Lots of good info being exchanged here.
Wacent - thanks for the Rio info. I was going to bring it up until I got to your posts. I didin't realize the Oregon Rios are only doing well in the 35 inch rainfall areas. They are also in Hawaii - I have seen them on the Big Island. I should read up on the rainfall there. The Big Island is so varied in it's geography - some dry and barren and some extremely wet. I have seen them both north and south of Kona but never on the east side by Hilo where all the rain is.
I have always thought the Sequim/Port Angeles area would be good for turkeys since that area is protected from rain to a great degree. Anybody know if WDFW has considered that area?
Moose Eyes....To answer your questions........
Oregon's Rios basically do well from an area south of Salem to the California line with the Roseburg area being the cat's meow. However those western Oregon counties (Salem north to the NW tip of Oregon) that are similar in habitat and precipitation to our western Washington counties provide no harvest....0 birds taken as shown by Oregon's harvest reports.
Eastern releases were considered and pushed for back in the late 80's by personnel within the ol' Dept. of Wildlife. Ity was however shot down by other powers to be within the agency. Shame...would have been a positive thing
