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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: birddog1 on April 12, 2009, 10:19:04 PM

Title: Scouting Reports?
Post by: birddog1 on April 12, 2009, 10:19:04 PM: Hello All! Just wondering if anyone got out this weekend and has any info. on what the turkeys are doing...henned-up, gobbling, etc...Still snow, how high?
Thanks!
Title: Re: Scouting Reports?
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on April 12, 2009, 10:21:36 PM: I did some scouting today. Saw some sign and I have seen/heard turkeys in this area. Lots of gobbling at another spot. No snow around Spokane.
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Post by: coop2424 on April 12, 2009, 10:25:38 PM: Was up north this weekend and saw a ton of turkeys. It seemed like everywhere I went I saw some.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on April 12, 2009, 10:30:12 PM: How far north did you go coop2424?
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Post by: coop2424 on April 12, 2009, 10:34:06 PM: About 15 miles from Canadian border through Colville and Kettle Falls. These two toms came to about 30 yards from me or so..

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Post by: Birdguy on April 12, 2009, 10:36:25 PM: Heard tonight that they are moving up the hills. A buddy of mine in Chewelah said their up around the 3000 ft line in and out of the snow. They just showed up in the last couple days though. Still a fair amount working their way up.

Great pics. :drool: Hope to see that Wednesday morning if all goes well.
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Post by: Hunt4ever on April 12, 2009, 10:56:49 PM: Hes right my brother and i were on top of addy mtn just north of chewelah and saw two toms at the very top in about two ft of snow... pretty sure they were lost.. :chuckle:
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Post by: Aneoakleaf on April 12, 2009, 11:18:30 PM: we were out and saw about 60 in diferent groups in ORE.
I can't wait!! Been waking up at 3 am for about a week now! :chuckle: :chuckle: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Jekemi on April 13, 2009, 12:30:34 PM: These are great pictures of birds. Kettle Falls is way up there - a 5 hour ride from Seattle. Must be nice to live close to turkeys. I have to drive 2 to 5 hours to find birds no matter what. Lots of birds around Cle Elum and that's only 90 minutes away but pretty choked with hunters. If you want to find birds without much pressure you need to make the long drive.
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Post by: RileyTDF on April 13, 2009, 04:08:03 PM: Been Scouting for about a month now and havnt really seen what i wanted to see...But i hope i can get something around walla walla
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 13, 2009, 05:46:47 PM: What am I doing wrong?? Been all over Colville and Kettle Falls,been up the mountains down the mountains, I have had one bird gobble and that was it. I did see 8 birds today all together, 1 tom 4 jakes and 3 hens, then thought I was good to go until I drove down the hill some and there was 3 camos setup. So like I said I have been all over Kettle falls East towards Republic. And still nothing, if someone has a tip would be greatly appriciated. I have gone as far North up the 25 as Deadman Creek..

Thanks
Joe
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Post by: Wayne1 on April 13, 2009, 05:53:07 PM: Joe... I used to hunt up on Sherman pass years ago... up around Lane Ck rd. off of Hwy 20 headed to republic.. alway's found alot of birds up there this time of year... did you happen to make it up that way ?
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 13, 2009, 06:00:47 PM: Wayne, yes spent a half day up there today, between there and back to bisbee mountain. Snow is way low this year I parked truck at snow level and then went cross country below the snow line and nothing, did not see scat, scratchings or any thing else. I called a little with crow call no reactions, called some with box call to try and get response and nothing

Joe
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Post by: Wayne1 on April 13, 2009, 06:13:22 PM: I don't like using the crow call in this part of the country.....get more success with a peacock, woodpecker, or an elk bugle... did you go up Nancy Ck off of 395 headed north to Canada ?
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 13, 2009, 06:20:17 PM: Wayne, I have a peacock call , will try that and see if I get anything, I went up Nancy and up Deadman but kind of hard in that area, seems like everywhere I went up there it was posted signs, in the national forest? I am at a lost, going to go back where I heard the one bird tomorrow and just pound the ground a little and see what I come up with.

Joe
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Post by: Wayne1 on April 13, 2009, 06:22:29 PM: Up Deadman you have to go up quite away's to get off of private... but you really don't have to go that far up nancy... as soon as you cross over the cattle guard past the gravel pit.. it's public
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 13, 2009, 06:59:01 PM: current conditions in Kettle falls
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Post by: Wayne1 on April 13, 2009, 07:50:41 PM: lol If Kettle were sitting on top of Sherman... that pic might be correct
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 13, 2009, 08:42:38 PM: didn't say where in Kettle and it is closer than the coast!!! :chuckle: :stirthepot:
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Post by: coop2424 on April 13, 2009, 08:56:17 PM: All the birds that I have seen have been very low like next to the river and just a bit higher.
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Post by: yelp on April 13, 2009, 09:21:47 PM: >:( Damn snow...go away! I guarantee you won't see many hunters up on Sherman Pass. :tup:
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 14, 2009, 05:10:22 AM: got up here this morning in Spokane to 4 inches of fresh and still snowing!!! So maybe my earlier photo wasn't that far off!!! Here is a pic of the truck this morning!
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Post by: Wayne1 on April 14, 2009, 04:02:57 PM: it snowed in Spokane.. but nothing north of Deer Park