best with lots of turkey's.  There are turkeys over Stevens pass. 

[kevinlisa06]

Head to the NE with the young man! Central Wa is tough hunting trust me we have hunted it hard for 5 years with success yes but the NE corner has so many more birds it's ridiculous. Don't get me wrong the NE corner is tough but not like the central part of the state. We will be in the NE corner for 9 days this spring.


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[Gobble Doc]

What others said.  Expect to spend some real time getting things figured out.  Took me a few seasons  before first bird. Good luck.   

[stevemiller]

Is non lead shot the rule for turkey now or not?

[jackelope]

Is non lead shot the rule for turkey now or not?

Not.

[stevemiller]

thank you thats what i thought.not in the regs,=not a rule

[Naches Sportsman]

To get sa kid into turkey would the Cle Elum/Ellensburg are  be a better area or should I go south to the Yakima area?

I would definetely recommend going to the colville area like others have stated.  Lots and lots of turkeys up there. 

I have a 50% success rate in yakima county the past 8 years. Last year, I went all season without seeing a legal bird.  It is tough to find them if you don't track them all winter. 

Up in the north east corner, you can find birds as soon as you get out of the truck .

[jackelope]

To get sa kid into turkey would the Cle Elum/Ellensburg are  be a better area or should I go south to the Yakima area?

I would definetely recommend going to the colville area like others have stated.  Lots and lots of turkeys up there. 

I have a 50% success rate in yakima county the past 8 years. Last year, I went all season without seeing a legal bird.  It is tough to find them if you don't track them all winter. 

Up in the north east corner, you can find birds as soon as you get out of the truck .

I would not go that far unless you're trying to keep people out of your areas. There's a bunch of turkeys up there but they're not tied to every tree as you make it sound.

[270Shooter]

To get sa kid into turkey would the Cle Elum/Ellensburg are  be a better area or should I go south to the Yakima area?

I would definetely recommend going to the colville area like others have stated.  Lots and lots of turkeys up there. 

I have a 50% success rate in yakima county the past 8 years. Last year, I went all season without seeing a legal bird.  It is tough to find them if you don't track them all winter. 

Up in the north east corner, you can find birds as soon as you get out of the truck .

I would not go that far unless you're trying to keep people out of your areas. There's a bunch of turkeys up there but they're not tied to every tree as you make it sound.

no there's not that many, but there is definately more than the yakima area. The ones around yakima are hard to keep track of as they tend to really disperse when the snow melts like it has this year. Colville is your best bet for success.