Rim Fire Rifle use during fall turkey season

[Stein]

You could put a pretty big dent in any flock with a .58 Gatling.  I would think since it is crank operated it would be considered a semi-automatic and you could hunt turkey with it?

[ne kid]

Not a turkey expert at all, but did read an article in a spokane paper of sorts about the turkey problem  in spokane and I believe the WDFW was relocating them to Ferry County where 90% of people don't want them would rather they just oil the eggs. Where can they relocate them that they won't be an invasive non native species? I believe my kids would do fall Turkey  with the chance of using a rim fire.

[Stein]

The state has an awful lot of national forest and state land with few or no turkeys in them.

[ne kid]

CALL399 makes a really good point. Do turkeys affect grouse numbers I say yes havent seen a grouse around in a long time have to scare turkey to get out of the driveway certain times of the year.

[Stein]

In WY, landowners that allow hunters can participate in a program where successful hunters give them a coupon for every animal they take on their property and the landowner gets $16 for each deer, elk or antelope taken.

[Russ McDonald]

So using a .22 is going to reduce numbers on turkeys?  I don't think so.  I thinknit will be benificial to those land owners that don't allow  people to hunt on their land.  Oh by the way they do get issue kill permits or damage tags and they can be more than the bag limit.  I have seen up to 10 permits issued to one land owner.  The teappingnis done by the state and they are putting them where they want to.  No input from anyone else.  Their science on sizes of flocks are based upon nuisance complaints not by going out a counting in the fall.  A flawed way to do things but that is how they do it.   We suggested moving birds to the Yakima valley from the NE.

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[northwesthunter84]

I honestly don't think this will affect the majority of people hunting in the fall.  I also don't think a lot of new turkey hunters are going to be pulled in by popping birds with a rim fire that time of year.  Really it will increase the likely hood of biproduct take, just like a lot of hunters don't target bear or cougar specifically but they have the tag just in case.
So would they limit this to a long gun or could you legally hunt with a rimfire pistol?  That might make a difference.

I also think there should be a restriction to private land use only.  There you can control access so you have a better idea of where people are, safety is always my primary concern when hunting whether its turkey or big game.

[Russ McDonald]

I honestly don't think this will affect the majority of people hunting in the fall.  I also don't think a lot of new turkey hunters are going to be pulled in by popping birds with a rim fire that time of year.  Really it will increase the likely hood of biproduct take, just like a lot of hunters don't target bear or cougar specifically but they have the tag just in case.
So would they limit this to a long gun or could you legally hunt with a rimfire pistol?  That might make a difference.

I also think there should be a restriction to private land use only.  There you can control access so you have a better idea of where people are, safety is always my primary concern when hunting whether its turkey or big game.

Rifle only.  There is a pistol proposal out there but I think I didn't get any traction and it was only for pistol that could shoot pellets. Like a judge

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[northwesthunter84]

Thank you for the reply Russ,  then I think it makes less sense.  I do think a Judge with .410 TSS would be kind of fun.

[Katmai Guy]

Sept 1st-Dec 15, either sex(if the intent is to control pop) same requirements as grouse.

[Russ McDonald]

Sept 1st-Dec 15, either sex(if the intent is to control pop) same requirements as grouse.

That is the current season.  2 beardless and 2 of either sex and it goes to the end of December.  Has been that way for 2 fall seasons now.

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[ne kid]

Maybe open the fall season through February. That is when  I have the most problems with them. I have had over 20 taken off my place every year. It doesn't seem to make any difference in population. I personally would not pay the price of a turkey tag for something I don't want to eat. I still think of turkeys as a non native invasive species never seen one before in my area till they planted them years ago.

[MR5x5]

I envision way too many instances of knuckleheads tumbling .22 semi auto rounds into flocks at 300 yds.  Someone is going to return fire!

Longer seasons
Improved access
I have a hard time sympathizing with a landowner who has a problem but is unwilling to allow access on his own terms.

[ne kid]

I let many people hunt my place so much so people schedule  the days they will be there.

[ne kid]

I am actually cutting off all turkey hunting permission next year when my little house is finished and I will Air B&B the house because that pays the taxes.