Looks like its going to be a late spring

[Diehard0123]

the way the weather is looking it seems that we are going to be hunting in the snow.  Another late spring this year.  Hopefully the birds will be active when the season starts.

[jackelope]

i am headed to the blues this weekend to have a look around. i heard all the big snow was gone....i wonder if it all came back.

[HoofsandWings]

i am headed to the blues this weekend to have a look around. i heard all the big snow was gone....i wonder if it all came back.

Looking at the snotel sites, Touche (5500') 88" up from 60" last week. Spruce Springs (5700') 64" up from 41" last week.
Snake Basin/Asotin (4000') 20" up from 6" last week.

[jackelope]

sounds like i heard wrong.

[fishunt247]

It snowed on us like 6 times during the season last year, it was nuts. I've never seen that before. Killed two birds in a snowstorm one day though. But I guess down in the Blues maybe it snow matters as to where the birds will be come season?

[turkey slayer]

Went over to put up my game cameras and and to go and look for some horns over in Fruitland on some of are property and their is still 2 feet of snow, can't even get down to our camp. When is it going to go away, are we going to be hunting in snow opening weekend again

[wastickslinger]

Well Jack, how do the Blues look. We are thinking about wating until first week of May. Last year there was snow everywhere. Turkeys still came in but it made getting around dificult.

[Phantom Gobbler]

Slayer,

Did you see good numbers of birds down low near the farms this weekend?  Two hard winters in a row is putting the birds to the stress test!  

[Dustin07]

I read on wdfw that local biologists say the eastern washington turkeys took a big hit this year due to the cold winter, but when I called the city of colville they said they still see quite a bit on the roads and whatnot. The lady described big flocks too, like 50 birds. Biggest flock I've seen is more like 15-20.

[Diehard0123]

Went over to put up my game cameras and and to go and look for some horns over in Fruitland on some of are property and their is still 2 feet of snow, can't even get down to our camp. When is it going to go away, are we going to be hunting in snow opening weekend again

Wow, that is pretty bad.

[turkey slayer]

Phantom, The birds still seem to be low and in big flock but it is still early they will start moving here in a week or 2.

I haven't herd that we had a big hit this winter, seems to me the birds are doing pretty good in the NE. What bio. did you talk to was he fron the NE area?

Anyway I herd we are going to start warming up over on this side.

[turkeydancer]

I had 4" yesterday morning near sea level on the westside and still had an inch this morning ... but I do not mind the snow when turkey hunting ... I just adapt !

The reports I have coming in from my landowners say the birds did fine in the Colville area. It may be a hit or miss thing on bird kills (as it is on the amount of snow) for localized areas. My experience is that the turkeys are pretty hardy, survival smart, and also adapt quickly to the conditions.

[Wacenturion]

My bet is like Dancer's....pretty hardy birds and probably doing just fine (except where WDFW issues kill permits in lieu of trapping an relocating ).  As far as a Biologist up there saying something like that, unless they are interested in turkeys, they don't know squat about what they are doing. 

[giddyhitch]

Herd from some friends that live out by Deep Lake north of Colville. They have been seeing lots of turkeys in their fields out side the tree line. I think turkeys are doing fine there.

[Phantom Gobbler]

Sounds like it's time to change the oil in the truck and start getting geared up!