Any turkey success lately?

[Craig]

I leave tomorrow for my turkey hunt. Has anyone had any success in the last week or so. Is the better weather helping? Are the birds talking a little better then the first couple of weeks of the season?. Is the snow melting? I will be north of Spokane.

[Cougeyes]

A buddy of mine got two already around Colfax.

[Shannon]

I got one last Monday in Okanagan. He had a 10" beard. I was by myself so the pictures suck. He was strutting pretty hard but they were not overly vocal. I could have shot two but I did not see a ton of turkeys in the area so I let one go. It is still kind of cool on the east side. Good luck to everyone else.
Shannon

[Machias]

They seem to be talking alot better, yes the snow is melting.  I called in two jakes this morning.  Had them out at about 25 feet, they looked around and walked off, yelped a couple of times and here they came running back.  Too funny!  Heard a couple of nice toms off in the distance but they were still henned up when I got to them and all they would do is spit and drum.  Sure were pretty in the sunlight!!

[jimkirk]

got this rio last weekend. called em up in windy cold weather in the SE corner of the state. found him with his bud and two girlfriends. heard no responses but both gobblers came to my calls strutting in nicely.  weighed in at 18.5lbs with a 7" beard.  woodlands at 3500# was mixed with snowy and clear spots.

[ICEMAN]

Nice bird, congratulations!

Was it a little noisy crunching around on the snow like that! 

[Machias]

Congrats, nice bird and great photo!

[jackelope]

good one there, jimkirk. i was in that neighborhood opening weekend and the birds were quiet all around.
what unit?

[10Key]

A buddy of mine got two already around Colfax.

Where around Colfax?!?! I spent 4 years at WSU and never, ever saw turkeys in the Colfax area. I am very curious!

Rich

[ICEMAN]

A buddy of mine got two already around Colfax.

Where around Colfax?!?! I spent 4 years at WSU and never, ever saw turkeys in the Colfax area. I am very curious!

Rich

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[Wacenturion]

A buddy of mine got two already around Colfax.

Where around Colfax?!?! I spent 4 years at WSU and never, ever saw turkeys in the Colfax area. I am very curious!

Rich

Areas along the Palouse River that have trees............also the canyons and areas with trees northwest from Pine City in northern Whitman and into southern Spokane County.....Rio's.  Mostly private ownership....

[Wacenturion]

A buddy of mine got two already around Colfax.

Where around Colfax?!?! I spent 4 years at WSU and never, ever saw turkeys in the Colfax area. I am very curious!

Rich

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Iceman....see response above....

[ICEMAN]

I dont know where that is, you better show me.....I can leave next Friday AM... 

[Wacenturion]

I dont know where that is, you better show me.....I can leave next Friday AM... 

Best map I could find in a hurry......

http://www.countymapsofwashington.com/whitman.shtml

................notice the Palouse River running from Colfax west going above Endicott on the map and continuing west then southwest.  Alot of the areas along the Palouse are timbered and have turkeys.  Remember though...not the densities of NE, as there is only limited habitat.
Believe Pine City is in southern Spokane County just above Whitman county line.  Northwest from there as if you were heading toward Spague(as a crow flies), you run into canyons and trees(Hole-In-The-Ground area).  Rio's there also.....area runs north torward Cheney.

[Todd_ID]

I've been out daily in the Eastern and NE Blues with very little going for luck.  I've heard maybe 3 gobbles in 7 days with no drawing of the bow.  I've gotten maybe 30 minutes of video of hens and one jake but no toms, yet.  I've talked to a bunch of people, and the general concensus is that the toms are henned up pretty tight this week and the wind, rain and snow has kept them wary, also.