Post by: Iveexcaped3 on March 04, 2019, 06:36:34 PM
Post by: kevinlisa06 on March 05, 2019, 06:38:09 PM
I will tell you this, the NE corner is the best area in the state.
Good luck to ya!
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Post by: Iveexcaped3 on March 05, 2019, 07:39:27 PM
Best advice to you if you’re dead set on hunting that area is to get out in the woods as soon as the snow starts melting get in the woods and start scouting. Central Wa birds take a while to figure out since there is several thousand less birds.Thank you Kevin, I know NE is best option however just returned from an expensive business trip and ate the funds for my trip I wanted to do.
I will tell you this, the NE corner is the best area in the state.
Good luck to ya!
Plus if I go where there’s thousands of birds then I won’t as much about their needs and habitats :chuckle:
If your familiar with the areas have you noticed if they talk throughout the day in the off season?
Post by: Bofire on March 05, 2019, 07:58:08 PM
Carl
Post by: kevinlisa06 on March 05, 2019, 08:19:43 PM
I only hunt Central Wa now it’s a lot of fun. Once you finds birds stay on them until season starts.
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Post by: Iveexcaped3 on March 06, 2019, 06:51:19 PM
Post by: Big game archer on March 06, 2019, 07:32:49 PM
I think I'll have to spend more time in the woods up there in the off season. I'll give it a shot this year but probably wont have any success. Never been turkey hunting so i have no idea what I'm doing besides watching videos and reading online info. No clue what to look for or where to start scouting. Plan is to basically throw a dart at the map and see if 1) its public 2) see if there is turkeys and hope my pot call works for them.
It really does just take time, as with any type of hunting. I hunt some areas in Idaho and Washington that don't have the biggest populations of turkeys, similar to central wa. My advice is to just stay patient and really keep your eye out for any sign (even old sign) and then focus on those areas. Turkeys can be extremely quiet and wary birds, especially on public land. I've had experiences where I've spent an entire day in an area with good sign and not heard a peep, only to come back a few days later and have toms gobbling everywhere. Learning how to call and setup on birds to increase the chances of them coming in is just something you're going to learn through experience. It gets addicting once you get a big ole tom gobbling in your face at 10 feet! Good luck.
Post by: kevinlisa06 on March 07, 2019, 12:40:31 PM
The wife and I hunted an area in Central Washington for 2 days never heard a peep. Day number 3 rolled around and the woods were full of Gobblers. We had 2 birds on the ground by 6:00am and back to the truck by 7:00am.Best advice to you if you’re dead set on hunting that area is to get out in the woods as soon as the snow starts melting get in the woods and start scouting. Central Wa birds take a while to figure out since there is several thousand less birds.Thank you Kevin, I know NE is best option however just returned from an expensive business trip and ate the funds for my trip I wanted to do.
I will tell you this, the NE corner is the best area in the state.
Good luck to ya!
Plus if I go where there’s thousands of birds then I won’t as much about their needs and habitats :chuckle:
If your familiar with the areas have you noticed if they talk throughout the day in the off season?
Look for scratching on the ground, look for poop as well.
Where bouts are you located?
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 07, 2019, 01:30:33 PM
Post by: Iveexcaped3 on March 07, 2019, 01:56:28 PM
If you are driving to eburg from yakima you are driving past birds to find birds. Downfall to central washington is that turkeys are not evenly distributed. There are pockets that hold birds and it can be a long ways between pockets. Once you find one though, it is a spot that will continue to hold birds annually as long as you dont shoot it out. I dont hunt yak birds because I want to see their populations increase and me shooting them won't help that. Goldendale is a better option for you in my opinion.True but if I drive to NE I'm still driving past birds to find birds. From reading on here and other places I know there's birds in the 340's GMU's but have 0 intention on hunting them in hopes the population can grow, migrate, and get into the 350-360 GMU's. If (big if) we could only get birds to come through the rez from Goldendale I think it could overall improve hunting in the central area. I'm a solo hunter (don't know anyone here) so personally I doubt I'll thin out a flock IF I even find them. Thank you for the advice though I'll keep it in mind if E-berg doesn't pan out.
The wife and I hunted an area in Central Washington for 2 days never heard a peep. Day number 3 rolled around and the woods were full of Gobblers. We had 2 birds on the ground by 6:00am and back to the truck by 7:00am.
Look for scratching on the ground, look for poop as well.
Where bouts are you located?
Im in Yakima West valley area.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 07, 2019, 02:07:14 PM