Skagit county

[Wacenturion]

Yeah...saw that comment.  Quite the experience.

[Wacenturion]

I had mentioned earlier in a response to a question on Easterns...........

"So in summary, our Easterns are doing just fine.  The expansion of small groups, which by the way is the nature of the subspecies, will continue to add genetic strength overall.  If you look in this year's regulations at the Estimated Spring Turkey Harvest, it will illustrate my point.  The last releases were made in 2000 I believe.  The harvest in area P50 Southwest slowly climbed from 26 in 1996 then up in the 40's and 50's until 2006 when it was 77.  The 2009  harvest was 65, the second highest total in the 14 year span, and nine years after the last releases."

Here is the 2010 harvest figures just out.....as you can see, 2010 is now the highest recorded total harvest in 15 years of estimated harvest for P50 Southwest, surpassing 2006 the previous high at 77.

P50    Southwest    89

[BOWHUNTER45]

All yeah I have gotten a couple off the Mc Donald - Pe ELL road a few years back .. just have not had time Like I used too ...Here is a picture of one of them ...

[BOWHUNTER45]

I had mentioned earlier in a response to a question on Easterns...........

"So in summary, our Easterns are doing just fine.  The expansion of small groups, which by the way is the nature of the subspecies, will continue to add genetic strength overall.  If you look in this year's regulations at the Estimated Spring Turkey Harvest, it will illustrate my point.  The last releases were made in 2000 I believe.  The harvest in area P50 Southwest slowly climbed from 26 in 1996 then up in the 40's and 50's until 2006 when it was 77.  The 2009  harvest was 65, the second highest total in the 14 year span, and nine years after the last releases."

Here is the 2010 harvest figures just out.....as you can see, 2010 is now the highest recorded total harvest in 15 years of estimated harvest for P50 Southwest, surpassing 2006 the previous high at 77.

P50    Southwest    89

  o.k so when we going ...... hahaha seriously !

[Wacenturion]

Nice spurs.....

[Turkeyman]

Love those easterns.

[PA BEN]

If you read the article, it's not about hunting turkeys. It's about protine for the tribe. Sounds like there running out of elk and deer so yard birds might work.

[Wacenturion]

If you read the article, it's not about hunting turkeys. It's about protine for the tribe. Sounds like there running out of elk and deer so yard birds might work.

The article did go on to say..............

“Having wild turkeys right here on the reservation also could engage tribal youth who haven’t been exposed to our hunting culture.”


However I agree with you and as I said earlier....it's more about harvesting than hunting.

[PA BEN]

Was there wild turkeys there back in the Day?

[Wacenturion]

Was there wild turkeys there back in the Day?

Ben...although there is some fossil evidence of a turkey like bird out west, Wild Turkeys are considered non-native to the state of Washington and several others...i.e Oregon, California, Hawaii to mention a few.

So no...none back in the day as far as the tribe is concerned.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Was there wild turkeys there back in the Day?

Ben...although there is some fossil evidence of a turkey like bird out west, Wild Turkeys are considered non-native to the state of Washington and several others...i.e Oregon, California, Hawaii to mention a few.

So no...none back in the day as far as the tribe is concerned.

                I wish I could hunt the colville reservation ... I built a cabin in HELLS GATE  area and I mean son more freaken turkey than I have ever seen ... and I built this cabin in May and could not stand listening to them screaming there heads off every morning and I could not go hunting ......