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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: wariner87 on June 24, 2013, 07:08:44 PM

Title: Fall season turkeys
Post by: wariner87 on June 24, 2013, 07:08:44 PM: Anyone else stoked about the up coming season?
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Mfowl on June 24, 2013, 07:17:03 PM: Been quite a while since I've hunted fall turkeys. I' ve become preoccupied with other pursuits at that time. We used to have some great turkey/grouse combo hunts up in the NE. Some good fishing to be had as well up there too. Did you draw a tag? Hunting general? Good luck when you go!
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Gobble Doc on June 24, 2013, 08:18:20 PM: After striking out on 3 trips this spring I'm going to find one this fall. If I can hit one with a bow is another question. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on June 24, 2013, 09:50:24 PM: I drawed one of the coveted fall tags for the Klicitat!!! Pretty stooked . First time I ever put in for the fall hunt! :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: WaltAlpine on June 25, 2013, 09:15:59 AM: I'm always stoked about it. If I wasn't married I'd be out scouting or hunting all the time. It's nice that there's two seasons.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: wariner87 on June 30, 2013, 10:41:51 AM: Ill be hunting generally in 101
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: WaltAlpine on July 16, 2013, 06:35:52 PM: Quote from: wariner87 on June 30, 2013, 10:41:51 AM
Ill be hunting generally in 101

:tup:
That's my area.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: wariner87 on July 17, 2013, 03:37:17 PM: I'm counting the days!
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Mfowl on July 17, 2013, 03:52:49 PM: I hunted the 101 during the spring season and the birds were very few and far between. There were prescribed burns and some heavy logging pressure in the areas I was in and the turkeys seemed to have moved out. Just a heads up, hopefully they will have returned after the spring interferences. Good luck, I know how fun fall turkey hunting can be!
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: wariner87 on July 20, 2013, 10:39:46 PM: Whoa.....
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Craig on July 21, 2013, 06:55:23 PM: How do you hunt fall turkey? Will they come to calls?
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: turkeydancer on July 22, 2013, 12:22:20 PM: Some people scatter the flock to the 4 winds and sit at or very near the breakup sight. If you're going for gobbles best to start up with gobbles, tom/jake yelps or other male sounds within 10 to 15 minutes. If you're going for the hens and young, wait about 30 to 40 minutes, and start with kee kees, kee runs, and/or hen assembly calls. You can listen to these on the NWTF website.

Other people pattern the birds and setup an ambush.

I have done both with good success.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: WaltAlpine on July 22, 2013, 12:36:08 PM: Quote from: Craig on July 21, 2013, 06:55:23 PM
How do you hunt fall turkey? Will they come to calls?
I haven't been able to call them in the fall. They just ran away, or had no visible response at all.
Fall seems like ambush time.
Spring is call time.
This is my experience anyway.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: WaltAlpine on July 22, 2013, 12:37:49 PM: If 101 doesn't look good after a day or two I'll see about 121, 108, 105. The usual order.
I'm getting weepy. Must sign off...
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Smossy on July 22, 2013, 12:45:04 PM: I would be if I knew where to go :dunno: No turkey for me this year.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Gobble Doc on July 22, 2013, 04:51:28 PM: Short sleeve late summer/fall weather. It's great. Fun to do with the kids. If I can't get one of these birds with an arrow this fall I'm afraid I might have to break out the big guns.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: oneshot12 on July 26, 2013, 12:40:21 PM: :tup: yep be in the 101 area with good friends this fall hope to see lots again this fall
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: jblackburn on August 04, 2013, 03:27:41 PM: I should have WA resident status in time for fall season, I hope to get a chance to go after them!
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: PA BEN on September 26, 2013, 05:40:54 AM: From what I read you can shoot 3 turkeys in the fall season. 2 hens and one ether sex, no matter if you shot 2 birds in the spring. I've heard hen wing bones make the best wingbone calls.
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: turkeydancer on September 26, 2013, 12:15:24 PM: :tup:
You're 100% correct Pa Ben ! .... so how's being back home on the dry-side?
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: PA BEN on September 26, 2013, 07:15:49 PM: Great going out to get a turkey in the morning. :tup:
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: turkeydancer on September 27, 2013, 01:41:25 PM: Good luck ... good to hear things are well !
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Smossy on September 27, 2013, 06:57:08 PM: Jeesh only 100 series units for Fall turkey. That sucks :'(
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: HornHoarder on September 27, 2013, 07:05:36 PM: Quote from: Smossy on September 27, 2013, 06:57:08 PM
Jeesh only 100 series units for Fall turkey. That sucks :'(

Not if you live in one of the 100 series units. :chuckle: I just picked more tags :tup:
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: Smossy on September 27, 2013, 07:11:30 PM: Quote from: HornHoarder on September 27, 2013, 07:05:36 PM
Quote from: Smossy on September 27, 2013, 06:57:08 PM
Jeesh only 100 series units for Fall turkey. That sucks :'(

Not if you live in one of the 100 series units. :chuckle: I just picked more tags :tup:
True! lol I live in 652 unit though :(
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: PA BEN on September 28, 2013, 08:31:56 AM: GET-ER-DONE
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: turkeydancer on September 30, 2013, 07:30:54 AM: Congrats Pa Ben !!! :tup:
Title: Re: Fall season turkeys
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 02, 2013, 01:44:31 PM: Good lookin bird Pa Ben!!! :tup: