New the the site, and the sport for that matter.

[quackersmacker509]

Hey guys, I'm brand new to turkey hunting and the site and had a couple questions if anyone is willing to share a little info.
1.Is the map at www.mapmet.com an accurate/updated map as far as public land goes?
2. If a property is pretty well marked with no trespassing signs, will you guys still give them a knock and see how they feel about turkeys?
3. I have a basics down, but am yet to even have a bird withing 500 yards gobble at me, so any other advise that you guys are willing to share on hunting around NE Washington is greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

[baldopepper]

1)  That map seems to be accurate, but boundary lines are not real clear.  In some cases property is just across the road or up a very small road.  If you're in the middle of one of the obvious public areas you're probably ok.
2) more often than not, heavily posted areas are not huntable, but it never hurts to ask.  After the opening weekend lots of the landowners friends and relatives have left and they are much more open to allowing other hutners.
3) Keep at it!  Most of us have gone thru the struggles the first year or two of turkey hunting, but it's a sport where on the job training is the only way to learn.  I know now that if I new on my first trip out what I know now, I would've had no problem taking a bird. Be patient, keep chasing.  Biggest mistakes first time hunters make are underestimating how well turkeys see any movement at all, not scouting the birds well enough (sometimes it's better to just watch them one day and then hunt them the next than to go busting after them when you first see em and chasing them out of the area), not being patient to stay in area where you know there are birds and take off looking for new areas.  I could probably go on and on, but just stick with it, every trip is a learning experience on turkeys-even after you've hunted them for 20 years. 
Good luck!

[quackersmacker509]

Really appreciate the help baldopepper, hit it hard last weekend and worked a few birds but couldn't find one that was willing to leave his hens. I'll let you know if I do manage to close the deal sometime this season.

[Big game archer]

I hunt a lot of landowners properties that are posted pretty heavily.. more often than not, they just want you to ask. Also, most people are friendly even if they say no. My best piece of advice with turkeys is to stay patient. At some point, you will catch a gobbler when he's lonely. This last week I called in a hen to about five yards and had her calling in front of me for 15 minutes and nothing gobbled the entire time. I began to think that there weren't any toms around. 20 minutes later, a tom gobbled behind me and before I knew it, I had three nice toms coming in from all directions And ended up shooting one at under ten yards. Those toms were in the area the entire time, but for whatever reason they waited a long time to call back and show interest in my calls. If you know they are in the area, don't get discouraged if it is completely silent one day, just stick with it. Mid morning is a great time to catch them by themselves. Also, it really helps to be very comfortable with your calls. Good luck.