Turkeys Flocking Up

[Wayne1]

Just about everywhere I go around here...  I'm seeing Flocks of 30-40-50

[Dustin07]

do you have to head over to the west side of the river (GMU 101 i think???....) for Toms in the early fall season next weekend?

[Wayne1]

not sure..  I'm not hunting fall Turkey, so have'nt looked at the reg's

[Dustin07]

I don't know the area really well, I've just been studying maps and the GMU/Reg boundries. My brother knows a farmer outside of Kettle Falls that I think falls into the 'any turkey' GMU and he was going to try to get me in this month if possible. I missed out on the spring hunt, big customer order I couldn't leave behind. But he got his first bird, kinda cool! he had the fan back from the taxidermist 2 days later!

[Wayne1]

I would think this side of the Columbia would be open...   since the biggest population is here.

[bearpaw]

101 for toms early, eastside of the river is 2 hens on the early season or 1 either-sex on the late season....

[Dustin07]

101 for toms early, eastside of the river is 2 hens on the early season or 1 either-sex on the late season....

gotcha, I thought i remembered it being something along those lines.

[HoofsandWings]

I am headed for the Blues next week. I am hoping for a short early fall turkey season .
I learned from last year, when every permit hunter in the county descended on my location.
I now have an alternate spot just in case. Last spring I saw this huge tom that towered over
other toms. Hopefully he survived the spring season. He should be much heavier by now.
He was hanging out at a farm that was posted and owned by a militant vegan. If he is still around,
he probably will be easy to spot and may be over on parcels where I can get permission or are public.

[turkeydancer]

Just to clarify ...
Units 105 thru 124 are open for 2 beardless birds. In addition, you can also take 1 each either sex in 101, or in the other approx 5 general units (Mica Peak, No Lincoln, etc), or half-a-dozen special permit units if you were draw last August.  That's up to 3 birds during the early fall season (Sept 19th thru Oct 2nd). 

Units 101 thru 124 also allow 1 each either sex bird in the late fall season (Nov 20th - Dec 15th).