Need your ideas

[runamuk]

I have made several calls, and spent a fair amount of time talking with the DFW on this issue this week . I do not really want to open this discussion up again ,or be killed as the messenger on the board , but if you were considering going to do this, PM me and I will tell you who I spoke with and what I was told in regards to these birds and harvesting them.

To clear up a few other things mentioned on this thread:

Currently there is no active turkey management plan for our state (per Mick Cope upland gamebird manager DFW)

According to the biologist on this area there have been no turkeys in the area since the 1990's, there were birds released there
     at one time but the population got up to around 90 birds and the residents complained so much the DFW trapped and transferred 
     the flock .

You can not buy grouse at a local feedstore in eastern or western WA  (if someone knows otherwise please tell me as I have
     been trying to get permission form the DFW for years, I know I can get them out of state but I can not get he permits to legally
     have them in Washington )

You can no longer release any gamebird for any reason without the proper testing paperwork and tagging

OK maybe you cant get grouse but the same people the feed stores buy their birds from some do have grouse chicks.....and I really dont care about it much at this point.  I was simply stating there are or have been plenty of times in this state where captive birds were raised and released both legally and possibly illegally and that is why we have pheasants and turkeys here in the state.....we also have peafowl in a few areas as well .....  I am guessing the other turkeys I saw in Island county may have arrived there the same way as the peafowl that roamed seeing as they were seen in a similar area......I am pretty sure the wdfw did not plant turkeys on Camano Island.  Which is not where these birds are but a similar situation being on an island and all.

Maybe the best option would be to get rid of all the non native birds so we aren't worrying about diseases and such?     if they were only brought in to serve as sport what is the real need for them?    all this fighting amongst ourselves certainly helps the anti's push that argument

[Wacenturion]

I wont divulge the location exactly but how about region 4. Region 4 biologist is Mike Davison who gave Birdguy most the info he posted above.

Thanks....