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bankwalker:
i hunt kittitas county for elk...and have seen alot of birds. 3 or 4 flocks a season...

but strange enough only one gobbler out of all the birds i have ever seen. my buddie gets a bird every year out of our elk hunting area though.

im gonna buy all the calls and decoys and stuff real soon. and start practicing my calling.

bowhuntin:
I have also hunted in Kittitas County the last 4 or so years with little success. The number of birds you are going to see is going to be a lot higher up around Colville, which could help increase your chances of taking a bird with your bow. I get into birds every year out in reecer creek and I have heard there is even more over by liberty but have not seen any over their myself. My buddy elk hunts over there and sees flocks during the rifle season. I have seen a good amount of birds on private property as you drive up Cooke Canyon. I think the biggest reason you don't see a whole lot of gobblers is the fact people are poaching these turkeys all year long.

jackelope:
the biggest reason you are not seeing a lot of gobblers with the flocks is because of the time of year i think. when you see them in the early spring, you will see flocks of many many birds..hens jakes toms, etc. then the breeding starts and they start to split up a bit and don't come back together in the big flocks till winter.  :dunno: i think.
i'd be real impressed if someone could intentionally call a turkey in to bow range and draw a bow and shoot one without getting busted and without a double bull type blind. yeah it can probably be done 1 in 50 times...but good luck. you might want to get a couple less calls and a couple less decoys and get yourself a blind for starters...or try it with  a shotgun for starters.
just my .02

wastickslinger:
I usually try for a day or two and then bust out the shotgun. It is very difficult!! I will give it a go again this year. I think what has already been said will help you.
1. use decoys
2. use a blind
3. make sure you can hit one at 40 yards (this is where i fail)
4. maybe even have a buddy call and you set up a ways from him?
5. draw in strut when they are looking away.

bankwalker:
im very confident i can get one with a bow...up until i actually get some first hand experience with turkeys im gonna stay confident. lol

no really i will of course have my buddie with me who uses a shotgun.

ive seen alot of turkeys around the liberty area as well. the farthest west i have seen them was in cabin creek area a couple years ago. seen them everyday for 4 days of camping. then i have seen a few flocks in the teanum creek area.

but most of them have been north of i-90 going up blewett pass on the west side of the highway

if there is anyone who knows that area or wants to hunt that area and knows how to hunt turkeys, and wouldnt mind taking a newbie on his first turkey hunt that would be awesome. hopefully there wont be any snow...or much snow left in the area i want to hunt.

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