Float trip for turkeys??

[outdooraddict]

so you can hunt waerfowl on roosevelt? somereason i have never heard people talking about hunting it, that body of water should have some good waterfowling id think, lots of beaches to pull up to and build a blind

[buckcanyonlodge]

Lots of waterfowl hunters on Lake Roosevelt....at least in front of the Lodge. I had one hunter that would come up in Dec. and bring his black lab. He would shoot a turkey the first day and hunt waterfowl for the next few days.

[avidnwoutdoorsman]

I was going to PM you but good for everyone else speaking up and naming the best ones!

My #1 would be the Grand Ron. Excellent for turkey, deer, elk, and upland. I’ve floated it countless times in my drift boat and in the summer time in a raft (beer float reunion with HS friend) Great river because you can choose how long you want to float. If you put in, in Oregon you can float for 5 days easy. You can shorten this to a 2 day float too. Fair amount of public land.
#2 would be the Yakima for all of the above as well. However this is typically a 1 day float. Could make it two but you wouldn’t really hunt the first day. You can make it even longer if you get a shuttle around the diversion but anything above Ringer and there isn’t too much huntable land.
#3 The klickitat I’ve only done steelhead drifts here before I got into hunting but there is plenty of other game to chase.

You can shoot from a drift boat too. No motor = cast and blast all day. I’ve done a ton of steelhead drifts with my shotgun by my side to shoot ducks. But yes, know where you are and don’t go shooting like a wild man.

Want any details or want to go on a float PM and I’ll help you out.


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[bearpaw]

so you can hunt waerfowl on roosevelt? somereason i have never heard people talking about hunting it, that body of water should have some good waterfowling id think, lots of beaches to pull up to and build a blind

It's not a major flyway but there are birds and it gets hunted some.

[Machias]

I did this a couple of years ago in Missouri on the Eleven Point River.  3 weeks, never saw another soul.  It was awesome.  I was on a 16 foot cataraft.  I've since sold that one and have a new 14 Sotar Cataraft.  Killed my first turkey when I was 16 by floating in a canoe on what is now Truman Lake.  Back then they had just dammed up the river and began forming Truman, creating hundreds of little hilltops in the flooded landscape.  Toms were getting stuck on all these hilltops and were really lonely!

[Platensek-po]

Thanks guys!! I really appreciate all the input. I have floated the Yak before and I agree it’s more of a day float type of thing. My first choice would probably be the Klickitat due to location and amount of birds.. I will let you all know how it goes and if it works out I would be happy to set up a group trip for next year! Seriously appreciate everyone who took the time to help out!!